- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Introduction to Anthropology of the Americas 3102-LPAAM-OG
Topics discussed will include: colonialism, cultural metissage, ethnic and race issues, religions, syncretism and popular religiosity, cultural constructions of gender and sexuality, poverty, marginalisation, health care, cultural importance of food and eating for shaping local/national identities, globalisation, hybridisation, popular culture, violence, conflicts and politics of memory.
Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Having completed the course, students:
- know the notions regarding ethnic and cultural relations in the Americas
- know the cultural and religious diversity of the Americas
- can point out the historical and political condiotioning of contemporary cultural phenomena
Assessment criteria
written assessment
Bibliography
A Companion to the Anthropology of American Indians, red. T. Biolsi, Blackwell Publishing 2004.
John Charles Chasteen, Ogień i krew. Historia Ameryki Łacińskiej, Warszawa, 2007.
Dzieje kultury latynoamerykańskiej, red. M. Gawrycki, Warszawa, 2009.
Bartosz Hlebowicz, „Odnaleźć nasze prawdziwe ścieżki. Nanticoke Lenni-Lenapowie i Oneidowie ze Wschodniego Wybrzeża Stanów Zjednoczonych, Warszawa 2009.
Anna Kaganiec-Kamieńska, Tożsamość na pograniczu kultur. Meksykańska grupa etniczna w Stanach Zjednoczonych, Kraków 2008.
Ewa Nowicka, Izabella Rusinowa, Wigwamy, rezerwaty, slumsy. Z dziejów Indian w Stanach Zjednoczonych, Warszawa, 1988.
Ewa Nowicka, Izabella Rusinowa, Indianie Stanów Zjednoczonych. Antologia tekstów źródłowych, Warszawa, 1991.
Perspectivas on Las Américas: A Reader in Culture, History and Representation, red. M. C. Gutmann, F. V. Motos Rodríguez., L. Stephen i P. Zavella, Malden MA, 2003.
Aleksander Posern-Zieliński, Między indygenizmem a indianizmem, Poznań 2005.
Harry Sanabria The Anthropology of Latin America and the Caribbean, Pearson Education, 2007.
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
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