| Course title | Made in Hollywood: American history in film |
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| Course code | KHI/MIH |
| 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 | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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Programe: 19.IX Úvod 26.IX Patriot 03.X Gone with the Wind 10.X How the West Was Won 17.X Citizen Kane 24.X Tora! Tora! Tora! 31.X Apollo 13 07.XI Olověná vesta 14.XI Všichni prezidentovi muži 21.XI Star Wars 28.XI Argo 05.XII Rocky IV 12.XII Vrtěti psem 19.XII Clerks
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Projection (static, dynamic)
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| Learning outcomes |
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Made In Hollywood: American History in Film focuses, as its name suggests, on portraying American history in the film. Especially those pictures that either show a particular section of American history (Patriot, Gone With the Wind), or those that reflect the time they were created (Star Wars, Rocky IV) will be selected. As a result, it will be present in the attractive form not only the history of the US, but also the used narrative. Moreover, everything will be set in the context of a globalized world, as cinematography served not only as an instrument of internal propaganda, but also as a very important soft power in the arena of the Cold War for instance. After completing the course, students should acquire not only new knowledge but also methodological framework. First of all, they should be better oriented in the history of the United States, as during the course it will be necessary to explain the context of the creation of individual pictures and what they actually represented. In addition, however, the focus will be on getting students to know what their social role was and how they formed or changed the American historical narrative. Finally, students will learn to use film as a historical source.
The course dynamics will be such that students look at a film showing a certain era of US history at home. In the classroom, we will first talk about the circumstances of the film, but the main part of the lecture will be dedicated to the discussion about the film and the historical epoch. Subsequently, students will learn how to work with film as a historical source. First, they make their critique (Review) and then try to deduce motivation and conclusions from it (Historical Work). |
| Prerequisites |
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None
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Student performance, Seminar Work
Evaluation: Active participation in the course - 20% Attendance - 20% Review - 30% Historical Paper - 30% For Review and Historical Paper: A student chooses a film that shows US history. He writes the review as a purely cinematic, and thus performs de facto critique of the source. The historical work will consist in the student's involvement in the film's historical context. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| 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 (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 (NA20) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | 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 (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 (NA22) | 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): 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 (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 (NA19) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Euroculture (2015) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | 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 Arts | Study plan (Version): History (2019) | Category: History courses | - | 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 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: - |