Visual anthropology 3502-SSZCZ-25
The main aim of the seminar is to problematize and communicate knowledge about the broadly understood visual aspects in social life as well as in cultural research. How the new media transforms the understanding of reality and the functions of the image.
The seminar will provide knowledge about visual culture and typologization of sources / visual information. What is the role of images and images of the "Other" (museums, art galleries) in the understanding of the world and the study of different cultures. What functions do images within different cultural realities (eg picture in
Christianity in the past and today).
The workshop will provide knowledge about visual culture and types of sources / visual information and changes in culture that introduce new visualization technologies. The applications of visual research methods in the history of anthropology and sociology will be discussed. The workshop also aims to develop the ability to interpret visual sources and to prepare the theoretical concepts of visual anthropology in research practice.
1. Introduction - visuality in social practice today, formerly, somewhere else
2. Visual culture - iconosphere and sociosphere
3. The use of visual methods in classical anthropological research and other projects aimed at injuring the "Other" in the first half of the twentieth century
4. What is the picture and photography. Basic concepts.
5. Methods of image analysis. Basic shots. Examples.
6. The impact of new media on the transformation of photography and photography.
7. Discussion of the application of visual methods in social research on specific examples
8. Ethnographic film - history, creators, types
9. Seeing the "Other" - anthropological museums and "primitive art"
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
Knows and understands basic sociological concepts
Has basic knowledge about social structures and
selected social institutions, and their interrelations
Has basic knowledge about local, domestic and international institutions and the problems of European integration
Has awareness of various forms of social organization existing in the past and in the present
Is aware of social differentiation and existing social inequalities, as well as their impact on the life of individuals and the functioning of social groups
Has basic knowledge about the types of social ties and the rules that govern them
Understands the social nature of relationships between individuals, social groups and social institutions
Has basic knowledge about the mechanisms of social group dynamics and interdependencies between groups and individuals
Is aware of the importance of the social group in building man’s identity
Has basic knowledge about cultural diversity of Poland and the modern world
Has basic knowledge of methods used in research on cultural diversity
Has basic knowledge of problems stemming from the cultural diversity of modern society
Has basic knowledge of the criteria of inference correctness
Knows basic methods and techniques of social research and can choose appropriate methods to solve basic research problems
Understands the specificity of sociological analysis
Knows how to plan and carry out a simple quantitative and qualitative study
Has basic knowledge of major foreign, international and domestic sociological research
Has basic knowledge of the norms and rules governing social structures and institutions
Has basic knowledge about institutions and organizations responsible for the transfer of norms and rules in society, such as educational, legal, moral and religious systems
Has basic knowledge about the functioning of the economy and its relations with other social institutions
Has basic knowledge about the processes forming the basis of social stability and change, and understands their nature
Is aware of the processes occurring in Polish and global society and their consequences for social attitudes and institutions
Has basic knowledge about the current needs and problems of Polish society and changes occurring in this area
Knows the most important processes and ideas of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, which have shaped the face of the modern world
Is aware of the consequences of choosing a particular theoretical perspective
Can record and observe social phenomena in a methodologically correct way
Can interpret past and present social events (political, cultural, and economic) using sociological concepts and theories
Can use basic sociological terms and categories to analyze societies, particularly contemporary Polish society
Can independently find facts and materials needed to conduct simple sociological analyses, using various sources in both Polish and a foreign language, and using modern technologies
Can independently form simple judgments on the causes of selected social processes and phenomena
Can use basic theoretical categories to describe social changes in modern societies
Can conduct a simple analysis of the consequences of the processes occurring in modern societies
Can prepare a simple, descriptive scenario predicting the course of social processes and phenomena
Can use ethical norms and rules in research practice
Can use academic knowledge acquired in social practice
Can select proper research methods and techniques to conduct an analysis of a particular problem
Can plan and carry out a social study using basic quantitative and qualitative research methods and techniques
Can interpret simple social phenomena using basic statistical methods
Can use the basic functions of a chosen computer program for data analysis
Can discuss measures presented as solutions to particular social problems (in micro and macro scale), based on acquired knowledge
Can formulate a general evaluation of a measure undertaken to solve a particular social problem, based on acquired knowledge
Can form judgments on motives of human behavior and predict its social consequences
Can analyze group interactions at a basic level
Can describe the role of culture in the life of the individual and society
Can comprehend a scientific text and identify its main theses and the author’s arguments, as well as discuss them
Can effectively collaborate with members of a task team
Can share the acquired sociological knowledge
Can find, gather and synthesize information about social phenomena
Can participate in a discussion
Can argue a thesis
Can critically assess sources
Can present results of his/her own research
Knows and observes the rules of professional ethics, including those pertaining to intellectual property
Can properly use sources of scientific information
Respects dignity of persons participating in a study (respondents, informers, interviewees and other participants)
Respects opinions of other people, for instance those expressed in a group discussion
Is aware of the consequences of ongoing projects
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