Body in Culture Field of study: Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology
Programme code: W6-S1AK19.2023

Module name: Body in Culture
Module code: W6-AK-S1-CKN
Programme code: W6-S1AK19.2023
Semester:
  • winter semester 2026/2027
  • winter semester 2025/2026
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 2
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The purpose of the module is to introduce the student to selected anthropological issues concerning the various ways in which the body functions. The classes will allow the student to gain the necessary theoretical knowledge of the different perspectives on how to perceive the body - on the one hand as a biological organism governed by physiology and drives, on the other - as a social organism modelled by culture. The classes will address selected categories, such as e.g., food, space, beauty and fitness, sickness and health, cleanliness and dirtiness, death.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
jest gotów do wykorzystania zdobytej wiedzy antropologicznej dotyczącej problematyki ciała w kulturze do rozwiązywania wybranych problemów społecznych [_K_1]
 K_K02 [2/5]
potrafi prezentować własne pomysły, sprawnie wypowiadać się w mowie i na piśmie na wybrane tematy z zakresu problematyki ciała w kulturze [_U​_1]
 K_U05 [4/5]
potrafi dokonać obserwacji oraz interpretacji zjawisk społecznych i kulturowych dotyczących ciała [_U​_2]
 K_U01 [3/5]
zna i rozumie w stopniu zawansowanym rolę refleksji antropologicznej w kształtowaniu oraz interpretowaniu zjawisk kulturowych dotyczących ciała [_W_1]
 K_W02 [4/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
discussion classes [_fs_1] 30 Explanation/clarification [a05] 
Activating method – discussion / debate [b04] 
Audio playback / audio drama [c03] 
Screen presentation [c07] 
Individual work with a text [f02]  		course work _K_1 _U​_1 _U​_2 _W_1
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Search for materials and review activities necessary for class participation [a01] Preparation for classes
reviewing literature, documentation, tools and materials as well as the specifics of the syllabus and the range of activities indicated in it as required for full participation in classes
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Determining the stages of task implementation contributing to the verification of learning outcomes [c01] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
devising a task implementation strategy embracing the division of content, the range of activities, implementation time and/or the method(s) of obtaining the necessary materials and tools, etc.
Implementation of an individual or group assignment necessary for course/phase/examination completion [c03] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
a set of activities aimed at performing an assigned task, to be executed out of class, as an obligatory phase/element of the verification of the learning outcomes assigned to the course
Analysis of the corrective feedback provided by the academic teacher on the results of the verification of learning outcomes [d01] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reading through the academic teacher’s comments, assessments and opinions on the implementation of the task aimed at checking the level of the achieved learning outcomes
Attachments
Module description (PDF)
Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
Semester Module Language of instruction
(no information given)