Course: Development Theories and Anthropology

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Course title Development Theories and Anthropology
Course code MRS/UPDTA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
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)
  • Dušková Lenka, Mgr. PhD.
  • Jochim Vojtěch, Mgr.
  • Daněk Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Navrátilová Alice, Mgr.
Course content
Thematic areas: - History of cultural anthropology - History of anthropological thinking - Theory of culture and cultural change - Theory based on modernity - Colonialism and neocolonialism and their influence on the development of world regions - Alternative theory of development and alternatives to development - Practical implications of development theories

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The lectures will introduce the findings of selected anthropological theories that are relevant to the field of development problems. The relationship between development theories and development anthropology will also be presented, as well as the anthropology of development as a reflection of the development of the relationship between the Western world and its former colonies over the last centuries.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
attendance, seminar work, presentation
Recommended literature
  • Callan, H., Street, B., Underdown, S. (eds.). (2013). Introductory Readings in Anthropology. Berghahn Books.
  • Eriksen, T. H. (2017). What is Anthropology?. London, Pluto Press.
  • Spradley, J., McCurdy, D. W., Shandy, D. eds. (2016). Conformity and Conflict. Readings in Cultural Anthropology. Pearson.


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): Global Development Policy (2025) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter