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Ethnography of Childhood
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:08.03.2024 14:09:35
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | KSK_141 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sociology; Social Anthropology | Target Audience: | Sociology | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Karīna Vasiļevska-Dāsa | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 3 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 6 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 9 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 18 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Classical anthropological theories. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To develop students’ understanding of how childhood is conceptualised in our society, as well as to become familiar with the theoretical literature in this regard, thus enabling students to develop in-depth knowledge regarding the interpretation of childhood and research in this field. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to Childhood Ethnography | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Childhood in Social Science Research | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Nature Versus Culture: Children and Their Educators | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Current Literature and Research Seminars | Classes | 5.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students must study the required readings independently and prepare the required papers and oral presentations. Students prepare for seminars independently, visit the library and use available digital resources to prepare for face-to-face classes. The specific objectives are updated annually and described on the e-learning platform. To assess the overall quality of the study course, the student must complete the course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Written exam (50%); independent work (50%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | 1) The student is able to present knowledge of the main directions of research in the childhood anthropology; 2) The student is able to evaluate different children research methods and the challenges related thereto; 3) The student is able to formulate research issues related to child research in Latvia; 4) The student is able to provide an analysis related to the topic of childhood; 5) The student is able to participate actively in the classes because they are familiar with the required readings; 6) The student is able to participate in the e-discussion. | ||||||||
| Skills: | 1) The student is able to apply knowledge to the analysis of complex situations; 2) The student is able to theoretically plan child-related research; 3) The student is able to make a presentation on an issue related to childhood. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will be able to critically evaluate the theoretical and empirical material covered in this study course, use it to interpret and analyse other theoretical and empirical material, and apply it to practical problem solving and research. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Aries, P. 1962. Centuries of Childhood. A social history of family life. New York. Vintage Books. | ||||||||
| 2 | Gottlieb, A. 2004. The Afterlife is Where We Come From. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. | ||||||||
| 3 | LeVine, Robert A. 2007. Ethnographic Studies of Childhood: Historic Overview. American Anthropologist, Vol. 109, Issue 2, pp. 247-260 | ||||||||
| 4 | Foucault, Michel. 1994. “The Politics of Health in the 18th Century.” In Faubion (ed.) Power. New York: The New Press. 90-105 | ||||||||
| 5 | Kovats-Bernat, Christopher. 2006. Sleeping Rough in Port-au-Prince: An Ethnography of Street Children and Violence in Haiti. University Press of Florida. pp. 1 – 142* (pp. 143 – 233 pieejamas, bet NAV obligātas) | ||||||||
| 6 | Mead, M. 1928. Coming of Age in Samoa. Harper Collins Publishers. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Bloch, M. 2008. How We Think They Think. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press. | ||||||||
| 2 | Hirshfeld L., 2002. Why Don't Anthropologists Like Children? American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 104, No. 2 (Jun., 2002), pp. 611-627 | ||||||||
| 3 | Jahoda, Gustav, Lewis I.M. (eds). 1990. Acquiring Culture. Introduction: Child Development in Psychology and Anthropology, Routledge, pp. 1 – 35 | ||||||||
| 4 | Leitāne, Iveta. 2007. Bērnības konstrukta reliģiskie avoti un intencionālais lietojums Latvijā 19./20.gadsimta mijā, Letonica. 2007/16. lpp. 67 - 91 (latviešu plūsmai) | ||||||||
| 5 | Morton, H. 1996. Becoming Tongan: an ethnography of childhood. University of Hawaii Press. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Dokumentālā filma "Born into Brothels" un"Babies" | ||||||||
| 2 | UNICEF | ||||||||
| 3 | Bērnu tiesību aizsardzības likums (internetā) (latviešu plūsmai) | ||||||||
