SOC193 History and Sociology

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Miloš Havelka, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:30 U34
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course for undergraduate students follows up the course in Historical Sociology. On the basis of the difference between the history of concepts and history of problems, it will explain the evolution of the relationship between historiography and social theories of the New and Modern Ages. The main goal of the course is to contextualize – deeply and from a cultural-historical perspective – the problems of historical sociology.
Syllabus
  • (1) Experience and theory; logical and historical; explanation and understanding. Methodological contention at the turn of 19th and 20th centuries. Ideal type as a solution (G. von Schmoller, Carl Meger, Max Weber).
  • (2) History and theory: the dual understanding of theory in historical and societal disciplines; metadisciplinary theory and theory theories related to a particular subject; history and memory.
  • (3) Historical cognition vs. Sociological theory; historically singular vs. comparatively general; the dual use of theory in historical social science; example and generalization (W. Dilthey, O. Hintze, G. von Bülow, „Masaryk‘s sect“ a Goll’s school).
  • (4) „Historical“ and social action: subjectively meant, objectified and „nomic“ sense.
  • (5) Constellation, systems, structures; continuity and discontinuity.
  • (6) Cultural change; causations and “counterfactual development”.
  • (7) Classes, strata, groups; generational problems.
  • (8) Power, dominion and violence.
  • (9) Culture and knowledge.
  • (10) Problem fields: religion and values; secularization, disenchantment, disestablishment, alienation; Sociology of emotions and mentality.
  • (11) Historical sociology of knowledge – the construction of history and historical construction.
  • (12) The politics of memory and the politics with history.
  • (13) Historical consciousness, historical images and historical representation.
Literature
  • BURKE, Peter, Společnost a vědění. Od Gutenberga k Diderotovi, Praha: Karolinum, 2007.
  • HAVELKA, Miloš, Dějiny a smysl, Praha: Lidové noviny, 2002.
  • FOUCAULT, Michel, Diskurs, autor, genealogie, Praha: Svoboda, 1994.
  • DAHRENDORF, Ralf, Od pádu Zdi k válce v Iráku. Nový začátek dějin, Praha:Vyšehrad, 2008.
Assessment methods
The final grade will be based on a test from reading materials and lectures.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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