Introduction to Ethnology
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Course code
AIG6030.HT
old course code
AIG6030
Course title in Estonian
Etnoloogia alused
Course title in English
Introduction to Ethnology
ECTS credits
3.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
To give an introductory survey of the main concepts, sources and methods of ethnology and an overview of traditional Estonian folk culture.
Brief description of the course
Ethnology in the world and in Estonia. Traditional Estonian peasant culture: way of life, milieu, social structure, religion, folk art. Everyday culture in contemporary society, respective methods. Consumption, advertising, fashion, domestic culture. National culture and national identity in the modern world.
Teacher
Aivar Jürgenson PhD, Sander Jürisson MA
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