| Course title | German Cultural Studies - Lecture |
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| Course code | KGN/KP10 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| 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 |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
| Lecturer(s) |
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| Course content |
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Series of lectures providing an overview of all expressions of German/Austrian/Swiss culture, history, history of ideas, history of arts, social, political and media events. Program: 1. Introduction and Context 2. Early Cinema 3. Expressionism and Kammerspiel 4. Germans in Hollywood 5. Cinema of the Third Reich 6. Mainstream Cinema after the War 7. New German Cinema 8. Cinema of Eastern Germany 9. German Cinema Now
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook) |
| Learning outcomes |
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Series of lectures providing an overview of all expressions of German/Austrian/Swiss culture, history, history of ideas, history of arts, social, political and media events.
The lecture 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. Recently, a crucial role has been played by the discussed model "German studies as a cultural science". The resulting competence consists in: general knowledge of culture, history, art, thought etc. in German speaking countries and the ability to interpret a German text/Sachtext, complex as regards its content and linguistic features. |
| Prerequisites |
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The lecture is intended for all students of the Palacký University. Students of other than German studies programme who sign up for this "course" can choose any actual seminar/exercises/lecture from the modular selection of the Department for German studies that belongs to the "Culture and Society" modulus - formerly called "Conversational exercises". Actual selection of all "Conversational exercises" courses including the timetable details is to be found before the beginning of each term on the departmental web pages www.germanistika.cz.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Mark, Oral exam
Completion requirements will be specified by individual lecturers. The series of lectures will be completed with an oral or written exam. For each lecture it is recommended to watch selected films which will be analyzed. |
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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): German Philology (2015) | 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 Philology (2015) | 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: - |
| 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 for Translators and Interpreters (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): German Philology (2017) | 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 (2017) | 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: - |