Anthropology of Ethnicity

Pre-requisites: There are no specific prerequisites for attendance.

Course objectives: The goal of course is to familiarize students with the fundamental concepts and issues related to ethnicity and nationalism and the history of ethno-anthropological study of ethnicity and nationalism in the world.

Course description: -Definition of terms "ethnic group", "nation", "ethnicity", "nationalism" -Classification of ethnic groups and nations -Previous approaches to the study of ethnicity and nationalism -Interethnic/international relations and processes -Methods of collecting and processing data related to ethnic / national identity

Learning Outcomes: The expected outcome would be students gaining knowledge and skills necessary for independent research and understanding of ethnic and national identity.

Literature/Reading:

• Nedeljkovic, S., Cast, krv i suze: Ogledi iz antropologije etniciteta i nacionalizma, Beograd, Zlatni zmaj 2007.
• Đurđev B., Posleratno naseljavanje Vojvodine - metodi i rezultati demografske analize naseljavanja Vojvodine u periodu 1945-1981, Novi Sad, Matica Srpska 1995.
• B.Anderson, Nacija zamišljena zajednica, Beograd 1998.
• D.Janjić, Rečnik nacionaliste, Beograd 1988.
• A.D.Smit, Nacionalni identitet, Beograd, XX vek, 1998.
• D.Bandić, Carstvo zemaljsko i carstvo nebesko: Ogledi o narodnoj religiji, drugo dopunjeno izdanje, XX vek, Beograd 1998, 33-54.
• F.Putinja/Ž.Stref-Fenar, Teorije o etnicitetu, XX vek, Beograd 1997.
• T.H.Eriksen, Etnicitet i nacionalizam, XX vek, Beograd 2004.
• Ljuboja G., Savremene sovjetske i zapadne teorije o etnosu, u Sociologija XXX br.1, 1988, 97-116.