Course: German-Czech Relationships in the 19th and 20th Century

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Course title German-Czech Relationships in the 19th and 20th Century
Course code KGN/KAHCN
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction German
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)
  • Horňáček Milan, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Drawing on historical sources relating to key historical events, this seminar provides an overview of the tense coexistence of Czechs and Germans in Bohemia and Moravia. The seminar focuses primarily on the 19th and 20th centuries. However, as the nationalist arguments of both sides often referred to distant historical events, significant historical events from the Middle Ages and the early modern period will also be briefly examined. The seminar sessions are based on historical source texts, which are read and interpreted collectively following brief introductions to the historical and contemporary context and issues. The primary text used is: Manfred Alexander (Hrsg.): Quellen zu den deutsch-tschechischen Beziehungen 1848 bis heute. Darmstadt Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft 2005

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Methods of Written Work, Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the seminar is to provide students with a historical overview of the coexistence of Germans and Czechs in the Czech lands, with a particular focus on nationalist discourses and discourses centred on strategies of tolerance.
The seminar aims at introducing students to the problems, issues and methods used in certain disciplines the knowledge of which is essential for the study of the German society and culture.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of German at least at B1 level.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analysis of Creative works (Music, Pictorial,Literary), Dialog

Active participation in seminars, a final interview at the end of the term, a maximum of two unexcused absences.
Recommended literature
  • Alexander, Manfred. (2008). Kleine Geschichte der böhmischen Länder. Stuttgart Reclam.
  • Křen, Jan. (1996). Die Konfliktgemeinschaft. Tschechen und Deutsche 1780-1918. München Oldenbourg.
  • Manfred Alexander (Ed.). Quellen zu den deutsch-tschechischen Beziehungen 1848 bis heute. Darmstadt. 2005.
  • Podiven. (1991). Češi v dějinách nové doby: (pokus o zrcadlo). Praha.
  • Seibt, F. (1997). Deutschland und die Tschechen: Geschichte einer Nachbarschaft in der Mitte Europas. München.


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): German Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German for Translators and Interpreters (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Philology (2022) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German for Translators and Interpreters (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German for Translators and Interpreters (2019_24) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -