Course: Modern Czech-German Relations (1848-1918)

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Course title Modern Czech-German Relations (1848-1918)
Course code KSA/MCNVD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vránová Lava, doc. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
1. The beginnings of the Czech-German national conflict. National identities at the time of the revolution and after its defeat. 2. The period of the second national political spring. Attributes, symbols, identities. 3. Czech identity as understood by František Palacký. 4. National and social identity of the workers' movement. 5. Prague as the capital of the Czech lands and the Czech national symbol. National movement in other Czech cities (Pilsen, České Budějovice). 6. The first great national conflict in the Czech lands and its consequences. 7. The borderlands of the Czech lands with a majority German population as a space for national conflict. 8. Specifics of Moravian national identity. 9. National modus vivendi in the 1890s. The "golden age" of Czech anti-Semitism. 10. The transition of society from traditionally elite to plebeian. 11. The emergence of critical Czechism and Czech society. 12. The Czech labour movement. Ethnicity and supra-ethnicity. 13. Mentality of Czech and Czech-German society during the First World War.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 40 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 8 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
To read understand texts in German or in English To characterize key theories in Anthropology
Skills
To conduct independently his/her own research To apply theories and methods to their own research To writte a cultivated professional text
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To characterize and describe key theories, methodologies on the border of anthropology and history
Skills
To evalluate critically the data obtained from research and analyze them in qualified manner To alaborate a qualified professional text To lead and implement anthropological research
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar classes
Skills
Lecture
Competences
Lecture
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Oral exam
Skills
Seminar work
Competences
Test
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Cohen, Gary B. Němci v Praze 1861-1914. Praha : Karolinum, 2000. ISBN 80-246-0019-6.
  • Jan KŘEN. Konfliktní společenství. Češi a Němci 1780-1918. Praha, 2013. ISBN 978-80-246-2177-7.
  • Kořalka, J. Češi v habsburské říši 1815-1914. Praha, 1996.
  • Müller, H., Krieger, K.,H., Vollrath, H.. Dějiny Německa. Praha, 1995.
  • Seibt, F. Německo a Češi. Dějiny jednoho sousedství uprostřed Evropy. Praha, 1996.
  • SOUKUPOVÁ, Blanka. Česká společnost před sto lety. Identita, stereotyp, mýtus. Praha, 2000.
  • Urban, O. Česká společnost 1848-1918.


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