SKA110 Introduction to Slovak History and Culture

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Viera Žemberová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ivo Pospíšil, DrSc.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Ivo Pospíšil, DrSc.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course offers the basic survey of the Slovakian history and the culture. It covers the time span from prehistoric period up to the present moment. The main goal lies in presenting to students the main lines of the historic and the cultural development of Slovakia and the Slovaks with the respect to the West-Slavonic and Middle-European context. Participants are, last but not least, acquainted with the cultural map of Slovakia, with regional and ethnical characteristics of the country and, too, with the important places of the Slovakian history and the culture.
Syllabus
  • Lecture and seminar block:
  • I Slovakia in geographical space of Europe. Slovakian history and history of Slovakia. The space, territory, form of state, ethnic and social identity.
  • Slovakia in the Slavonic space of European continent: attributes, peculiarities, similarities.
  • II Slovakian folk culture and forming of national culture.
  • Folk culture and its relations with national literature, context of Slavonic studies.
  • III Slovakian Fine Art and music. Semi-professional Art, personalities
  • Slovakian folk culture and Fine Art, Music: touches; inspirations, personalities, introduction into the supranational level
  • IV Slovakian culture and its linguistic tools
  • Language in history of national culture, intercommunity and society: specificity of Slovakian context, personalities
  • V Slovakian culture and theatre: relations, intermingling, national identity and drama
  • History and typology of the theatre in the terms of intellectual and esthetic patterns in the history, personalities
  • VI Nation “home” and “abroad”: history, paradigms, causes, consequences, personalities
  • Historic experiences and their benefit for national culture
  • VII Colloquium and seminar paper
Literature
  • Magdaléna Fazekašová (editorka): Slovensko.Bratislava: Literárne informačné centrum, Perfekt. Rok vydania neuvedený. ISBN 80-8046-349-2.
  • Marsina R.: Slovenské dejiny, Bratislava, Matica slovenská 1993.
  • Kováč, D.: Dejiny Slovenska. Praha, 1998.
  • Čaplovič, D. et al: Dejiny Slovenska. Bratislava, 2000.
  • RYCHLÍK, J.: Česi a Slováci ve 20. století. Bratislava 1998.
  • Špiesz, A.: Dejiny Slovenska na ceste k sebauvedomeniu. Bratislava, 1992.
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, reading of reccomended literature, independent work, individual consultations.
Assessment methods
Active participation, testing of the knowledge during semester, semester paper - according to the choice from the table of recommended themes.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on course enrolment limitations: NOW(SKA301)
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015.
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