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Course title Seminar on 19th Century D
Course code KHI/XD19D
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester 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
Lecturer(s)
  • Kohoutová Jitka, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Peřinová Markéta
Course content
The course belongs among the seminars in 19th century history designed for undergraduate students of history and archive studies. Each class is based on working with a primary historical source or secondary literature, which the student is required to study before coming to the class. Thematically, the seminar primarily focuses on the 19th-century cultural and social history. Topics: - The Age of Reason - Romanticism - The birth of modern nations - Bulgaria's way to independence as an example of the national movement in the Balkans - The bourgeoisie and the culture of liberalism - Social aspects of the Industrial revolution - A new face of cities - urbanization in the 19th century - The lifestyle of Prague bourgeois society in the second half of the 19th century - Faith and religion in a "disenchanted world" - The clash of cultures as one of the aspects of colonialism - Fin de siecle - une belle époque?

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Group work
  • Homework for Teaching - 17 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 8 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The goal of the course is - to acquaint students with the basic phenomena and processes that are key to understanding the cultural and social history of the 19th century; - to develop their skills in interpreting primary historical sources; - to develop their skills of independant work with scholarly literature and elaborating a chosen topic on the basis of this literature; - to develop students' presentation skills.
- Students will understand the phenomena and processes behind the birth of modern European society, and acquire factual knowledge of the 19th-century cultural and social history. - Students will practise skills related to both the interpretation of primary historical sources and to working with secondary literature related to this historical period and selected topics. - Within the preparation of a presentation, students will practice the skills to elaborate a given topic based on the study of literature and then to present it to their colleagues in class.
Prerequisites
Students are supposed to have basic factual knowledge of the history of the 19th century.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Systematic Observation of Student, Written exam

- active participation in the seminars (max. 2 absences) - preparation for the seminars, i.e. studying the assigned texts for each class - written analysis of a historical source - oral presentation given in class - credit test
Recommended literature
  • Carl E. Schorske. Vídeň na přelomu století. Brno. 2000.
  • Hugh McLeod. Sekularizace v západní Evropě (1848-1914). Brno. 2008.
  • Jan Rychlík a kol. Mezi Vídní a Cařihradem. Utváření balkánských národů. Praha. 2009.
  • Marc Ferro. Dějiny kolonizací. Od dobývání až po nezávislost 13.-20. století. Praha. 2007.
  • Milena Lenderová - Tomáš Jiránek - Marie Macková. Z dějin české každodennosti. Praha. 2017.
  • Miloš Řezník. Formování moderního národa. Evropské "dlouhé" 19. století. Praha. 2003.
  • Neil Ferguson. Britské impérium: cesta k modernímu světu. Praha. 2007.
  • Otto Urban. Kapitalismus a česká společnost. K otázkám formování české společnosti v 19. století. Praha. 2003.
  • Pavla Horská - Eduard Maur - Jiří Musil. Zrod velkoměsta. Urbanizace českých zemí a Evropa. Praha a Litomyšl. 2002.
  • Ulrich Im Hof. Evropa a osvícenství. Praha. 2001.
  • Zdeněk Hrbata - Martin Procházka. Romantismus a romantismy. Praha. 2006.


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): History with Emphasis of Education Aspects (BB21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2015) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History with Emphasis of Education Aspects (BB22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History with Emphasis of Education Aspects (BB19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Archival Works (2015) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Histrory (2019) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2015) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History with Emphasis of Education Aspects (BB21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History with Emphasis of Education Aspects (BB23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Archive Studies (2019) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History with Emphasis of Education Aspects (BB19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History with Emphasis of Education Aspects (BB24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History with Emphasis of Education Aspects (BB24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History with Emphasis of Education Aspects (BB20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History with Emphasis of Education Aspects (BB20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History with Emphasis of Education Aspects (BB22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History with Emphasis of Education Aspects (BB23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 30.04.2025 23:58. Data created for academic year 2024/2025