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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Social and Economic Foundations of the Early Modern Period, Czech Context 2. The Enlightenment and Enlightened Absolutism I - European Context 3. The Enlightenment and Enlightened Absolutism II - The Habsburg Monarchy 4. Intellectual Currents and Ideologies of the 18th and 19th Centuries 5. Political Developments in the Czech Lands from the Late 18th Century to the First World War, with Special Attention to CzechGerman Relations 6. MarxismLeninism, Fascism, National Socialism, Totalitarian Systems of the 20th Century, Czechoslovak Context 7. The Czechoslovak Republic - A Democratic State in the Heart of Europe, National and NonNational Issues 8. CzechSlovak Relations from the End of the First World War to the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993 9. The Munich Dictate, the SoCalled Second Republic, and the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia 10. PostWar Developments I - The Expulsion of the Sudeten Germans; The Development of CzechGerman Relations to the Present 11. PostWar Developments II - The Rise and Victory of Communist Totalitarianism, the Dismantling of Parliamentary Democracy; The Communist Regime in the 1950s and 1960s 12. PostWar Developments III - Normalization after 1968: Political, Economic, Social, and Cultural Conditions; The 1989 Revolution 13. The Jewish Population in the Territory of Today's Czech Republic
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to consolidate and deepen students' fundamental knowledge of modern national history, set within the broader context of European history. Special attention will be devoted to topics that are relevant to the present day. Within each topic, basic factual information will first be presented, followed by an analysis of the causes, internal connections, and consequences of historical events, relationships, and phenomena, as well as a discussion of these issues. Discussions will make use of student presentations and respondent commentaries.
The course will enable graduates to navigate the complexities of the contemporary world, whose current form is the result of past developments. For journalists, sufficient historical competence makes it possible to responsibly cover present-day events that possess a historical context. The competencies acquired in this course will also facilitate successful completion of the followup course History of Czech Journalism in the European Context.
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Prerequisites
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Elementary factual knowledge at the level of a secondaryschool graduate is expected from students entering the course. This knowledge will be further developed during instruction, with particular emphasis on identifying the causes and consequences of historical events. A prerequisite for productive participation in the course is familiarity with the historical timeline and the ability to work with it.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance
Students are expected to undertake independent study of the factual foundations (data, events, and basic contexts). The level of this knowledge is assessed during the course through oral interaction with the instructor; periodic tests may also be assigned to verify participants' fundamental factual knowledge related to individual topics. In addition, two comprehensive tests in the form of openended questions are administered: the first evaluates knowledge of the material up to the end of the First World War, and the second covers developments up to and including the year 1993. Successful completion of all tests is a prerequisite for obtaining course credit. If a student achieves a grade of A to D on the tests, he or she may be awarded the colloquium upon fulfilling all other course requirements (see below for details on the colloquium). Each participant also selects one topic from the course syllabus and prepares a presentation on it. The prepared topic is presented during the seminar and evaluated orally by the instructor. If the student fails to present the selected topic, or if the presentation is of insufficient quality or incomplete, the instructor will assign a comprehensive written seminar paper on the topic. A wellprepared seminar paper must be submitted in written form no later than during the credit week and becomes a condition for receiving course credit. Another requirement for obtaining course credit is a minimum attendance rate of 75%. Participants who do not achieve a grade of A to D on the tests must complete an oral colloquium. During the colloquium, the instructor selects one thematic area from the course syllabus and conducts a discussion with the student. If the student demonstrates sufficient knowledge, the colloquium is successfully completed.
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Recommended literature
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Bartoš, J., Trapl, M. Československo 1918-1938. Fakta, materiály, reálie, Olomouc 1991.
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Bělina, P., kol. Bělina, P., kol., Dějiny zemí koruny české 2., Litomyšl 1995..
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Dokulil, M., Čapka, F., Vaculík, J. Vybrané kapitoly z nejnovějších československých dějin I, Brno 1994.
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Dokulil, M., Čapka, F., Vaculík, J. Vybrané kapitoly z nejnovějších československých dějin II, Brno 1996.
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Kranzen, E. K. Die Vertriebenen: Hitlers letzte Opfer, Propyläen, München 2001.
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Marek, J., kol. České a československé dějiny 2., Praha 1991.
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Olivová, V. Dějiny Československa 1918 - 1938, Sv. 1 - 2, Praha 1992.
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Vaculík, J. Obecné dějiny novověku IV (1789-1918), Brno 1999 (skriptum)..
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