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The Double Life of Historical Anthropology: Interdisciplinary (Mis)Understanding between Historians, Sociologists and Social Anthropologists
No full textSince 1989 modern western methodological approaches, including historical anthropology, have been adopted in Czech academic circles, both spontaneously (among historians) and in institutionalised form (the case of ethnology). Very often, however, historical anthropology has been taken up only as an external label that has not meant any real change in research methods. This has simply encouraged the replication of the formal and informal ties and institutions inside the academic community that originated in the period of "normalisation" and that undermine the possibility of the real transformation of our academic environment. The author therefore attempts to distinguish in terms of both theory and method between two types of "historical anthropology": chronologically the first type has been closer to historical sociology (and directed in its way to the history of mentalities), while the second drew inspiration from social anthropology and led towards micro-history. In the Czech environment the ethnologists are closer to the first and the historians to the second, but often without either group being aware of the fundamental difference between the two types.Since 1989 modern western methodological approaches, including historical anthropology, have been adopted in Czech academic circles, both spontaneously (among historians) and in institutionalised form (the case of ethnology). Very often, however, historical anthropology has been taken up only as an external label that has not meant any real change in research methods. This has simply encouraged the replication of the formal and informal ties and institutions inside the academic community that originated in the period of "normalisation" and that undermine the possibility of the real transformation of our academic environment. The author therefore attempts to distinguish in terms of both theory and method between two types of "historical anthropology": chronologically the first type has been closer to historical sociology (and directed in its way to the history of mentalities), while the second drew inspiration from social anthropology and led towards micro-history. In the Czech environment the ethnologists are closer to the first and the historians to the second, but often without either group being aware of the fundamental difference between the two types
Can a Non-Nationalist Art History be Written?d: Několik poznámek ke kontraproduktivní polarizaci poznávacích zájmů v humanitních vědách
No full textThe classical, formalist methods of art history seem to be inevitably intertwined with both the "great story" and with ethnic (racial) identifications of the artistic heritage. Even if the categories of "style" and "evolution" can be evaded, this would leave a ground plan in which national state was the basic matrix for writing the kind of coherent art historical narrative still in demand from both the general public and educational systems. Histories of the art of the Central European states, e.g. of Hungary and Slovakia, are burdened by the need to define their object, and not to fall into the trap of nationalism. This is methodologically much more difficult than is generally realised. Possible operations include, in the first instance, suspension of the idea of any essential ethnic regional identity. A necessary caution must be exercised in using the classical art historical methods employed for research into art from "anonymous epochs", since national, ethnic or racial identifications are ingrained deep in their texture.The classical, formalist methods of art history seem to be inevitably intertwined with both the "great story" and with ethnic (racial) identifications of the artistic heritage. Even if the categories of "style" and "evolution" can be evaded, this would leave a ground plan in which national state was the basic matrix for writing the kind of coherent art historical narrative still in demand from both the general public and educational systems. Histories of the art of the Central European states, e.g. of Hungary and Slovakia, are burdened by the need to define their object, and not to fall into the trap of nationalism. This is methodologically much more difficult than is generally realised. Possible operations include, in the first instance, suspension of the idea of any essential ethnic regional identity. A necessary caution must be exercised in using the classical art historical methods employed for research into art from "anonymous epochs", since national, ethnic or racial identifications are ingrained deep in their texture
Martin Wihoda, Zlatá bula sicilská. Podivuhodný příběh ve vrstvách paměti
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Digital Technologies in the Undergraduate Preparation of Future Teachers and in Their Adaptation Period
No full textČlánek představuje možnosti využívání digitálních technologií při přípravě budoucích učitelů v pregraduálním studiu a v rámci adaptačního období při nástupu do svého prvního zaměstnání ve škole. Příspěvek se zaměřuje na možnosti spolupráce mezi studenty a jejich provázejícími a uvádějícími učiteli a fakultními didaktiky v této oblasti. Spolupráce, plánování a vyhodnocování rozvoje digitální kompetence studentů a začínajících učitelů zajišťuje jejich snadnější vstup do role učitele, který technologie využívá efektivně nejen k rozvoji digitální kompetence žáků při své výuce, ale i vlastních učitelských kompetencí. V článku je analyzováno a refl ektováno, jak systematické využívání konkrétních digitálních nástrojů (např. Canva, Mentimeter, Miro, Orgpad aj.) vede k rozvoji digitální kompetence učitelů a následně i jejich žáků.The article presents the possibilities of using digital technologies in the preparation of future teachers in undergraduate studies and in the adaptation period when they start their first job in a school. The paper focuses on the possibilities of collaboration between students and their accompanying and introducing teachers and faculty didacticians in this area. Collaboration, planning and evaluation of the development of students‘ and novice teachers‘ digital competence ensures their easier entry into the role of a teacher who uses technology effectively not only to develop students‘ digital competence in their teaching, but also their own teaching competence. The paper analyses and reflects on how the systematic use of specifi c digital tools(e.g. Canva, Mentimeter, Miro, Orgpad, etc.) leads to the development of the digital competence of teachers and consequently their students
The Freedom Bus Case: Analysis of the Testimonials of Playback Theatre Practitioners about Community Work in the Context of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Get PDFThis article deals with the specific project called The Freedom Bus, whose participants help those living in the Palestinian Territories in their unfavourable life situation. Namely, we discuss the project from March 2016. Playback Theatre, a method of applied drama, represents one of the means of reflecting the experience of life under occupation. The important themes that four interviews with people engaged in the project manifest are then summarised by the interpretation of data in second part of the article
Luděk Jirka: Migrace za lepším životem: Fakulta humanitních studií UK, Praha 2018, 181 s.
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Jaroslav Pánek – Jiří Pešek – Petr Vorel: Velmocenské ambice v dějinách: (Acta Societatis Scientiarum Bohemicae vol. 1): Učená společnost ČR, Praha 2015, 146 s.
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Why do Fans of Bohemians 1905 Attack Each Other? An Ethnographic Study of the Radical Scene of Bohemians 1905
Get PDFThe presented paper could be understood as a critical interpretation of the relations among participants on the radical scene of Bohemians 1905 Prague football fans. It also covers the development of this scene that arose in the late nineties of previous century by adopting modern elements of the hooligans subculture and lately also the ultras movement, both from other European models. However, even if this scene is perceived from the outside as an ultra-left-wing scene, there were no studies done in this field. It is not only the established or vanished, but also the “still living” terrain, which create an opportunity for ethnographic research. The chosen ethnographic approach is able to explain questions from the participants’ perspective, and therefore should help to better comprehend this phenomena inside our culture, including radical hooligans and ultras
Ch. R. Zinzendorf: The Songs of a Faithful Devotee of Jesus’s Passions
Get PDFThe first modern edition of Baroque-era publication documenting the influence of Pietist religiousness in the milieu of Czech exiles. Christian Renatus Zinzendorf (1727–1752), the son of the founder of the renewed Unity of the Brethren movement, N. L. Zinzendorf, was an author of a series of songs taking the erotic mysticism of Jesus to the extreme. The Czech exile Zachariáš Jelínek (1714–1763) translated the collection into Czech for the use of the Unity of the Brethren based in Berlin. The edition presents the complete texts of this publication dating from 1758. The commentary hints at the typical characteristics of this religiousness, explains the circumstances of the origins of this almost completely unknown example of exile literature, and describes the principles of language in this edition