Course: 19th Century History Workshop C

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Course title 19th Century History Workshop C
Course code KHI/YD19C
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
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
The course is part of the whole range of the seminars on the 19th-century history which are mandatory for undergraduate students of history. The attention will be paid to the fundametal processes of the long 19th century, such as liberalism, feminism and colonialism. Precisely, attention will be paid mainly to the French Revolution, political and economical liberalism, emancipation of women, abolitionism. The events in Western Europe (France, Britain), Bohemia, Asia (Japan and China), America (Reconstruction of the South), Africa (colonialism) will be studied. Every topic is based on the work with a primary source or a secondary literature which the student must read before coming to the class. HF

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The course aims to acquaint students with the basic features of political, social and economical development in the long 19th century.
Students will deepen their understanding of chosen topics concerning the political, economical and social development of Europe, USA, Japan, China and Africa in the long 19th century. They will get familiar with primary sources important for their understanding of the period and they will learn how to analyze them.
Prerequisites
Students are supposed to have basic factual knowledge of the 19th-century history. Students should have at least a passive knowledge of English. HF

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Credit requirements: participation in the classes and class discussions, thourough studying of the reading requirements, presentation, written test at the end of the semester. HF
Recommended literature
  • Drška - Skřivan - Stellner. (1994). Kapitoly z dějin mezinárodních vztahů 1648-1914. Praha.
  • Francois Furet. Francouzská revoluce 1. a 2. díl. .
  • Jiří Hanuš. (2004). Historie moderní doby. Rozhovory o základních pojmech, událostech a problémech 19. století . Brno.
  • Jiří Hutečka. Země krví zbrocená. Americká občanská válka 1861-1865. .
  • John Caiger, Richard Mason. Dějiny Japonska. .
  • John King Fairbank. Dějiny Číny. .
  • Milena Lenderová. K hříchu i k modlitbě. Žena devatenáctého století. .
  • Neil Ferguson. (2007). Britské impérium: cesta k modernímu světu. Praha.
  • Urban, Otto. (1982). Česká společnost 1848-1918. Praha.


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): Histrory (2019) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History with Emphasis of Education Aspects (BB23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Archive Studies (2019) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History with Emphasis of Education Aspects (BB24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History with Emphasis of Education Aspects (BB22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer