Course: History of the Czech-Bavarian relations

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Course title History of the Czech-Bavarian relations
Course code KHV/DCBA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Švamberg Josef, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Voříšková Jana, Mgr. Doktor der Philosophie
Course content
Overview of the development of the Bavarian-Czech relations (from the Middle Ages to the present) Historical and cultural parallels (similarities among the Czech and Bavarian historical and cultural development) Czech culture centers in Germany (Bavaria), centers of the German culture in Czech lands Jews between Czechs and Germans in the Czech lands Czech-Bavarian relations in the 30s of the 20th century, during the Second World War and in the postwar years Reflection of the fall of the Iron Curtain Czech-Bavarian relations at present

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Seminar
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 26 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to characterize the most important events in Czech and German history
Skills
to read and understand an academical text in Czech and German language
to use adequate terminology in Czech and German language
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to describe the most important events in the field of Czech-Bavarian relations from the Middle Ages to the second half of the 20th century
to describe the similarities of Czech and Bavarian historical and cultural development
to describe Czech-Bavarian relations in the present
Skills
to critically reflect the literature on Czech-Bavarian relations from the Middle Ages to the present
to analyze the historical and cultural parallels of Czech-Bavarian relations
to interpret the position of Jews among Czechs and Germans in the Czech lands
to analyze Czech-Bavarian relations in the 1930s, during World War II and in the post-war years
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Skills
Seminar
Competences
Seminar
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Test
Skills
Oral exam
Test
Competences
Oral exam
Test
Recommended literature
  • Beneš, Zdeněk; Kural, Václav. Geschichte verstehen : die Entwicklung der deutsch-tschechischen Beziehungen in den böhmischen Ländern 1848-1948. Prag : Gallery, 2002. ISBN 80-86010-66-X.
  • HAVRÁNEK, Bohuslav, FISCHER, Rudolf (eds.). Deutsch-tschechische Beziehungen im Bereich der Sprache und Kultur. Abhandlungen der Sächs. Akad. d. Wiss., Philol.-hist. Kl. Bd. 57, H.2. Berlin : Akademie Verlag,1965..
  • KOSCHMAL, Walter; NEKULA, Marek; ROGALL, Joachim. Deutsche und Tschechen. 2. Aufl. München : Beck, 2003. ISBN 3-406-45954-4..
  • Leistner, Bernd. Literaturlandschaft Böhmen : Begegnung von Tschechen und Deutschen. Lübeck-Travemünde : Ostsee-Akademie, 1997. ISBN 3-933182-00-X.
  • Seibt, Ferdinand; Luft, Robert. Deutsche, Tschechen, Sudetendeutsche : Analysen und Stellungnahmen zu Geschichte und Gegenwart aus fünf Jahrzehnten. München : R. Oldenbourg, 2002. ISBN 3-486-56675-X.


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