Print syllabusAWZK: THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF TRADITION
General data
| Course ID: | 05-AWZKIATR-11-EtnU |
| Erasmus code / ISCED: | (unknown) / (unknown) |
| Course title: | AWZK: THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF TRADITION |
| Name in Polish: | Antropologia wybranych zajwisk kulturowych I - Antropologia tradycji |
| Organizational unit: | Faculty of Historical Studies |
| Course groups: | |
| ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
(not available)
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| Language: | Polish |
| Module type: | compulsory |
| Major: | Ethnology and cultural anthropology |
| Cycle of studies: | 2nd cycle |
| Module learning aims: | Providing students with knowledge about the problem of collective memory and tradition Providing students with knowledge about contemporary, interdisciplinary collective memory and tradition research Providing students with knowledge about the cultural and political background of changes in contemporary societies’ s attitude towards the past Acquainting students with identification and description of cultural processes affecting changes in the collective memory and tradition of modern societies |
| Year of studies (where relevant): | Year 4 |
| Short description: |
(in Polish) Tematyka zajęć dotyczy szeroko pojętej problematyki tradycji i pamięci zbiorowej. Szczególny nacisk spoczywa na ukazaniu przemian tradycji w kulturze współczesnej ( w tym zwłaszcza w kulturze polskiej) z punktu widzenia badań kulturoznawczych i antropologicznych. |
| Full description: |
Concept of collective memory, invented tradition, cultural memory, tradition, historical awareness, history Modern theories of collective memory and research tradition Transformation of tradition in modern culture Polish collective memory in the communist period Memory of Poles after 1989 The phenomenon of privatization of memory and its determinants. Historical reconstructions Debunking of memory and pluralisation of memory Traditional society / modern society and the problem of changing the function of tradition Patterns of tradition in Polish society Modern media and their role in creating the tradition “Invented traditions” and creation of nation-state memory The influence of public debates about the past on collective memory Places of memory (les Lieux de mémoire) and cultural canon |
| Learning outcomes: |
Upon completion of the course, the student will: Have orientation in ways of defining collective memory and tradition Have theoretical knowledge about modern theories of collective memory and tradition Have knowledge about the role of various disciplines in the humanities in the analysis of the collective memory as a cultural phenomenon Have the ability to indicate cultural processes affecting changes in the tradition of modern societies Have the ability to critically read scientific texts and to analise other cultural texts Have the ability to make a comparative analysis of scientific texts Can point out the differences between the concepts in conducting research on the relationship to the past in modern societies Have awareness of the complexity of the problem of the political impact on the tradition Take part in discussion about research on the subject of tradition |
| Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
Assessment criteria A/5 EXCELLENT - outstanding performance B/4+ VERY GOOD - above the average standard with only minor errors C/4 GOOD - generally sound work with some minor errors D/3+ SATISFACTORY - fair but with a number of notable errors E/3SUFFICIENT - fair but with significant shortcomings F/2 FAIL |
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