DU1906 Laboratory research in Humanities A

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/6. 15 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination), k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ivan Foletti, MA, Docteur es Lettres, Docent in Church History (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jan Galeta, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tomáš Valeš, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ivan Foletti, MA, Docteur es Lettres, Docent in Church History
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The main goal of this course is to develop, between the students, the capacity of a team research and important team writing skills. To do so, a concrete example – going from the medieval period to early modernity – will be analyzed. All relevant methodologies – architectural analysis, visual culture analysis, archival research, etc. – will be employed by the students to assess the case study. Will follow a process of collective writing finalized in the publication of an article or small booklet by all the participants. In this way, a real research group will be formed, giving to the students practical experience and skills of such an approach.
The case study under investigation will be the scity of Kutná Hora. Differently to the existing literature, the goal of this project will be to present selected cityscape on the longue durée from the 14th to the 20th century. The main output will be a small booklet devoted to the wider audience.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, a student will be able to:
- work in a research group;
- gain proficiency in writing in collaboration with other scholars;
- disseminate and mediate research to academic and non-academic audiences;
- work in archives, libraries, research institutions, etc.;
- develop the capacity of receiving and implementing information stemming from other research fields, e.g., archaeometry, restoration, etc.;
- display practical skills in copy-editing and editorial process of academic work.
Syllabus
  • First investigation of the monuments in situ / weekly field research;
  • Autonomous research in attributed segments of research;
  • First feedback from teachers and colleagues;
  • Autonomous research in attributed segments of research;
  • Second feedback from teachers and colleagues;
  • Autonomous research in attributed segments of research;
  • Third feedback from teachers and colleagues;
  • Second investigation of the monuments in situ / two days of field research and subsequent production of needed pictures and documents;
  • First draft of the final publication;
  • Feedback on the text from teachers and colleagues;
  • Second draft of the final publication;
  • Feedback on the text from teachers and colleagues;
  • Copy edition and editorial work;
Teaching methods
Interactive seminar with field research, archival research, and collective work.
Assessment methods
The students will receive partial tasks into the process of gathering materials and will be evaluated on the basis of reports emerging from this field research. Subsequently, they will participate to the writing and editing of the final monograph. Each student will have a dedicated part and will be evaluated on this specific part.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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