| Course title | The introduction into the Book studies |
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| Course code | KBH/USTK |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | 3 |
| Semester | Winter and 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 |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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1. How (and why) to study the book(s)? 2. What is a book? 3. What are books for? 4. Materiality of the book 5. Author 6. The reader 7. Publisher; book market 8. Digitality of books
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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The aim of the course is to introduce students to the study of the book or Book Studies, a discipline that will be discussed as an alternative and parallel to the study of literature. Book studies is an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspective on how to study the book beyond the development of domestic (nation-oriented) literature. We will become familiar with the basic concepts, methods and main themes of book studies. We will take into account the materiality of the book, the life cycle of the book, the problems of the creation, production and distribution of books, and part of the discussion will be devoted to reading in different perspectives. The lectures are focused more on historical and theoretical topics, the seminars on specific sub-issues. These will be addressed through examples and group work.
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| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
KBH/USTKS |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
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unspecified
- physical participation - preparation and fullfilment of individual and group tasks (seminar) - final test (lecture) - adherence to general ethical and professional rules of study and research (details will be included in the Moodle entry documents) |
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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 Arts | Study plan (Version): Czech Philology for News Media Editors (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Czech Philology for News Media Editors (2025) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |