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Code:
YBLP014 |
Lecturer:
Bartoš,H. |
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Semester:
Summer
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Language:
English
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ECTS credits:
4
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Schedule:
mon 11:30 - 12:50, room YT117 (Faculty of Humanities, Pátkova 2137/5, Praha 8 - Libeň)
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This course examines ancient Greek political thought, with a particular focus on the emergence and development of the concept of a mixed constitution, which significantly influenced later political thought and formed the basis of the modern concept of constitutional democracy. Through careful reading and discussion of key texts, students will examine how Greek thinkers—particularly Plato, Aristotle, and Polybius—understood the ideal political order as one that harmoniously combines elements of democracy with other political systems. The aim of the course is to trace how this idea of political balance arose from broader Greek concepts of mixture, balance, and due measure. Special attention will be paid to the possible medical roots of this theory, specifically the analogy between a well-ordered state and a healthy body in balance between opposing forces. |
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Code:
YBLS037 |
Lecturer:
Lorenz-Meyer,D. |
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Semester:
Summer
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Language:
English
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ECTS credits:
4
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Schedule:
without the schedule or the schedule has not been defined yet
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Feminist theorists have long emphasised the situated, relational and generative ways in which methods are practiced and shape and are shaped by the phenomena they investigate. They have drawn on and adapted methods such as interviews, observation, archival and visual methods and proposed new ones such as walking methodologies, collective cooking and body mapping. This course attends to the practices of doing and writing research that are responsive to marginal and embodied knowledges, including what remains withdrawn and not available or put into words, without re-inscribing notions of alterity and subordination. The course is addressed to students who are currently doing and writing research. How can we research intersectionality, for example, in ways that differences emerge and break out of binary oppositions? How to pay attention to the materiality, refrains and rhythms of words, affects and gestures? How do we work with concepts as starting points that can and should evolve? And how precisely are we implicated in the research we produce? At the heart of the course are four workshops in which students present a short piece of their research and analysis, centring on a disconcerting moment where they feel surprised or stuck that we collectively discuss. |
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Code:
YBLS004 |
Lecturer:
Seidlová,V. |
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Semester:
Summer
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Language:
English
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ECTS credits:
4
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Schedule:
mon 14:30 - 15:50, room YT032 (Faculty of Humanities, Pátkova 2137/5, Praha 8 - Libeň)
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Studies of ritual continue to be of critical interest in anthropology. This course explores anthropological approaches to ritual as a universal feature of human social life. Attention will be given to key anthropological concepts (e.g. rites of passage, liminality, anti-structure, communitas, performative aspects of ritual). Although ritual is sometimes considered as primarily related to religion, the anthropological approach requires that ritual be situated not only in religious but also in secular contexts, such as: politics and power relations, the construction of social identities and boundaries, the reproduction and invention of 'tradition' or social memory practices, globalization, commodification etc. We will also problematize the dichotomy of sacred and secular while discussing practices of today’s individualized spirituality. Special focus will be paid to the negotiation of sound dimensions of ritual practice.Requirements: Minimum 500 words annotations of 6 assigned readings (except from the 1st week) uploaded in the moodle course page, here https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=8610 AND a 10 min powerpoint presentation of a selected ethnographic case of a ritual performance interpreted with the help of theoretical concepts from mandatory readings. |
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Code:
YBLS043 |
Lecturer:
Coman,A. |
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Semester:
Summer
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Language:
English
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ECTS credits:
4
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Schedule:
without the schedule or the schedule has not been defined yet
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The course presents the essential paradigms of collective memory research. Besides French and German authors that extensively influenced the discourse of collective memory, such as Maurice Halbwachs, Pierre Nora, Jan Assmann and others, the representatives of more Euro-Atlantic school of thinking are also presented (e. g. Jeffrey C. Alexander). The seminar further presents these concepts in particular instances and exposes various research agendas of collective memory studies. The main purpose of the seminar is to familiarize students with various possible approaches to collective memory and through concrete examples highlight the topical relevance of collective memory research in today’s social sciences. Students finish the course by writing a paper on the field of collective memory, employing, as much as possible, data and sources from their MA thesis research, i.e. analyzing them specifically through the approaches to collective memory presented throughout the course. |
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Code:
YBLS010 |
Lecturer:
Hanson,E. |
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Semester:
Summer
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Language:
English
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ECTS credits:
4
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Schedule:
without the schedule or the schedule has not been defined yet
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The course will examine contemporary issues in gender-based violence (GBV) from both theoretical and applied viewpoints. We will discuss topics including understandings of gender and gendered violence, GBV in the media, intersectional experiences of GBV, and evolving areas of research, including the effect of the climate crisis (e.g., on migration), social justice and advocacy movements, and radical right-wing populism. The course will take a global and interdisciplinary perspective toward GBV and will pull from critical feminist, post-colonial, and intersectional scholarships. We will also use concepts from criminology, sociology, and psychology. The applied portions of this course will examine public policy as well as community-driven approaches to confronting GBV. The goal for the course is that students will be able to apply these diverse literatures to analyze and address GBV. |
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Code:
YBAJ058 |
Lecturer:
Krymláková,T. |
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Semester:
Summer
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Language:
Czech
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ECTS credits:
4
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Schedule:
fri 11:30 - 12:50, room YT220 (Faculty of Humanities, Pátkova 2137/5, Praha 8 - Libeň)
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Tento kurz je pro studenty, kteří chodili na kurz Czech language course (for Beginners) nebo jsou na úrovni A1. Používáme učebnici ČESKY KROK ZA KROKEM 1 a pracujeme s lekcemi 6–10 (studenti musí mít znalost lekcí 1–5). Kurz probíhá formou blended learningu – jednou týdně prezenčně a další úkoly plní studenti asynchronně. Docházka na prezenční část je povinná (min. 75 %). Výuka bude probíhat prezenčně, pouze v případě nečekaných událostí přejde do online prostoru. This course if for students who have taken the Beginner course or are the A1 level. We use the CZECH STEP BY STEP 1 course book and work with units 6–10 (students should know the topic and grammar that is covered in units 1–5). The lesson take place once a week face-to-face and students work on other tasks in their own time (approx. 2 hours per week). Please do not register if you study at a Czech school in the Czech language. Attendance in the face-to-face classes is mandatory (minimum 75%). The course will be taught face-to-face, it will only be held online if some unforeseen events occur. |
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Code:
YBAJ056 |
Lecturer:
Krymláková,T. |
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Semester:
Winter and summer
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Language:
English
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ECTS credits:
4
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Schedule:
fri 10:00 - 11:20, room YT220 (Faculty of Humanities, Pátkova 2137/5, Praha 8 - Libeň) / mon 11:30 - 12:50, room YT120 (Faculty of Humanities, Pátkova 2137/5, Praha 8 - Libeň)
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This course is designed for the students of Faculty of Humanities.In the fall semester, this course is open primarily for the full degree students only.In the spring semester, both full degree students as well as the Erasmus students can attend. The aim of this course is to acquire basic language skills to deal with every-day life in the Czech Republic, including cultural awareness. We use the ČESKY KROK ZA KROKEM 1 course book (https://www.czechstepbystep.cz/detail-ucebnice/ckzk1).The course will be taught face-to-face, it will only be held online if some unforeseen events occur.AI may be used to support language learning (e.g. for vocabulary practice, grammar explanations, and reading comprehension), but it must not be used to write homework. |
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Code:
YBLP007 |
Lecturer:
Kunca,T. |
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Semester:
Summer
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Language:
English
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ECTS credits:
4
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Schedule:
tue 16:00 - 17:20, room YT233 (Faculty of Humanities, Pátkova 2137/5, Praha 8 - Libeň)
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Course main focus in the Summer semester 2023/24 is detailed analysis of philosophical arguments in David Hume´s Enquiry concerning Principles of Morals (ECPM), work considered by the author as his masterpiece. This reading is essential for understandig of Hume´s moral and political philosophy treated as an application of his "science of human nature", originally developed in his A Treatise of Human Nature. Students are expected to present her/his understanding of particular arguments from ECPM during the semester (3 oral 15 - 20 minutes presentations) and/or write a final academic essay (3000 words). Vast range of primary sources and secondary literature is accessible after registration in MS Teams group David Hume Seminar here:https://teams.microsoft.com/l/channel/19%3a13d8a88db9324032a4d0f1af6bd387a2%40thread.tacv2/Obecn%25C3%25A9?groupId=7ac53d4a-c892-45ae-b290-10b0e120f18e&tenantId=e09276da-f934-4086-bf08-8816a20414a2 |
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Code:
YBLS042 |
Lecturer:
Pfaus,J. |
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Semester:
Summer
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Language:
English
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ECTS credits:
4
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Schedule:
without the schedule or the schedule has not been defined yet
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Follow-up course to Introduction to the Brain. The goal of the course is to understand the pharmacological and psychological bases of drug actions, and to explore how they relate to the use and abuse of therapeutic and recreational drugs. The course material will provide you with a sound background in basic neuropharmacology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and drug classification schemes, along with an understanding of the cultural history of drug use and abuse, and how drug actions depend on the make up of the individual. This information will give you an edge in understanding and predicting drug actions, understanding why people sometimes do not comply with drug therapies, and a knowledge of how drug effects can differ based on genetics, expectation, experience, learning, and other individual factors. You will also be exposed to the political debates that continue to rage worldwide about the use and abuse of recreational drugs. Accordingly, like my other courses, this one will be reasonably time-consuming. Much will be required of you in terms of reading and integrating ideas, concepts, and raw facts. But everyone finds information about drugs interesting and important, and most find some aspects that are directly applicable to their personal and/or professional lives. Course materials, including the syllabus, readings, and the Powerpoint slides that I use in class, are posted on the course Moodle website and can be downloaded. You should take an active approach to studying in this course, and I urge you to form study groups early with other students in the class. As is the case for any researcher reading the scientific literature, you must work to extract the essential material, integrating text, illustrations, and class lectures. Try to read the articles in a timely manner. The lectures will provide you with an overview of the material and will be a forum for discussion. They are prepared on the assumption that you have already read the assignments and have made a serious effort to understand them. It is important that you do not fall behind in the readings. "Cramming" before the exams will only drive you crazy and will not help you to understand the information. To do well on my exams you must understand the information, not merely regurgitate it. I will do my best to help you understand what you have read and will be available for office hours by appointment. There will be an in-class midterm and a final exam. The midterm is worth 1/3 and the final is worth 2/3. Exams will consist of multiple-choice, true-false, and short essays, along with a bonus question that I will let you know about before the exams. |
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Code:
YBLO001 |
Lecturer:
Tomková,D. |
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Semester:
Summer
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Language:
English
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ECTS credits:
4
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Schedule:
without the schedule or the schedule has not been defined yet
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The aim of the course is to provide an overview of key feminist texts with reference to artistic creation and the development of visual art and in dialogue with them. The course aims to familiarize students with critical issues addressed by the feminist movement from the 20th and 21st centuries to the present. The course is based on reading and discussing texts, which will be supplemented in class with examples from 20th and 21st century art and curatorship. The course will introduce feminist themes such as: the male gaze, wages for domestic work, the visibility of female artists in art history, feminist curating, art studios, intersectional feminism, witch-hunt, glitch feminism, cyberfeminism, and feminist killjoy. How does contemporary art respond to these political programs and how does it offer alternative or emancipatory narratives? |
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Code:
YBLH002 |
Lecturer:
Čapská,V. |
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Semester:
Summer
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Language:
English
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ECTS credits:
4
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Schedule:
without the schedule or the schedule has not been defined yet
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This course invites students to analyse modes of gift exchange in pre-modern Europe. It seeks to de-romanticise our contemporary idealised understanding of gift-giving as a purely altruistic practice. Thus, it will make use of concepts from social and cultural anthropology and show how gift exchange functioned in societies in which individuals were more vulnerable and more dependent on each other than today. It will draw students'attention to the so-called ego-documents as useful sources for tracing economic behaviour, including the practices and ideas of gift exchange. We will ask, for example, how people communicated through gifts in the past, what steps they took to forge fair exchange deals and cultivate more balanced relationships. We will explore what people donated most and how their life stages and religious affiliations shaped their perceptions and practices of giving. We will also look at past representations of greed and generosity (as concepts connected with gift exchange). This course is also an invitation to learn more about underestimated gift-exchange-related phenomena, such as bribery or hospitality. |
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Code:
YBLS019 |
Lecturer:
Muhič Dizdarevič,S. |
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Semester:
Winter and summer
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Language:
English
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ECTS credits:
4
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Schedule:
without the schedule or the schedule has not been defined yet
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The main goal of the course is to present students with a history of the concept of human rights in Western intellectual history, with historical and current forms of institutions in place to promote and enforce human rights, and with current controversies related to the human rights agenda in the multi-cultural, globalized world. |
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Code:
YBLO014 |
Lecturer:
Kružík,J. |
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Semester:
Summer
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Language:
English
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ECTS credits:
4
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Schedule:
wed 10:00 - 11:20, room YT212 (Faculty of Humanities, Pátkova 2137/5, Praha 8 - Libeň)
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The seminar introduces students to the problem of Christian symbols and symbolism; the general problem of symbol and religious symbolism will be dealt with during the analysis of phenomenology of some Christian symbols (as for example cross, nimbus, aureola; symbols of Trinity, Holy Ghost, Virgin Mary; common attributes given to angels, apostles, and saints).1) Symbol and symbolism - a short theoretical introduction.2) The Symbols of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.3) The Symbols of the Trinity.4) The Nimbus and the Aureole.5) The Symbol of the Cross and Crucifixion. The Sacred monograms.6) The Symbols and types of the Virgin Mary.7) The Symbols of the Archangels and the Angels8) The Symbols of the Evangelists9) The Symbols of the Apostles.10) The Symbols of the more important Saints.11) The Symbols of the Devil and Daemons.12) The lesser symbolism. |
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Code:
YBLO002 |
Lecturer:
Říha,D. |
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Semester:
Summer
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Language:
English
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ECTS credits:
4
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Schedule:
irregular classes, see SIS
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Introduction to 3-D Graphics:This turorial-based course will allow students to learn the essentials in 3-D design with software Cinema 4D by Maxon. |
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Code:
YBLO003 |
Lecturer:
Holubenko,N. |
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Semester:
Winter and summer
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Language:
English
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ECTS credits:
4
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Schedule:
tue 10:00 - 11:20, room YT212 (Faculty of Humanities, Pátkova 2137/5, Praha 8 - Libeň)
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This course on intralingual translation, which involves translating within the same language, such as rephrasing or rewriting texts, provides an overview of the theoretical approaches and debates concerning this type of translation within the field of translation studies. It will examine instances of intralingual reformulation and various types of rewritings, ranging from didactic materials to more ‘ideological’ translations, where the impact of language and translation on the construction of identity is considered. Throughout the course, students will analyze how some of the classics of British and American literature have been rewritten for specific audiences (children, learners of English as a foreign language, students, etc.) or how poems have been rewritten as novels. Additionally, the course investigates how elements of critical theory have been narrativized within literary texts.The Moodle link for this course is: https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=17793 |
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Code:
YBLO006 |
Lecturer:
Jurková,Z. |
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Semester:
Summer
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Language:
English
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ECTS credits:
4
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Schedule:
irregular classes, see SIS
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Date: May 26 to 31, 2025; One-week course organized in the framework of the Khamoro Romani Festival, intended for university students. In the morning lectures, the students become acquainted with the main areas in which Roma participated in the creation of distinctive music styles. The guests of this year´s course will be Prof. Kinga Povedák, University of Szeged, and Prof. Carol Silverman, University of Oregon. Moreover, the topics of music in Romani spirituality, changes in music in Romani transcultural lives, or Romani representation, and social memory will be discussed within the context of music(s) of the Roma. A workshop with Romani singers, and film screening will be held in the afternoons. In the evenings, students will attend festival concerts. Study materials are available on-line for students. |
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Code:
YBLO005 |
Lecturer:
Jurková,Z. |
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Semester:
Summer
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Language:
English
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ECTS credits:
4
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Schedule:
without the schedule or the schedule has not been defined yet
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A five-day seminar for students at all levels on how to make music with the sounds and structures of the natural world. We will review the music and writings of others who have worked in this way, and go out in the field listening with our ears, and our technologies, then return to the classroom and studio to work in our own diverse ways, culminating in an informal performance for the group and for the public.The course will be taught by hosting profesor David Rothenberg, New Jersey Technological University, USA, in collaboration with doc. Zuzana Jurková, PhD., and Oldřich Poděbradský, PhD., FHS UK. |
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Code:
YBLO015 |
Lecturer:
Doyle,C. |
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Semester:
Summer
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Language:
English
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ECTS credits:
4
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Schedule:
mon 13:00 - 14:20, room YT113 (Faculty of Humanities, Pátkova 2137/5, Praha 8 - Libeň)
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This course will introduce students to the oldest form of the English language, spoken between ca. 600 and 1100 AD. The course aims to introduce the basics of the language and develop familiarity with some of the prose works written in it. This part of the course introduces basic grammar and vocabulary through prose texts, assisted by two frequency based lexical resources:Anna Cichosz, Piotr Pęzik, Maciej Grabski, Sylwia Karasińska, Michał Adamczyk, Paulina Rybińska, Aneta Ostrowska, A frequency dictionary of Old English prose for learners of Old English and historical linguistics ISBN-13 (15): 978-83-8220-899-3; ISBN-13 (15): 978-83-8220-900-6; DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-899-3And the St Andrews Old English Core Vocabulary Listhttps://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~cr30/vocabulary/ This course is intended to help students understand basic concepts in Old English grammar and vocabulary, to the extent that they can read straightforward prose, with the aid of a dictionary, and translate simple sentences, providing insight into the historical development of the English language over time, and potentially demystifying many seeming ‘irregularities’ in English grammar as relics, or fossils of an older grammatical system.The course will also introduce students to the culture and history of the peoples who spoke Old English, and prepare them to take a further course which considers the more complex poetry recorded in the same language.All necessary texts will be provided to the students via Moodle. No textbooks will be required for purchase. |
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Code:
YBLP017 |
Lecturer:
Marek,J. |
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Semester:
Summer
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Language:
English
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ECTS credits:
4
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Schedule:
thu 13:00 - 14:20, room YT003 (Faculty of Humanities, Pátkova 2137/5, Praha 8 - Libeň)
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This lecture cycle aims to present the philosophical aspects of analysing social media. It focuses on principal philosophical categories as they become valid and relevant points of view in a better understanding of the role and importance of social media in our contemporary lives. Among these categories, we will discuss the notions of reality, temporality, subjectivity, and intentionality, but also provide interpretations of particular phenomena of social networks: selfies, scrolling, memes, feeds, etc. In short, the goal is to provide a more philosophically informed insight into the specific experience of social media, into the existential, anthropological, and ethical backdrop of the prevalent means of spending free time in the 21st century. |
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Code:
YBLS038 |
Lecturer:
Lorenz-Meyer,D. |
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Semester:
Summer
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Language:
English
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ECTS credits:
4
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Schedule:
without the schedule or the schedule has not been defined yet
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Postqualitative research has emerged as one label for a feminist practice of doing research that considers methods and concepts not as stable entities that are simply applied but as proposals to work and think with, and to adapt and respond to. This course explores what the generativity, implications, and challenges of feminist methodological practices mean in and for the doing of research, particularly when it is concerned with marginal and embodied knowledges, and forms of precarity and vulnerability. How do research practices allow differences to emerge and unfold in ways that break out of binary oppositions? How do affects and the senses (the visual, auditory, tactile and kinaesthetic), as much as failure, silence and forgetting contribute to and reorient our research and writing? The course is addressed to students who currently do and write research. It offers short case studies and concepts (such as silence, walking-with, failure, unlearning) to assists research practice. At the heart of the course are workshops where student present a short piece of their own research and writing-in-progress on a moment they find disconcerting, where they feel stuck or surprised that we collectively discuss and respond to. |
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Code:
YBLS045 |
Lecturer:
Smejkal,R. |
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Semester:
Winter and summer
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Language:
English
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ECTS credits:
4
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Schedule:
without the schedule or the schedule has not been defined yet
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Contemporary armed conflicts increasingly attract public attention, especially from a security perspective. However, we will look at wars and warfare through the eyes of those who suffer the most, and we will be interested in the challenges we face in connection with modern conflicts and the protection of their victims. International Humanitarian Law (IHL; synonyms are "law of war", "law of armed conflict") is one of the paths that shows us that the consequences of warfare can be mitigated not only on the battlefield itself but also beyond it. Understanding the rules of war is therefore a fundamental prerequisite for contributing to the so-called humanization of wars. IHL is increasingly mentioned in the media, professional discussions, and among the public, so a basic orientation in this area is a useful asset for every graduate of humanities subjects. The subject is interdisciplinary, and we will encounter various perspectives: historical, philosophical, ethical, social, cultural, and anthropological. We will emphasize the role of civil society and its connection to the rules of warfare. We will also try to find answers to controversial questions related to, for example, autonomous weapon systems, robots, or artificial intelligence. The course is recommended not only for master's but also for bachelor's students.The course is intended primarily for non-lawyers and should be helpful for those students who are specialising or considering careers in politics, governmental institutions, NGOs, security, peacekeeping, human rights and humanitarian affairs, and journalists. |
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Code:
YBLO016 |
Lecturer:
Doyle,C. |
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Semester:
Winter and summer
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Language:
English
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ECTS credits:
4
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Schedule:
without the schedule or the schedule has not been defined yet
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This course is an introduction to a number of key concepts in Academic Writing. We will begin by considering how academic writing differs from other styles of English, and then move on to discuss how to structure an essay, some specifics of vocabulary and grammar, and how to use (and not misuse) secondary sources, citations and footnotes. We will also look at some of the software you can use to help and improve your writing and discuss writing and delivering academic presentations. The aim of the seminar is to introduce students to the principles of academic writing and to improve their reading, writing and critical thinking skills. |
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Code:
YBLS040 |
Lecturer:
Ali,S. |
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Semester:
Summer
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Language:
English
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ECTS credits:
4
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Schedule:
tue 11:30 - 12:50, room YT120 (Faculty of Humanities, Pátkova 2137/5, Praha 8 - Libeň)
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The Purpose of the Course is to orient students to the region of South Asia that stands distinct from any other regions of the world. It will make them learn the geographical significance, cultural diversity, physical features, regions and languages of this area. They will be able to learn the concept of caste and race through studying various local cultural models. This course will enable them to learn how this region has developed, an overview on their historical background and the factors that have run to shape it up as a unique cultural area. |
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Code:
YBLH004 |
Lecturer:
Suchý,M. |
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Semester:
Summer
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Language:
English
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ECTS credits:
4
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Schedule:
wed 13:00 - 14:20, room YT112 (Faculty of Humanities, Pátkova 2137/5, Praha 8 - Libeň)
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The course provides students with insights into different aspects of early modern time travelling. Source criticism to contemporary sources (chronicles, travel accounts, itineraries, books of travels, charters, etc.) within major topics (such as war campaigns, pilgrimage, university peregrination, diplomacy, trade and crafts) constitutes an important feature of the course. |
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