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Lecturer(s)
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Polách Vladimír, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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2. A book for the whole nation: Anderson?s ?imagined community? and the Czech national awakening in the 1st half of 19th century; the ossianic ?ancient Czech manuscripts?. 3. The case of Karel Hynek Macha: from obscure self-publishing to the romantic national poet. 4. Nemcova?s Babicka (Grandmother) as a symbol of bygone times (that never were?). 5. Jaroslav Hašek: The Good Soldier Švejk. The uses of ?Švejk?. 6. Orbis publishing house: inter-war culture diplomacy. Books as propaganda. 7. Julius Fucik: Notes from the Gallows. The creation of myths and legends during Communism. 8. The Purge: attempts at directive management of literary life and reading (1930s-1950s). 9. Book in exile and the cultural suicide of Communist Czechoslovakia. 10. The secret life of books: antiquaries, Book Thursdays, samizdat, private networks. 11. 1990s: return of the commercial book and mass-market paperback. 12. The future of the book: research of contemporary reading patterns.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The seminar will present the book not as an object of literary science, but as an object with symbolic, cultural, and ideological functions.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
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Recommended literature
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