Lecturer(s)
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Šestakova Lenka, Mgr. Th.D.
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Růžičková Jitka, doc. PhDr. CSc.
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Course content
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1) Europe ? Enlightenment rationalism ? Judaism ? Jews. Mendelssohn, Spinoza. 2) Maria Theresa and the Jews. Reforms of Joseph II. System patent. Anti-Judaism. Reform Judaism. The beginnings of assimilation. 2) The year 1848/1849 and Jews in Europe. Karel Havlíček Borovský and Jews in the Czech lands. 3) The completion of equal rights for Jews in Austria and its response in the majority and Jewish world. 4) From anti-Judaism to modern anti-Semitism in Europe and the Czech lands. Philosemitism in Europe and in the Czech lands. Ritual murder in Europe. Revival of the Jesuit legend about Šimon Abeles. 5) Integration, assimilation and changes in the relationship to Judaism in the Czech lands until the creation of the Czechoslovak Republic I. 6) Integration, assimilation and changes in the relationship to Judaism in the Czech lands until the creation of the Czechoslovak Republic II. 7) Cradles of Zionism in Europe, its relation to Judaism. Zionism in the Czech lands. 8) The First World War, the emergence of nation states in Europe and the Jews. 9) The Czech-Jewish movement in the First Republic in the context of European assimilationist movements I. 10) The Zionist movement in the First Republic in the context of the world national Jewish movement I. 11) The Czech-Jewish movement in the First Republic in the context of European assimilationist movements II. 12) The Zionist movement in the First Republic in the context of the World Jewish National Movement II. 13) Disintegration of Jewish life in Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Discussion, Individual study, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature
- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 60 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 6 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 5 hours per semester
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prerequisite |
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Knowledge |
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- to possess expert knowledge required in the course Judaism and Jews since the Middle Ages 1 (KBS / J1X) - to describe the most important events, places and figures of the medieval history of the Jews - to introduce this history into the overall context of the history of Europe and the Middle East. |
Skills |
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- to have skills required in the course Judaism and Jews since the Middle Ages 1 (KBS / J1X) - to provide self-study based on critical selection of relevant academic sources - to use effectively modern information technologies |
Competences |
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learning outcomes |
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Knowledge |
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- to describe most important events, places and persons of modern history of Jews - to put this history into the context of European and Middle Eastern history - to explain reforms of Judaism, rationalism, haskala, liberal and conservative movement - to characterize Eastern European khasidis - to define antijudaism and antisemitism |
Skills |
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- to evaluate reforms of judaism for Jewish nation - to interprete relation between antijudaism and antisemitism - to write an academic text or to give a qualified speech on a sub-theme of Jewish history and culture since the Middle Ages to the Modern Age - to link Jewish thinking and practice with certain historical circumstances |
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teaching methods |
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Knowledge |
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Lecture |
Self-study of literature |
Students' portfolio |
Individual study |
Seminar |
Discussion |
Skills |
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Students' portfolio |
Seminar |
Competences |
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Skills demonstration |
Individual study |
Students' portfolio |
assessment methods |
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Knowledge |
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Seminar work |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Oral exam |
Skills |
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Oral exam |
Seminar work |
Competences |
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Oral exam |
Seminar work |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Recommended literature
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Buber, Martin. Chasidská vyprávění. Praha : ÚCN, 1990. ISBN 80-7017-072-7.
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Buber, Martin. Já a ty. Olomouc : Votobia, 1995. ISBN 80-7198-042-1.
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Hayoun, Maurice-Ruben. Židovské osvícenství mezi Córdobou a Berlínem. II. Praha : Volvox Globator, 2000. ISBN 80-7207-359-1.
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Hayoun, Maurice-Ruben. Židovské osvícenství mezi Córdobou a Berlínem. I. Praha : Volvox Globator, 1998. ISBN 80-7207-203-X.
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Hemelík, M. Spinoza. Život filozofa. Olomouc, 1996.
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Scholem, G. Davidova hvězda. Praha, 1996.
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Tydlitátová, V. Židé v Putinově stínu. Antisemitismus v české prokremelské propagandě.. Plzeň, 2017.
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