Course: Culture Theories

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Course title Culture Theories
Course code KZU/TKMN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Zahrádka Pavel, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
The aim of this course is learning to identify, describe and analyze the cultural aspects of social life, including its value, normative and institutional basis, taking into account the role of communication and media in contemporary culture.
Students acquire basic knowledge about concepts of culture Students acquire a set of key terms and analytical approaches to the culture Students are able to analyze cultural phenomens by means of theoretical devices
Prerequisites
ability to work with specialized texts

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Recommended literature
  • ELIADE, M. Posvátné a profánní. Praha: Česká křesťanská akademie, 1994.
  • FRAZER, J.G. Zlatá ratolest. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2007.
  • HUBÍK, S. Postmoderní kultura. Olomouc: M.U.K.L., 1995.
  • KROEBER, A.L., KLUCKHOHN, C. Kritický nástin systémů a definic kultury. Brno: KKS, 1969.
  • LÉVI-STRAUSS, C. Mýtus význam. Bratislava: 1993.
  • MALINOWSKI, B. Vědecká teorie kultury. Brno: KKS, 1968.
  • McLUHAN, M. Člověk, média a elektronická kultura. Brno: JOTA, 2000.
  • MURPHY, R.F. Úvod do kulturní a sociální antropologie. Praha: SLON, 1998.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Media Studies - Communication Studies specialization (2019) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Media Studies (2019) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Media Studies - Media Analysis specialization (2019) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Media Studies - Journalism Studies specialization (2019) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Media Studies (2019) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Media Studies - Cultural Studies specialization (2019) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter