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Course: Woman in Modern History

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Course title Woman in Modern History
Course code KHI/EWMH
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
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)
  • Kohoutová Jitka, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Peřinová Markéta
Course content
After a brief introduction to the heritage of the 18th century and of the Enlightenment science and discourse, the course focuses on the experience of women from different social classes and various European regions. A special attention is paid to the concept of separate spheres and its gendering as well as to the glorification of motherhood. For the contextual reasons, one class focuses on the issue of men and masculine identity. In the second half of the semester, the basic features of the feminist movement development, up to establishing gender studies as one of the fields of social sciences, will be discussed, and new trends in the fields of women´s history and gender history will not be left aside. The language of instruction is English.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Group work
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 74 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The goal of the course is - on the background of gender and gender relations, to acquaint students with the construction of feminine identity and with the variety of woman's roles in the modern society; - to develop their skills in working with scholarly literature and in interpreting primary historical sources.
Students acquire a good knowledge of how the idea of feminity developed in the course of modern history as well as of how women themselves experienced their feminity. Students practice working with primary historical sources as well as with scholarly secondary literature dealing with the theme.
Prerequisites
Students are supposed to be acquainted with modern social and cultural history. Students are supposed to have good active and passive knowledge of English.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Student performance, Analyssis of the Student's Portfolio, Written exam

Credit requirements: - Participation in the classes (3 absences max) - Participation in the class discussions - Reading the assigned texts before coming to the class, student must be prepared to speak about the text in the class - 1 written task: students will find tasks for the individual work in the Moodle > they are expected to submit the answers in a written form and upload them in the Moodle before the deadline - Written exam
Recommended literature
  • Ann Katherine Isaacs (ed). (2001). Political Systems and Definitions of Gender Roles. Pisa.
  • Georges Duby - Michelle Perrot (gen. eds.). (1993). History of Women in the West. Vol. IV.. Cambridge, Mass., and London.
  • Gisela Bock. (2002). Women in European History. Oxford.
  • Jack Goody. (1983). The Development of Family and Marriage in Europe. Cambridge.
  • John R. Gillis. (1997). A World of Their Own Making. Myth, Ritual and the Quest for Family Values. Cambridge, Mass.
  • John Tosh. (2005). Manliness and Masculinities in Nineteenth-Century Britain. Harlow.
  • Karen Offen. (2000). European Feminisms 1700-1950. Stanford.
  • Leonore Davidoff - Catherine Hall. (2007). Family Fortunes. Men and Women of the English Middle Class 1780-1850. London and New York.
  • Linda L. Clark. (2008). Women and Achievement in Nineteenth-Century Europe. Cambridge.
  • Lynn Abrams. (2002). The Making of Modern Woman. Europe 1789-1918. Harlow.
  • Philippes Aries - Georges Duby (gen. eds.). (1990). A History of Private Life, Vol. IV.. Cambridge.
  • Susie Steinbach. (2005). Women in England 1760-1914. A Social History. London.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Euroculture (2023_N24) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Euroculture (2023_S24) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Euroculture (2023) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Euroculture (2019) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 18.02.2025 23:59. Data created for academic year 2024/2025