HIB0367 The 1980s in the Czechoslovakia. The Society of "Normalization", Everyday Life and Film

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Dvořák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Malíř, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Hana Ambrožová
Timetable
Wed 11:40–13:15 A21 stara
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Seminar combines presentation of the czech society and communist regime in 80s with practising and discussing of oral history as the approach in research of recent history in effort to make it familiar to the graduates. Lectures are accompanied by projecting of chosen film sequences presenting discussed issue and the way of its reflection compared with other kinds of sources.
Syllabus
  • History and memory. Everyday life. Reflexion of everyday reality at czech movies of the 80s, between propaganda and satire. Reflecting of everyday life vs. fixing the stereotype.
  • Employment in „socialist“ Czechoslovakia. Relations and hierarchies among employees. Working moral. Employment and private life.
  • Free time aktivities. Weekend, holiday, travelling. Free time aktivities organized by official institutions and organizations.
  • Consumption and patterns consumerist behaviour under conditions of the central planned and controlled trade and distribution of goods.
  • Private and family life. Life rituals. Celebrations.
  • Regime controlled public rituals. Celebration of anniversaries and red-letter days. Its ideological backgrounds and real lived contents.
  • Reflexion of West, unofficial culture, censoring and propaganda.
  • Military service as a common experience.
  • Reality of communist regime and its impact on language and its vocabulary.
Literature
  • CVIKLOVÁ, Lucie. Politické a společenské postavení bývalým československých nomenklaturních elit v období tzv. normalizace : okolnosti jejich rozkladu a vybrané aspekty jejich adaptace. Praha: Národohospodářský ústav Josefa Hlávky, 2008, 59 s. ISBN 8086729419. info
  • VANĚK, Miroslav, Pavel MÜCKE and Hana PELIKÁNOVÁ. Naslouchat hlasům paměti : teoretické a praktické aspekty orální historie. Praha: Ústav pro soudobé dějiny AV ČR, 2007, 224 stran. ISBN 9788072850891. info
  • Mocní? a Bezmocní? : politické elity a disent v období tzv. normalizace : interpretační studie životopisných interview. Edited by Miroslav Vaněk. Vyd. 1. Praha: Prostor, 2006, 411 s. ISBN 807260161X. info
  • VANĚK, Antonín. Orální historie : metodické a "technické" postupy. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2003, 78 s. ISBN 8024407183. info
  • OTÁHAL, Milan. Studenti a komunistická moc v českých zemích, 1968-1989. 1. vyd. Praha: Dokořán, 2003, 230 s. ISBN 8086569527. info
  • ŽÁČEK, Pavel. Přísně tajné : Státní bezpečnost za normalizace : vybrané směrnice a metodické pokyny politické policie z let 1978-1989. Praha: Votobia, 2001, 269 s. ISBN 8072201085. info
  • OTÁHAL, Milan and Miroslav VANĚK. Sto studentských revolucí :studenti v období pádu komunismu - životopisná vyprávěí. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1999, 859 s. ISBN 80-7106-337-1. info
  • OTÁHAL, Milan. Opozice, moc, společnost 1969-1989 :příspěvek k dějinám "normalizace". Praha: Maxdorf, 1994, 124 s. ISBN 80-85800-12-8. info
  • OTÁHAL, Milan. Opozice, moc, společnost 1969-1989 :příspěvek k dějinám "normalizace". Praha: Maxdorf, 1994, 124 s. ISBN 80-85800-12-8. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, group projects or homeworks.
Assessment methods
Written essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010.
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