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Anthropology of Culture

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Course ID:	20-KUDU-MA-ACE
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.9 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0314) Sociology and cultural studies The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Anthropology of Culture
Name in Polish:	Anthropology of Culture
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Anthropology and Cultural Studies
Course groups:	(in Polish) filologia, specjalność interdyscyplinarne studia o narracjach kulturowych, semestr 2 (in Polish) filologia, specjalność interdyscyplinarne studia o narracjach kulturowych, semestr 4 (in Polish) Moodle - przedmioty Szkoły Nauk Humanistycznych (in Polish) Przedmioty na 4 semestrze kulturoznawstwa II stopnia po angielsku (in Polish) Przedmioty w Instytucie Kulturoznawstwa AMU-PIE offer, summer semester
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	4.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Major:	Cultural Studies
Cycle of studies:	2nd cycle
Student workload (ECTS credits):	(in Polish) Attendance on lectures: 30h Preparing for the presentations: 45h Reading literature indicated in the syllabus: 15h Preparing for the exam: 30h 4 ECTS points (120h)

Classes in period "Academic year 2020/2021, summer semester" (past)

Time span:	2021-03-01 - 2021-09-30	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO WYK TU W TH FR
Type of class:	lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Aleksandra Binicewicz
Group instructors:	Aleksandra Binicewicz
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Exam lecture - Exam
Module learning aims:	(in Polish) The main goal is to introduce students to the classical forms of modern ethnography (historical perspective) as well as to contemporary perspectives of Anthropology (after ‘human’, after ‘ethnos’). Students will be introduced to the notion of culture and its alternative meanings from anthropological and historical perspective. In order to achieve these goals, students will be encouraged to take an active part in lectures by joining discussions and present their own research projects.
Full description:	(in Polish) Week 1: Introduction / Overview of the Course Week 2: History of understanding the notion of culture \| anthropological dichotomies Week 3: History of cultural research \| Armchair Theorizing Week 4: Fieldwork research \| UK-USA \| Social/Cultural Anthropology Week 5: Experimenting ethnographies: the historical outline Week 6: The Power of Interpretation: from Herodotus to Harry Styles Week 7: Inspiration Maps: Introduction to SRP (Student Research Project) Week 8: Interdisciplinarity: Social Sciences \| Anthropology and History Week 9: Anthropology after Ethnos Week 10: Student Research Project (SRP): fieldwork Week 11: Student Research Project (SRP): participant observation Week 12: Student Research Project (SRP): narratives Week 13: Student Research Project (SRP): microhistories Week 14: Student Research Project (SRP): emergent Week 15: Summary \| The Future of Anthropology: discussion
Bibliography:	(in Polish) • Barker Ch. Cultural Studies. Theory and Practice. SAGE: Los Angeles, London, New Dehli. 2012. • Clifford J. “On Ethnographic Authority” in: Representations No. 2 (Spring, 1983). University of California Press. pp. 118-146. • Darnton R. The Great Cat Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History. Basic Books. New York 1984. [chosen chapter] • Frazer J. The Golden Bough. Chancellor Press. London 2000. [chosen chapters] • Geertz C. “Under the Mosquito Net” in: “The New York Times” September 14, 1967 issue. https://www.nybooks.com/articles/1967/09/14/under-the-mosquito-net/. • Kmita J. “Towards Cultural Relativism >with a Small ‘R’<”. in: Epistemology and History, A. Zeidler-Janiszewska (Ed.). Amsterdam: Rodopi 1996. pp. 541-614. • Malinowski B. A Diary in the Strict Sense of the Term. Stanford University Press 1983. [chosen parts] • Mead M. Coming of age in Samoa: a study of adolescence and sex in primitive societies. Penguin Books. Harmondsworth 1961. [chosen chapters] • Rabinow P. Marking Time: On the Anthropology of the Contemporary. Princeton University Press. Princeton and Oxford 2008. [chosen chapters] • Rees T. After Ethnos. Duke University Press. Durham and London 2018. • Wagner R. „The Invention of Culture”. in: The Invention of Culture, R. Wagner, University of Chicago Press. 2016.

Classes in period "Academic year 2021/2022, summer semester" (past)

Time span:	2022-02-24 - 2022-09-30	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU WYK W TH FR
Type of class:	lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Aleksandra Binicewicz
Group instructors:	Aleksandra Binicewicz
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Exam lecture - Exam
Module learning aims:	(in Polish) The main goal is to introduce students to the classical forms of modern ethnography (historical perspective) as well as to contemporary perspectives of Anthropology (after ‘human’, after ‘ethnos’). Students will be introduced to the notion of culture and its alternative meanings from anthropological and historical perspective. In order to achieve these goals, students will be encouraged to take an active part in lectures by joining discussions and present their own research projects.
Full description:	(in Polish) Week 1: Introduction / Overview of the Course Week 2: History of understanding the notion of culture \| anthropological dichotomies Week 3: History of cultural research \| Armchair Theorizing Week 4: Fieldwork research \| UK-USA \| Social/Cultural Anthropology Week 5: Experimenting ethnographies: the historical outline Week 6: The Power of Interpretation: from Herodotus to Harry Styles Week 7: Inspiration Maps: Introduction to SRP (Student Research Project) Week 8: Interdisciplinarity: Social Sciences \| Anthropology and History Week 9: Anthropology after Ethnos Week 10: Student Research Project (SRP): fieldwork Week 11: Student Research Project (SRP): participant observation Week 12: Student Research Project (SRP): narratives Week 13: Student Research Project (SRP): microhistories Week 14: Student Research Project (SRP): emergent Week 15: Summary \| The Future of Anthropology: discussion
Bibliography:	(in Polish) • Barker Ch. Cultural Studies. Theory and Practice. SAGE: Los Angeles, London, New Dehli. 2012. • Clifford J. “On Ethnographic Authority” in: Representations No. 2 (Spring, 1983). University of California Press. pp. 118-146. • Darnton R. The Great Cat Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History. Basic Books. New York 1984. [chosen chapter] • Frazer J. The Golden Bough. Chancellor Press. London 2000. [chosen chapters] • Geertz C. “Under the Mosquito Net” in: “The New York Times” September 14, 1967 issue. https://www.nybooks.com/articles/1967/09/14/under-the-mosquito-net/. • Kmita J. “Towards Cultural Relativism >with a Small ‘R’<”. in: Epistemology and History, A. Zeidler-Janiszewska (Ed.). Amsterdam: Rodopi 1996. pp. 541-614. • Malinowski B. A Diary in the Strict Sense of the Term. Stanford University Press 1983. [chosen parts] • Mead M. Coming of age in Samoa: a study of adolescence and sex in primitive societies. Penguin Books. Harmondsworth 1961. [chosen chapters] • Rabinow P. Marking Time: On the Anthropology of the Contemporary. Princeton University Press. Princeton and Oxford 2008. [chosen chapters] • Rees T. After Ethnos. Duke University Press. Durham and London 2018. • Wagner R. „The Invention of Culture”. in: The Invention of Culture, R. Wagner, University of Chicago Press. 2016.

Classes in period "Academic year 2022/2023, summer semester" (past)

Time span:	2023-02-27 - 2023-09-30	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W TH WYK FR
Type of class:	lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Aleksandra Binicewicz
Group instructors:	Aleksandra Binicewicz
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Exam lecture - Exam
Module learning aims:	(in Polish) The course is designed as an extensive introduction to the anthropology of culture. The main goals of the course are: 1) to familiarize students with the most important anthropological concepts of culture; 2) to introduce and operationalize the basic concepts and analytical tools in the field of cultural anthropology; 3) to present the historical evolution of the discipline; 4) to present the most important theoretical approaches within the anthropology of culture; 5) to transfer the methodological knowledge and teach the practical skills regarding the methodology of cultural research. In order to achieve these goals, students will be encouraged to take an active part in lectures by joining discussions and taking a part in various creative activities.
Full description:	(in Polish) Introduction: The Invention of Culture Early Definitions of Culture Emergence of the Cultural Anthropology Evolution of the Anthropological Thought Studying Culture: Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology A Cultural Researcher as a Participant in Culture. Practical Problems of Ethnography Interpretative Approach and Reflexivity Postmodern approach in Cultural Anthropology Applied Anthropology and the Problem of Engagement Anthropology of Culture in the Context of Globalization Anthropology of the Contemporary Conclusion: Future-oriented Anthropology
Bibliography:	(in Polish) Bruder J. Nomadland. Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century. W. W. Norton & Company 2017. Clifford J. “On Ethnographic Authority” in: Representations No. 2 (Spring, 1983). University of California Press. pp. 118-146. Darnton R. The Great Cat Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History. Basic Books. New York 1984. [chosen chapter – student’s choice] Frazer J. The Golden Bough. Chancellor Press. London 2000. [Chapters: 3 and 4] Geertz C. “Under the Mosquito Net” in: “The New York Times” September 14, 1967 issue. https://www.nybooks.com/articles/1967/09/14/under-the-mosquito-net/. Herodotus. Histories. Roman Roads Media 2013. [Book 2] ◦ https://archive.org/details/HerodotusHistory2019/Herodotus_History_2019/page/n5/mode/2up Malinowski B. A Diary in the Strict Sense of the Term. Stanford University Press 1983. [chosen parts – student’s choice] Malinowski B. The Argonauts of the Western Pacific. Fundacja Nowoczesna Polska (wolnelektury.pl project). [Chapter III] Mead M. Coming of age in Samoa: a study of adolescence and sex in primitive societies. Penguin Books. Harmondsworth 1961. [chapters: II, VI, VII] ◦ https://archive.org/details/comingofageinsam00mead/page/n15/mode/2up Rabinow P. Marking Time: On the Anthropology of the Contemporary. Princeton University Press. Princeton and Oxford 2008. Rees T. After Ethnos. Duke University Press. Durham and London 2018. Wagner R. „The Invention of Culture”. in: The Invention of Culture, R. Wagner, University of Chicago Press. 2016.

Classes in period "Academic year 2023/2024, summer semester" (in progress)

Time span:	2024-02-26 - 2024-09-30	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W TH WYK FR
Type of class:	lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Aleksandra Binicewicz
Group instructors:	Aleksandra Binicewicz
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Exam lecture - Exam
Module learning aims:	(in Polish) The course is designed as an extensive introduction to the anthropology of culture. The main goals of the course are: 1) to familiarize students with the most important anthropological concepts of culture; 2) to introduce and operationalize the basic concepts and analytical tools in the field of cultural anthropology; 3) to present the historical evolution of the discipline; 4) to present the most important theoretical approaches within the anthropology of culture; 5) to transfer the methodological knowledge and teach the practical skills regarding the methodology of cultural research. In order to achieve these goals, students will be encouraged to take an active part in lectures by joining discussions and taking a part in various creative activities.
Full description:	(in Polish) Introduction: The Invention of Culture Early Definitions of Culture Emergence of the Cultural Anthropology Evolution of the Anthropological Thought Studying Culture: Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology A Cultural Researcher as a Participant in Culture. Practical Problems of Ethnography Interpretative Approach and Reflexivity Postmodern approach in Cultural Anthropology Applied Anthropology and the Problem of Engagement Anthropology of Culture in the Context of Globalization Anthropology of the Contemporary Conclusion: Future-oriented Anthropology
Bibliography:	(in Polish) Bruder J. Nomadland. Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century. W. W. Norton & Company 2017. Clifford J. “On Ethnographic Authority” in: Representations No. 2 (Spring, 1983). University of California Press. pp. 118-146. Darnton R. The Great Cat Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History. Basic Books. New York 1984. [chosen chapter – student’s choice] Frazer J. The Golden Bough. Chancellor Press. London 2000. [Chapters: 3 and 4] Geertz C. “Under the Mosquito Net” in: “The New York Times” September 14, 1967 issue. https://www.nybooks.com/articles/1967/09/14/under-the-mosquito-net/. Herodotus. Histories. Roman Roads Media 2013. [Book 2] ◦ https://archive.org/details/HerodotusHistory2019/Herodotus_History_2019/page/n5/mode/2up Malinowski B. A Diary in the Strict Sense of the Term. Stanford University Press 1983. [chosen parts – student’s choice] Malinowski B. The Argonauts of the Western Pacific. Fundacja Nowoczesna Polska (wolnelektury.pl project). [Chapter III] Mead M. Coming of age in Samoa: a study of adolescence and sex in primitive societies. Penguin Books. Harmondsworth 1961. [chapters: II, VI, VII] ◦ https://archive.org/details/comingofageinsam00mead/page/n15/mode/2up Rabinow P. Marking Time: On the Anthropology of the Contemporary. Princeton University Press. Princeton and Oxford 2008. Rees T. After Ethnos. Duke University Press. Durham and London 2018. Wagner R. „The Invention of Culture”. in: The Invention of Culture, R. Wagner, University of Chicago Press. 2016.

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