Course: Environmental anthropology ? humans between nature and culture

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Course title Environmental anthropology ? humans between nature and culture
Course code MRS/SEANT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Daněk Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Jařab Daniel Costa, Mgr.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The objective of the course is twofold: First, to provide environmental studies students with a diverse set of anthropological methods that will enable them to conduct research (text analysis, film analysis, digital humanities, participant observation, interviews). At the same time, the goal is to equip students with intellectual antibodies against the most common fallacies an environmentalist may commit (belief in the noble savage, essentialism, biological and cultural reductionism, etc.). All of this is viewed through the lens of environmental anthropology, whose fundamental themes, history, and controversies every student should be familiar with by the end of the course.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • GRAEBER, D., WENGROW, D. (2021). The dawn of everything: a new history of humanity. London.
  • GRINDE, D. A., JOHANSEN, B. E. (1995). Ecocide of Native America: environmental destruction of Indian lands and peoples. Sante Fe.
  • KOMÁREK, S. (2008). Příroda a kultura: svět jevů a svět interpretací. Praha.
  • MORAN, E. F. (2018). Human Adaptability.
  • SAHLINS, M. (1972). Stone age economics. New York.
  • WULF, A. (2016). The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World. Barcelona.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development (2024) Category: Geography courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter