ZURn6225 From traditional to modern society

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Pavel Večeřa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Vojtěch Žák (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Pavel Večeřa, Ph.D.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Bc. Pavlína Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 8. 10. 14:00–17:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Thu 15. 10. 14:00–17:40 P22
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
he aim of the course is to present the fundamental socio-economic and political changes in connection with the transition from traditional to modern society: population explosion and urbanization; the process of industrialization and commodification; alphabetization; the process of democratization and the emergence of a modern nation-state; the onset of mass culture.
In the communication context, the aim of the course is to show the revolutions in transport and information transmission of the long 19th century: telegraph - optical, electrical, wireless; telephone. The transport and communication revolution led to the emergence of intelligence agencies during this period, but above all to a change in the understanding of time and space.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to better understand the values ​​of traditional and modern society and better understand what this transformation meant, and thanks to this he will also have a deeper understanding of the society in which he lives.
Syllabus
  • 1. Population explosion, urbanization, alphabetization
  • 2. Industrialisation and comedification
  • 3. Democratisation and the emergence of a modern nation-state; the advent of mass culture
  • 4. Creation of telecommunications and transformation of space-time structures
Literature
    required literature
  • LIVI BACCI, Massimo. Populace v evropské historii. Translated by Tomáš Tatranský. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2003, 272 stran. ISBN 8071064955. info
  • POLANYI, Karl. Velká transformace. Translated by Jiří Svoboda. 1. vyd. Brno: CDK (Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury), 2006, 299 s. ISBN 8073250969. info
  • POMIAN, Krzysztof. Evropa a její národy : ve znamení jednoty i různosti. Translated by Barbora Spalová. Vydání první. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2001, 213 stran. ISBN 8020408584. info
  • SCHULZE, Hagen. Stát a národ v evropských dějinách. Translated by Pavla Lutovská - Karel Kubiš. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2003, 366 s. ISBN 8071063932. info
  • BRIGGS, Asa and Peter BURKE. A social history of the media : from Gutenberg to the Internet. 3rd ed. Malden, Mass.: Polity, 2009, viii, 346. ISBN 9780745644950. info
  • BREČKA, Samuel, Vladimír DRAXLER, Ivan KRÁLIK and Martin ŠKOP. Od tamtamov po internet : prehľad dejín mediálnej komunikácie. Žilina: Eurokódex, 2009, 320 s. ISBN 9788089363292. info
  • VEČEŘA, Pavel. Úvod do dějin tištěných médií (Introduction to the History of the Print Media). Praha: Grada Publishing, 2015, 272 pp. první vydání. ISBN 978-80-247-4178-9. info
  • THOMPSON, John B. Média a modernita : sociální teorie médií. Translated by Jan Jirák. 1. čes. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2004, 219 s. ISBN 8024606526. info
  • GIDDENS, Anthony. Důsledky modernity. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1998, 195 s. ISBN 8085850621. info
Teaching methods
lecture, reading
Assessment methods
final written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
  • Enrolment Statistics (recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/fss/autumn2020/ZURn6225