Course: Postmedieval archaeology 1

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Course title Postmedieval archaeology 1
Course code KAR/NMS1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Halva Jan, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Flora Petr, Ph.D.
  • Havel René, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
This course is designed for students of the post-gradual study in Archaeology (study program Historical Sciences) or for students of other related sciences (social and cultural anthropology, modern history). It is focused on archaeology and artifactual elements of culture in Europe from the beginning of the Modern period (turn of the 15th and 16th centuries) up to the 20th century. 1. Introduction to Archaeology of Modern period, modernity and present 2. Villages, cultural landscape and agriculture 1 (16th ? 17th century) 3. Villages, cultural landscape and agriculture 2 (18th ? 19th century) 4. Modern town environment, craftworks, trade 5. Seats of aristocracy, gardens, parks 6. Fortification and conflict archaeology on the Modern period 7. Mining, processing and manufacturing areas of the Modern period 8. Movable artifacts ? basic overview 9. Industrial revolution and industrial archaeology 10. Conflict archaeology of the 20th century 11. Cold War archaeology 12. Archaeology of present

Learning activities and teaching methods
Multimedia supported teaching, Students' portfolio, Task-based study method, Individual study, Self-study of literature, Lecture, Practicum
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 41 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 20 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 43 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
To name the most important milestones of the 20th century
To summarize the basic important features of archaeology for understanding modern society
Skills
To understand a scientific text in English/German
To use adequate terminology in Czech
To understand a scientifically-structured lecture
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To summarize the issues of modern period and contemporary archaeology in European context
To outline the development of material culture in the monitored period
To summarize the basic objectives and approaches of this archaeological specialization and its importance for understanding modern European society
To summarize the options of studying the recent past through archaeological sources
Skills
To use knowledge based on history, ethnology and social and cultural anthropology for understanding both older and modern history
To use deeper interdisciplinary collaboration while formulating questions concerning both older and modern history
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
Task-based study method
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Oral exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • archeologická společnost:. Association for World War Archaeology (AWA):.
  • archeologická společnost:. Imperial War Museum:.
  • archeologická společnost:. Society for Historical Archaeology.
  • archeologická společnost:. Society for Post-medieval Archaeology.
  • Capella, E. C. ? Symonds, J. Industrial Archaeology. Future Directions. New York, 2005.
  • Crossley, D. Post-medieval Archaeology in Britain. London ? Leicaster ? New York, 1994.
  • časopis:. Post-medieval Archaeology.
  • časopis:. Studies in Postmedieval Archaeology 1 (1990), 2 (2007), 3 (2009).
  • Deagan, K. Neither History nor Prehistory: The Questions that Count in Historical Archaeology. Historical Archaeology 22(1), 7?12.. 1988.
  • Gaimster, David R. M.; Gilchrist, Roberta. The archaeology of reformation, 1480-1580 : papers given at the archaeology of reformation Conference, February 2001, hosted jointly by Society for Medieval Archaeology, Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology. Leeds : Maney, 2003. ISBN 1-904350-00-3.
  • Harrison, R. ? Schofield, J. After Modernity: Archaeological Approaches to the Contemporary Past. Oxford, 2010.
  • Leone, M. P. & Potter P. B. (eds.). Historical Archaeologies of Capitalism. New York, 1999.
  • Nicka, D. ? Beaudry, M. C. The Cambridge Companion to Historical Archaeology. Cambridge, 2006.
  • Palmer, Marilyn; Neaverson, Peter. Industrial archaeology : principles and practice. London : Routledge, 1998. ISBN 0-415-16769-8.
  • Penrose, Sefryn. Images of change : an archaeology of England's contemporary landscape. Swindon : English Heritage, 2007. ISBN 978-1-905624-14-0.
  • Rathje, William L.; Murphy, Cullen. Rubbish! : the archaeology of garbage. Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8165-2143-3.
  • Robertshaw, Andrew; Kenyon, David. Digging the trenches : the archaeology of the Western Front. Barnsley : Pen & Sword Military, 2008. ISBN 978-1-84415-671-9.
  • Saunders, Nicholas J. Killing Time : archaeology and the First World War. Gloucestershire : History Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-7524-5602-7.
  • Schofield, J. Aftermath: Readings in the Archaeology of Recent Conflict. New York, 2009.
  • Smetánka, Z. ? Žegklitz, J. Post-medieval archaeology in Bohemia and its problems, In: Studies in Postmedieval Archaeology 1. Prague, 7 ? 22.. 1990.
  • Stratton, Michael; Trinder, Barrie Stuart. Twentieth century industrial archaeology. London : E&FN Spon, 2000. ISBN 0-419-24680-0.


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