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Lecturer(s)
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Havel René, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Main topics: 1) Chronological and thematic definition of the archaeology of the Modern Age and Modernity; discussion of various concepts in the European and non-European environment 2) Basic theoretical approaches to the archaeology of the Modern Age - analysis of the assigned literature 3) Basic theoretical approaches of archaeology of Modernity - analysis of assigned literature 4) Possibilities of archaeological study of Modern Age, modern and contemporary landscapes and village settlements (case studies, analysis of assigned literature, oral presentations) 5) Study of the Modern Age and modern urban environment (selected examples, analysis of assigned literature, oral presentations) 6) Industrial archaeology (selected examples, analysis of assigned literature, oral presentations) 7) Archaeology of Modern Age and modern burial grounds (selected examples, analysis of assigned literature, oral presentations) 8) Archaaeology of Modern Age and modern war conflicts (selected examples, analysis of assigned literature, oral presentations) 9) Archeology of totalitarianism of the 20th century (selected examples, analysis of assigned literature, oral presentations) 10) Modern Age and modern artefacts on selected examples (practical teaching based on the collections of the department and the Museum of West Bohemia in Pilsen) 11) Modern and modern artefacts on selected examples (practical teaching based on the collections of the department and the Museum of West Bohemia in Pilsen) 12) Presentation of own empirical research
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 25 hours per semester
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| To summarize basic principles and methods of scientific work |
| General overview of the modern age and modernity. |
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| To discuss and to argument at a seminar relevantly |
| To understand and to reproduce a scientific text in Czech |
| To use and to understand the scientific language |
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| To characterize several key topics of the archeology of the modern age and modernity, to present the basic theoretical approaches and applied methods; to understand the importance of the study of artifacts for the knowledge of the modern and recent past. |
| To summarize the importance and differences in the approaches of archeology and other historical sciences for the study of the modern age and modernity. |
| Summarize the goals and approaches of this archaeological specialization and its importance for the knowledge of modern age and contemporary society. |
| To summarize the basic range of research questions in Europe. |
| To outline the perspectives of the field and research possibilities of modern age and modern society. |
| To summarize the ethical aspects of research in modern society. |
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| Independent study of selected topics; basic overview of professional literature |
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| Self-study of literature |
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| Task-based study method |
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| Continuous assessment |
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Recommended literature
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Buchli, Victor; Lucas, Gavin,; Cox, Margaret. Archaeologies of the contemporary past. London : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2001. ISBN 0-415-23279-1.
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Casella, E. C., Symonds, J. (eds.). Industrial Archaeology. Future Directions. New York: Springer, 2005. ISBN 978-0-387-22608-8.
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Graves-Brown, P., Harrison, R., Piccini, A. The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of the Contemporary World. Oxford, 2013. ISBN 9780199602001.
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Graves-Brown, P. Matter, materiality, and modern culture. London : Routledge, 2000. ISBN 0-415-16705-1.
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Harrison, R. ? Schofield, J. After Modernity: Archaeological Approaches to the Contemporary Past. Oxford, 2010.
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Palmer, Marilyn; Neaverson, Peter. Industrial archaeology : principles and practice. London : Routledge, 1998. ISBN 0-415-16769-8.
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Schofield, J. Aftermath: Readings in the Archaeology of Recent Conflict. New York, 2009.
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Schofield, J. Combat Archaeology. Material Culture and Modern Conflict.. London: Duckworth, 2005.
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Vařeka, Pavel. Archeologie 19. a 20. století přístupy ? metody ? témata. V Plzni : Západočeská univerzita, 2013. ISBN 978-80-261-0221-2.
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