Cultural ecology WF-OB-EKK
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The course will present the following topics:
1. Ecological aspect of nature-culture relation (4 hours)
1.1. Culture and ecology
1.2. Basis of cultural ecology
1.3. Lessons form a prehistoric "Eden"
1.4. Attitudes toward the Environment
2. From Eden to Cajamarca (4 hours)
2.1. What happened on all the continents before 11,000 B.C.?
2.2. How geography molded societies on Polynesian islands?
2.3. Why the Inca emperor Atahuallpa did not capture King Charles I of Spain
3. History of food production (6 hours)
3.1. The roots of guns, germs and steel
3.2. Geographic differences in the onset food production
3.3. Causes of spread of food production
3.4. The unconscious development of ancient crops
3.5. Why did peoples of some regions fail to domesticate plants?
3.6. Why were most big wild mammal species never domesticated?
3.7. Why did food production spread at different rates on different continents?
4. Cultural adaptive strategies (16 hours)
4.1. Foraging amd Hunting
4.2. Pastoralism
4.3. Horticulture
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Term 2021/22_Z:
The course will present the following topics: 1. Ecological aspect of nature-culture relation (4 hours) 2. From Eden to Cajamarca (4 hours) 3. History of food production (6 hours) 4. Cultural adaptive strategies (16 hours) |
Term 2022/23_Z:
The course will present the following topics: 1. Ecological aspect of nature-culture relation (4 hours) 2. From Eden to Cajamarca (4 hours) 3. History of food production (6 hours) 4. Cultural adaptive strategies (16 hours) |
Term 2023/24_Z:
The course will present the following topics: 1. Ecological aspect of nature-culture relation (4 hours) 2. From Eden to Cajamarca (4 hours) 3. History of food production (6 hours) 4. Cultural adaptive strategies (16 hours) |
Term 2024/25_Z:
The course will present the following topics: 1. Ecological aspect of nature-culture relation (4 hours) 2. From Eden to Cajamarca (4 hours) 3. History of food production (6 hours) 4. Cultural adaptive strategies (16 hours) |
(in Polish) E-Learning
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
Learning outcome code/codes
Type of subject
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
KNOWLEDGE:
The student knows the role and importance of the natural environment for human functioning; knows and understands the relationship between the environment and human health, culture and legal and economic conditions;
The student describes the problems of civilization threats on a global, regional and local scale as well as sustainable development.
SKILLS:
The student puts correct hypotheses regarding the causes of the emerging situations / threats based on logical premises;
The student uses the basic level of literature in a foreign language (English).
COMPETENCES:
The student demonstrates understanding of the necessity of following the principles of sustainable development, including rational management of environmental resources on a local, regional and global scale.
The student is open to further education in the field of problems presented during classes.
ECTS [1 ECTS = 30 (25) hours]:
participation in classes: 30 hours
reading texts: 10 hours
e-learning exercises: 8 hours
preparation for the exam: 10 hours
consultations: 2 hours
Total hours (average): 60 [60/30 (25) = 2]
ECTS number: 2
Assessment criteria
KNOWLEDGE:
Grade 2 (ndst): the student does not know the role and importance of the natural environment for human functioning; does not know and does not understand the relationship between the environment and human health, culture and legal and economic conditions; moreover, he cannot describe civilization threats on a global, regional and local scale as well as sustainable development.
Grade 3 (dst): the student knows to a limited extent the role and importance of the natural environment for human functioning; similarly, to a limited extent, he knows and understands the relationship between the environment and human health, culture and legal and economic conditions; moreover, it correctly describes only some problems of civilization threats on a global, regional and local scale as well as sustainable development.
Grade 4 (db): the student knows the role and importance of the natural environment for human functioning; knows and understands the relationship between the environment and human health, culture and legal and economic conditions; moreover, he properly describes the problems of civilization threats on a global, regional and local scale as well as sustainable development.
Grade 5 (very good): the student knows the role and importance of the natural environment for human functioning, he also knows and understands the relationship between the environment and human health, culture and legal and economic conditions; moreover, it perfectly describes the problems of civilization threats on a global, regional and local scale as well as sustainable development.
SKILLS:
Grade 2 (ndst): the student does not make correct, based on logical premises, hypotheses regarding the causes of ecological situations / threats; does not even use the basic level of literature in a foreign language (English).
Grade 3 (dst): the student adequately puts, based on logical premises, correct hypotheses regarding the causes of ecological situations / threats; moreover, she is sufficiently using the basic level of literature in a foreign language (English).
Grade 4 (db): the student properly puts, based on logical premises, correct hypotheses regarding the causes of ecological situations / threats; in addition, he is good at the basic level of literature in a foreign language (English).
Grade 5 (very good): the student puts very well, based on logical premises, correct hypotheses regarding the causes of ecological situations / threats; besides, he is fluent in the foreign language (English) literature at the basic level.
COMPETENCES:
Grade 2 (ndst): the student does not show understanding of the necessity of following the principles of sustainable development, including rational management of environmental resources on a local, regional and global scale; it is also not open to further education in the field of problems presented during classes.
Grade 3 (dst): the student to a limited extent shows understanding of the necessity of following the principles of sustainable development, including rational management of environmental resources on a local, regional and global scale; is open to further education in the field of issues presented during classes.
Grade 4 (db): the student demonstrates understanding for the necessity of following the principles of sustainable development, including rational management of environmental resources on a local, regional and global scale; he is often open to further education in the field of problems presented during classes.
Grade 5 (very good): the student demonstrates understanding for the necessity of following the principles of sustainable development, including rational management of environmental resources on a local, regional and global scale; in addition, it is very open to further education in the field of issues presented in class.
The final grade consists of:
1. attendance (1/4)
missed 1 class - 5.0
missed 2 classes - 4.5
missed 3-4 classes - 4.0
missed 5-6 classes - 3.5
missed 7-8 classes - 3.0
missed above 8 classes - 2.0
2. evaluation of e-learning exercises (1/4)
3. evaluation of written colloquium as part of the final examination (2/4)
The final grade is the weighted average of the grade from attendance (25%), e-learning exercises (25%) and the final exam grade (50%).
Bibliography
BATES D. G., Human Adaptive Strategies. Ecology, Culture and Politics, Allyn and Bacon: London - Boston 1998. [chapt. 3-5; pp. 44-110]
DIAMOND J., Strzelby, zarazki, maszyny. Losy ludzkich społeczeństw [Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies], transl. M. Konarzewski, Prószyński i S-ka: Warszawa 2000. [chapt. 1-9; pp. 33-218]
HART, T. B., HART, J. A., The Ecological Basis of Hunter-Gatherer Subsistence in African Rain Forests: The Mbuti of Eastern Zaire [in:] D. G. BATES, S. H. LEES (ed.), Case Studies in Human Ecology, Plenum Press: New York - London 1996, pp. 55-83.
MILTON K., Environmentalism and Cultural Theory. Exploring the Role of Anthropology in Environmental Discourse, Routledge: London - New York 1999. [chapt. 2; pp. 37-68]
REDMAN Ch. L., Human Impact on Ancient Environments, University of Arizona Press: Tucson 1999. [chapt. 1-5; pp. 3-126]
ROSS E. B., Food Taboos, Diet, and Hunting Strategy. The Adaptation of Animals in Amazon Cultural Ecology, "Current Anthropology" 19(1978)1, pp. 1-36.
SADOWSKI R. F., Ewolucja poglądów Juliana Haynesa Stewarda na temat ekologii kulturowej [Evoluton of Julian Haynes Steward's Concept of Cultural Ecology], „Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae” 5(2007), pp. 61-73.
SADOWSKI R. F., The Role of Cultural Ecology in Environmental Studies, [in:] R. F. Sadowski, J. Tomczyk (eds), A Holistic Approach to Environment Conservation, Wydawnictwo UKSW: Warszawa 2008, pp. 41-62
SADOWSKI R. F., Źródła antropologii Juliana Haynesa Stewarda [Sources of Julian Haynes Steward's Anthropology], „Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae” 4(2006), pp. 49-60.
STEWARD, J. H., Theory of Culture Change, University of Illinois Press: Urbana - Chicago 1972. [chapt. 2; pp. 30-42]
SUTTON M. Q., ANDERSON E. N., Introduction to cultural ecology, AltaMira Press: New York - Oxford 2004. [chapt. 5, 7-8; pp. 125-167, pp. 187-249]
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Term 2021/22_Z:
BATES D. G., Human Adaptive Strategies. Ecology, Culture and Politics, Allyn and Bacon: London - Boston 1998. [chapt. 3-5; pp. 44-110] DIAMOND J., Strzelby, zarazki, maszyny. Losy ludzkich społeczeństw [Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies], transl. M. Konarzewski, Prószyński i S-ka: Warszawa 2000. [chapt. 1-9; pp. 33-218] HART, T. B., HART, J. A., The Ecological Basis of Hunter-Gatherer Subsistence in African Rain Forests: The Mbuti of Eastern Zaire [in:] D. G. BATES, S. H. LEES (ed.), Case Studies in Human Ecology, Plenum Press: New York - London 1996, pp. 55-83. MILTON K., Environmentalism and Cultural Theory. Exploring the Role of Anthropology in Environmental Discourse, Routledge: London - New York 1999. [chapt. 2; pp. 37-68] REDMAN Ch. L., Human Impact on Ancient Environments, University of Arizona Press: Tucson 1999. [chapt. 1-5; pp. 3-126] ROSS E. B., Food Taboos, Diet, and Hunting Strategy. The Adaptation of Animals in Amazon Cultural Ecology, "Current Anthropology" 19(1978)1, pp. 1-36. SADOWSKI R. F., Ewolucja poglądów Juliana Haynesa Stewarda na temat ekologii kulturowej [Evoluton of Julian Haynes 8Steward's Concept of Cultural Ecology], „Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae” 5(2007), pp. 61-73. SADOWSKI R. F., The Role of Cultural Ecology in Environmental Studies, [in:] R. F. Sadowski, J. Tomczyk (eds), A Holistic Approach to Environment Conservation, Wydawnictwo UKSW: Warszawa 2008, pp. 41-62 SADOWSKI R. F., Źródła antropologii Juliana Haynesa Stewarda [Sources of Julian Haynes Steward's Anthropology], „Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae” 4(2006), pp. 49-60. STEWARD, J. H., Theory of Culture Change, University of Illinois Press: Urbana - Chicago 1972. [chapt. 2; pp. 30-42] SUTTON M. Q., ANDERSON E. N., Introduction to cultural ecology, AltaMira Press: New York - Oxford 2004. [chapt. 5, 7-8; pp. 125-167, pp. 187-249] |
Term 2022/23_Z:
BATES D. G., Human Adaptive Strategies. Ecology, Culture and Politics, Allyn and Bacon: London - Boston 1998. [chapt. 3-5; pp. 44-110] DIAMOND J., Strzelby, zarazki, maszyny. Losy ludzkich społeczeństw [Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies], transl. M. Konarzewski, Prószyński i S-ka: Warszawa 2000. [chapt. 1-9; pp. 33-218] HART, T. B., HART, J. A., The Ecological Basis of Hunter-Gatherer Subsistence in African Rain Forests: The Mbuti of Eastern Zaire [in:] D. G. BATES, S. H. LEES (ed.), Case Studies in Human Ecology, Plenum Press: New York - London 1996, pp. 55-83. MILTON K., Environmentalism and Cultural Theory. Exploring the Role of Anthropology in Environmental Discourse, Routledge: London - New York 1999. [chapt. 2; pp. 37-68] REDMAN Ch. L., Human Impact on Ancient Environments, University of Arizona Press: Tucson 1999. [chapt. 1-5; pp. 3-126] ROSS E. B., Food Taboos, Diet, and Hunting Strategy. The Adaptation of Animals in Amazon Cultural Ecology, "Current Anthropology" 19(1978)1, pp. 1-36. SADOWSKI R. F., Ewolucja poglądów Juliana Haynesa Stewarda na temat ekologii kulturowej [Evoluton of Julian Haynes 8Steward's Concept of Cultural Ecology], „Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae” 5(2007), pp. 61-73. SADOWSKI R. F., The Role of Cultural Ecology in Environmental Studies, [in:] R. F. Sadowski, J. Tomczyk (eds), A Holistic Approach to Environment Conservation, Wydawnictwo UKSW: Warszawa 2008, pp. 41-62 SADOWSKI R. F., Źródła antropologii Juliana Haynesa Stewarda [Sources of Julian Haynes Steward's Anthropology], „Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae” 4(2006), pp. 49-60. STEWARD, J. H., Theory of Culture Change, University of Illinois Press: Urbana - Chicago 1972. [chapt. 2; pp. 30-42] SUTTON M. Q., ANDERSON E. N., Introduction to cultural ecology, AltaMira Press: New York - Oxford 2004. [chapt. 5, 7-8; pp. 125-167, pp. 187-249] |
Term 2023/24_Z:
BATES D. G., Human Adaptive Strategies. Ecology, Culture and Politics, Allyn and Bacon: London - Boston 1998. [chapt. 3-5; pp. 44-110] DIAMOND J., Strzelby, zarazki, maszyny. Losy ludzkich społeczeństw [Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies], transl. M. Konarzewski, Prószyński i S-ka: Warszawa 2000. [chapt. 1-9; pp. 33-218] HART, T. B., HART, J. A., The Ecological Basis of Hunter-Gatherer Subsistence in African Rain Forests: The Mbuti of Eastern Zaire [in:] D. G. BATES, S. H. LEES (ed.), Case Studies in Human Ecology, Plenum Press: New York - London 1996, pp. 55-83. MILTON K., Environmentalism and Cultural Theory. Exploring the Role of Anthropology in Environmental Discourse, Routledge: London - New York 1999. [chapt. 2; pp. 37-68] REDMAN Ch. L., Human Impact on Ancient Environments, University of Arizona Press: Tucson 1999. [chapt. 1-5; pp. 3-126] ROSS E. B., Food Taboos, Diet, and Hunting Strategy. The Adaptation of Animals in Amazon Cultural Ecology, "Current Anthropology" 19(1978)1, pp. 1-36. SADOWSKI R. F., Ewolucja poglądów Juliana Haynesa Stewarda na temat ekologii kulturowej [Evoluton of Julian Haynes 8Steward's Concept of Cultural Ecology], „Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae” 5(2007), pp. 61-73. SADOWSKI R. F., The Role of Cultural Ecology in Environmental Studies, [in:] R. F. Sadowski, J. Tomczyk (eds), A Holistic Approach to Environment Conservation, Wydawnictwo UKSW: Warszawa 2008, pp. 41-62 SADOWSKI R. F., Źródła antropologii Juliana Haynesa Stewarda [Sources of Julian Haynes Steward's Anthropology], „Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae” 4(2006), pp. 49-60. STEWARD, J. H., Theory of Culture Change, University of Illinois Press: Urbana - Chicago 1972. [chapt. 2; pp. 30-42] SUTTON M. Q., ANDERSON E. N., Introduction to cultural ecology, AltaMira Press: New York - Oxford 2004. [chapt. 5, 7-8; pp. 125-167, pp. 187-249] |
Term 2024/25_Z:
BATES D. G., Human Adaptive Strategies. Ecology, Culture and Politics, Allyn and Bacon: London - Boston 1998. [chapt. 3-5; pp. 44-110] DIAMOND J., Strzelby, zarazki, maszyny. Losy ludzkich społeczeństw [Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies], transl. M. Konarzewski, Prószyński i S-ka: Warszawa 2000. [chapt. 1-9; pp. 33-218] HART, T. B., HART, J. A., The Ecological Basis of Hunter-Gatherer Subsistence in African Rain Forests: The Mbuti of Eastern Zaire [in:] D. G. BATES, S. H. LEES (ed.), Case Studies in Human Ecology, Plenum Press: New York - London 1996, pp. 55-83. MILTON K., Environmentalism and Cultural Theory. Exploring the Role of Anthropology in Environmental Discourse, Routledge: London - New York 1999. [chapt. 2; pp. 37-68] REDMAN Ch. L., Human Impact on Ancient Environments, University of Arizona Press: Tucson 1999. [chapt. 1-5; pp. 3-126] ROSS E. B., Food Taboos, Diet, and Hunting Strategy. The Adaptation of Animals in Amazon Cultural Ecology, "Current Anthropology" 19(1978)1, pp. 1-36. SADOWSKI R. F., Ewolucja poglądów Juliana Haynesa Stewarda na temat ekologii kulturowej [Evoluton of Julian Haynes 8Steward's Concept of Cultural Ecology], „Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae” 5(2007), pp. 61-73. SADOWSKI R. F., The Role of Cultural Ecology in Environmental Studies, [in:] R. F. Sadowski, J. Tomczyk (eds), A Holistic Approach to Environment Conservation, Wydawnictwo UKSW: Warszawa 2008, pp. 41-62 SADOWSKI R. F., Źródła antropologii Juliana Haynesa Stewarda [Sources of Julian Haynes Steward's Anthropology], „Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae” 4(2006), pp. 49-60. STEWARD, J. H., Theory of Culture Change, University of Illinois Press: Urbana - Chicago 1972. [chapt. 2; pp. 30-42] SUTTON M. Q., ANDERSON E. N., Introduction to cultural ecology, AltaMira Press: New York - Oxford 2004. [chapt. 5, 7-8; pp. 125-167, pp. 187-249] |
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