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Course: Women and Men in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period

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Course title Women and Men in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period
Course code KHI/QZAR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Jadrná Matějková Hana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Antonín Malaníková Michaela, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Peřinová Markéta
Course content
1. Women´s history, gender history and historiography: methodological basis, possibilities and limits of these historiographical approaches 2. Eve, or Mary? Normative femininity and masculinity through the prism of the Bible and the Church authorities 3. Querelle des femmes in the middle ages and early modern times 4. Complementarity and competition of women and men in medieval work sphere 5. Medieval and early modern marriage in theory and practice 6. Widowhood 7. Gender stereotypes in the children´s education in the middle ages and early modern times 8. Artistic sphere - women in medieval and early modern art

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The course "Man is a head of woman, woman is a body of man" Women and Men in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times will focus on the social, cultural and gender aspects of the history of the medieval and early modern period. The main narrative line of the course is the position of women in medieval and early modern society accentuated from various angles, always seen in complementary relation to men´s history, following the methodological basis of gender history. Emphasis will be placed on work with contemporary texts and relevant secondary literature. Active participation of students in the discussions is expected.
The student will improve his/her knowledge of the history of the medieval and early modern times and will enrich it with various social, cultural and gender aspects. He/she will learn how to work with contemporary sources and relevant secondary literature. He/she will apply the acquired knowledge by preparing his/her presentation and by discussions at the course.
Prerequisites
General knowledge of the history of medieval and early modern times.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Attendance and active participation at the course, preparation for the class (text reading), preparation of a presentation, discussions
Recommended literature
  • Duby, Georges ? Perrot, Michelle (ed.). (1993). Geschichte der Frauen.
  • Ennen, Edith. (2001). Ženy ve středověku.. Praha.
  • Goody, Jack. (2006). Proměny rodiny v evropské historii. Praha.
  • Chojnacka, Monica ? Wiesner-Hanks, Merry. (2002). Ages of Woman, Ages of Man. Sources in European Social History, 1400?1750. London.
  • Le Goff, Jacques ? Truong, Nicolas. (2003). Tělo ve středověké kultuře. Praha.
  • Lenderová, Milena ? Čadková, Kateřina ? Stráníková, Jana (eds.). (2006). Dějiny žen aneb Evropská žena od středověku do 20. století v zajetí historiografie.
  • Lenderová, Milena ? Kopičková, Božena ? Burešová, Jana ? Maur, Eduard (eds.). (2009). Žena v českých zemích od středověku do 20. století.
  • Pernoud, Régine. (2002). Žena v době katedrál. Praha.
  • Ratajová, Jana - Storchová, Lucie (edd.). (2008). Nádoby mdlé, hlavy nemající. Diskursy panenství a vdovství v české literatuře raného novověku.
  • Ratajová, Jana ? Storchová, Lucie (edd.). (2009). Žena není příšera, ale nejmilejší stvoření Boží. Diskursy manželství v české literatuře raného novověku.


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 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): 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: -
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 Arts Study plan (Version): History (2012) 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