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Course: Memory Studies and Oral History

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Course title Memory Studies and Oral History
Course code KHI/QOH
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
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)
  • Švaříčková Slabáková Radmila, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Peřinová Markéta
Course content
Memory Studies and Oral History as fields of research Memory Studies, Collective and Individual Memory Collective Memory and World War II Collective Memory and Communism Collective Memory and Film Collective Memory and Literature Memory, Senses and Emotions Oral History and Theoretical Assumptions Feminist Oral History Oral History and its Methods

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Group work, Analyzing and producing audiovisual content
  • Preparation for the Exam - 20 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 82 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce two seemingly related, yet completely differently defined interdisciplinary fields of research - memory studies and oral history. This is a theoretically oriented course that prepares students for research in a given area of inquiry. It is not a practical course.
Orientation in the field of memory studies and oral history, with reference to research in Western countries.
Prerequisites
Passive knowledge of English at B2 level, readings for each of the seminars (mostly in English), active participation in class discussions.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Essay, Systematic Observation of Student, Final project

Passive knowledge of English at B2 level required (reading texts, audiovideo). BA in History and related disciplines (for example cultural anthropology). Knowledge of the historiography of the second half of the twentieth century.
Recommended literature
  • Erll. Memory in Culture. .
  • Oiick. The Collective Memory Reader. .
  • Perks. The Oral history reader. .
  • Roediger - Wertsch. Creating a new discipline of memory studies. .
  • Rothberg. Multidirectional memory. .
  • Švaříčková Slabáková, Radmila. O paměti, historii, vědomí a nevědomí Současná bádání v paměťových studiích. 2007.
  • Thompson, Paul. The Voice of the Past: Oral history. .
  • Winter. Remembering War. .


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2015) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA25) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA25) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 26.10.2025 23:57. Data created for academic year 2025/2026