ZURb1409 Transformation of Protectorate journalism

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Pavel Večeřa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
Mon 18:00–19:40 AVC
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! ZUR212 Changes of Protec. Journalism && ZUR139 Introduction to media history
Course Enrolment Limitations
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with changes in Czech legal protectorate journalism and mechanisms for its control by the Protectorate and Occupational Authorities. Secondary subject follows the theme of political, administrative, economic and cultural development of the Protectorate since its establishment over the period 1939-1941, I. and II. heydrichium, the era of Franco's depolitization strategy until the end of the years 1944-1945. The subject focuses on the press measures of the protectorate and occupation authorities and the censorship practice in this period, on the structure of control of the press, and on the form of censorship. The subject focuses on the issue of journalistic activism and the process of key journalistic activists, as well as on the tactics of collaborating journalists conformist. Transformations of Protectorate Journalism are demonstrated on the shifts in the reflection of the war and the war adversaries of Germany, foreign policy, internal political development, the reflection of national identity, the relationship between Czechs, Germans and resistance, but also the optics of anti-Semitic rhetoric on the pages of the Protectorate Press.
Learning outcomes
Students acquire theoretical and factual knowledge that will enable them to understand the development of the media in the historical context and to explain the historical processes that fundamentally influence the role of media in contemporary society. Studentswill also acquire skills that allow them to analyze the power, political, socio-economic and cultural contexts of contemporary media products.
Syllabus
  • Course structure: Week 1: Introductory lessons. 2nd week: II. Republic. 3rd week: Creation of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Week 4: Press relations and censorship practices. Week 5: Press relations and censorship practices. Week 6: Manifestation of Czech. Formation of the National Assembly. Week 7: Collaboration phenomenon. Week 8: Journalists Collaboration in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Week 9: Antisemitic rhetoric on the pages of the Protectorate Press. 10th week: Transformation of national identity in 1939-1941. 11th week: Picture of the Germans, Empire, National Socialism and A. Hitler. Week 12: Inferno II. heydrichiases. Week 13: The Final Phase of the Protectorate.
Literature
  • Šest let okupace Prahy. Orbis, Praha 1946.
  • MARŠÁLEK, Pavel. Protektorát Čechy a Morava : státoprávní a politické aspekty nacistického okupačního režimu v českých zemích 1939-1945. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2002, 347 s. ISBN 8024603020. info
  • PASÁK, Tomáš. Český fašismus, 1922-1945 a kolaborace, 1939-1945. Edited by Jana Pasáková. Praha: Práh, 1999, 486 s. ISBN 8072520172. info
  • BRANDES, Detlef and Petr DVOŘÁČEK. Češi pod německým protektorátem : okupační politika, kolaborace a odboj 1939-1945. Vyd. 1. Praha: Prostor, 1999, 657 s. ISBN 8072600176. info
  • PASÁK, Tomáš. Pod ochranou říše. Praha: Práh, 1998, 429 s. ISBN 8085809885. info
  • PERNES, Jiří. Až na dno zrady : Emanuel Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Themis, 1997, 239 s. ISBN 8085821516. info
  • RATAJ, Jan. O autoritativní národní stát : ideologické proměny české politiky v druhé republice 1938-1939. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1997, 251 s. ISBN 8071845167. info
  • GEBHART, Jan and Jan KUKLÍK. Dramatické i všední dny protektorátu. 1. vyd. Praha: Themis, 1996, 287 s. ISBN 8085821354. info
  • PERNES, Jiří. Svět Lidových novin, 1893-1993 : stoletá kapitola z dějin české žurnalistiky, kultury a politiky. Photo by Milan Hoffer. Vyd. 1. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1993, 143 s. ISBN 8071060569. info
  • BERÁNKOVÁ, Milena, Alena KŘIVÁNKOVÁ and Fraňo RUTTKAY. Dějiny československé žurnalistiky. Praha: Novinář, 1988. info
  • PASÁK, Tomáš. Soupis legálních novin, časopisů a úředních věstníků v českých zemích z let 1939-1945. Vyd. 1. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1980, 441 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, analysis of contemporary media products and archival sources.
Assessment methods
Credit awarded on the basis of evaluation of seminar papers and compulsory attendance.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2024.
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