Abstract
When in 2001 the Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology at University of Prishtina was opened for the first time, there was a lack of knowledge about this field of study. Students that enrolled in the Department came up with different reasons and motivations. Since then, the Department made changes and transformations to both the curriculum and the pedagogical approaches used. These changes opened the department to collaborative teaching methods. Over time, narrowly defined, traditional concepts of ethnology and anthropology were expanded into diverse methods, theories and approaches. This article considers the ways in which the department developed and how anthropology was perceived by the students. What were the dilemmas and uncertainties that accompanied students in their choice? How much did parents, relatives and their friends support them? If they would have another opportunity, would they make the same choice again? These are the questions that will be discussed in this paper, besides my personal experience and reflection, firstly as a student in this department and later as teaching assistant.
Highlights
When we talk about the development of Ethnology in Kosovo, both on the individual and institutional level, we are primarily referring to the post 1950s era
When in 2001 the Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology at University of Prishtina was opened for the first time, there was a lack of knowledge about this field of study
The Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Prishtina was founded in October 2001, meaning that full studies in the field of ethnology and cultural anthropology in Kosovo started for the first time in the academic year 2001/2002
Summary
When we talk about the development of Ethnology in Kosovo, both on the individual and institutional level, we are primarily referring to the post 1950s era. Abstract: When in 2001 the Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology at University of Prishtina was opened for the first time, there was a lack of knowledge about this field of study.
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