Course: "On the Preservation of Good Health." Selected Topics in the History of Early Modern Medicine 2

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Course title "On the Preservation of Good Health." Selected Topics in the History of Early Modern Medicine 2
Course code KHI/ZDZ2
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 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.
  • Šmerda Tommy, Mgr.
Course content
Households and domestic health care Medicinal substances and remedies II Pharmacies and the urban environment Women as "patients": infertility, menstruation, and reproductive health Folk healing and popular medicine Children and medicine: childcare, health, and disease Bodily difference and monstrosity Diagnosis and therapeutic practices: uroscopy, bloodletting Spa culture and balneology: the example of Kuks as a distinctive case study Additional topics selected and developed in collaboration with students

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Group work
Learning outcomes
The course "On the Preservation of Good Health." Selected Topics in the History of Early Modern Medicine II builds upon the course of the same title and further expands the thematic framework related to the history of medicine in the early modern period. The semester-long course introduces a range of methodological approaches and research topics associated with concepts of health, illness, and the body, as well as with the development of medical theories and medical practice in the early modern era. Particular emphasis will be placed on the critical analysis of primary sources and relevant secondary literature. Active participation in class discussions and a sustained contribution to the course activities are expected from all students.
Students will deepen their existing knowledge of the early modern period and broaden it through engagement with its social, cultural, and gender dimensions. They will develop skills in working with primary sources and secondary scholarship related to the history of medicine in this period, approached from a variety of methodological and interpretive perspectives. The knowledge and analytical skills acquired during the course will be applied in the preparation of seminar presentations and in active participation in seminar discussions.
Prerequisites
A general knowledge of early modern history and a basic understanding of the history of premodern medicine acquired through the course "On the Preservation of Good Health." Selected Topics in the History of Early Modern Medicine I.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Active participation throughout the course; preparation for class through the reading of assigned texts; preparation and delivery of a seminar presentation; engagement in class discussions; and an active contribution to the organization and implementation of course activities.
Recommended literature
  • Černý, Karel. Mor 1480?1730. Epidemie v lékařských traktátech raného novověku. Praha. 2020.
  • Dinges, Martin ? Jankrift, Kai Peter ? Schlegelmilch, Sabine ? Stolberg, Michael (eds.). Medical Practice, 1600?1900. Physicians and Their Patients. Leiden. 2016.
  • Hanulík, Vladan ? Lenderová, Milena ? Tinková, Daniela (eds.). Dějiny těla. Prameny, koncepty, historiografie. Praha. 2014.
  • Hlaváčková, Ludmila ? Svobodný, Petr. Dějiny lékařství v českých zemích. Praha. 2004.
  • Horstmanshoff, Manfred ? King, Helen ? Zittel, Klaus (ed.). Blood, Sweat and Tears. The Changing Concepts of Physiology from Antiquity into Early Modern Europe. Leiden. 2012.
  • Mittman, Asa Simon and Peter J. DENDLE (eds.). The Ashgate Research Companion to Monsters and the Monstrous. New York. 2016.
  • Nutton, Vivian. Renaissance Medicine A Short History of European Medicine in the Sixteenth Century. Abingdon. 2022.
  • Porter, Roy. Dějiny medicíny od starověku po současnost. Praha. 2015.
  • Stolberg, Michael. Gelehrte Medizin und ärztlicher Alltag in der Renaissance. Berlin. 2021.
  • Stolberg, Michael. Uroscopy in Early Modern Europe. Abingdon. 2016.
  • Tinková, Daniela. Tělo, věda, stát. Zrození porodnice v osvícenské Evropě. Praha. 2010.
  • Tomíček, David. Víra, rozum a zkušenost v lidovém lékařství pozdně středověkých Čech. Ústí nad Labem. 2009.
  • Toulalan, Sarah ? Fisher, Kate (ed.). The Routledge History of Sex and the Body 1500 to the Present. London. 2013.


Study plans that include the course
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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 (NA25) 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 (NA23) 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 (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 (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 (NA26) 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 (NA25) 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 (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 (NA26) 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: -