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Course: Anatomy of Power: Dictatorships of the 20th Century

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Course title Anatomy of Power: Dictatorships of the 20th Century
Course code KHI/AOP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Perutka Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction - prolegomena: Authoritarian, Totalitarian, left wing/right wing 2. Dictators 101: How to become one 3. Military men 4. One Party rule 5. Family matters 6. God save the king 7. Machiavellian advice: How to stay in power 8. We command the rain; we command the wind: building the economy 9. Fortress of solitude and international dimension 10. Leaving 11. Dictatorships and popular culture 12. Gamification class 13. Conclusion and comparison

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Homework for Teaching - 30 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 30 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
This course presents the most important dictatorships of the 20th century. It will not be focused on particular biographies but rather on the whole system they created and the anatomy of their power. We will discuss their beginnings and ends, how they established totalitarian or authoritarian rule, what economic model they pursued. Another important aspect is their influence in the World's politics and how they fitted in the history of the 20th century. The form of this course is a seminar, students will be given a lecture before each session, and we will debate the topic later in the classroom.
After the completion of this course, students will be able to understand the characteristics of the dictatorships of the 20th century and place them into the proper historical context. They will understand, how they rose to power, what instruments they used to maintain it, and how they ended. They will also comprehend the local differences between them because they will present a paper or short biography of one of them.
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Seminar Work

Attendance - 20 % (Only two absences will be permitted) Paper (biopic) and its presentation - 30 % (Student will write a short paper around 5 normpages - 9000 characters with spaces - and present it in class. It will be a short biography of a selected dictator. The structure has to be based on the program of this course, i.e. who he was, how he rose to power, what political and economical system he created, how he was ousted and what was his role in the 20th century history) Lectures and active Participation - 30 % Book Review - 20 % (2 to 3 normpages - 3600 to 5400 characters with spaces of a book about a dictator) Bonus points - 10 % Gamification class (we will play a jeopardy game)
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Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Euroculture (2023) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2012) 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 (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
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: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Euroculture (2019) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
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: -
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: -
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: -
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: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
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: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
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