HIA267 Historiography of the Early Modern Era

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Malý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Libor Jan, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:40 B2.51
Prerequisites
Knowledge of English and German. Basic overview of the European historiography in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields 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
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The course aims to the crucial moments of the European historiography of the 20th c. in the connection with the history of early modern period. Using the historiographical, methodological as well as material texts the students shall be able to think about and discuss the main trends and changes in the modern European historical thinking. The basic problems of terminology are also under consideration.
Syllabus
  • I. History of mentalities – a structural perspective. II. Quantitative history, histoire sérielle. III. Historical anthropology. IV. Fiction and narrativity. V. Comparative approaches. VI. Gender history. VII. Secularization. VIII. Culture: diffusion and power. IX. Foucault: punishment and biopolitics. X. History and history of art.
Literature
    required literature
  • IGGERS, Georg G. Dějepisectví ve 20. století :od vědecké objektivity k postmoderní výzvě. Translated by Pavel Kolář. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2002, 177 s. ISBN 80-7106-504-8. info
  • BURKE, Peter. Francouzská revoluce v dějepisectví : škola Annales (1929-1989). Translated by Pavel Kolář. Vyd. 1. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2004, 136 s. ISBN 8071067199. info
  • DÜLMEN, Richard van. Historická antropologie : vývoj, problémy, úkoly. Translated by Josef Boček. 1. vyd. v čes. jaz. Praha: Dokořán, 2002, 116 s. ISBN 8086569152. info
  • BURKE, Peter. Co je kulturní historie? Translated by Stanislav Pavlíček. První vydání v českém j. Praha: Dokořán, 2011, 217 stran. ISBN 9788073633028. info
    recommended literature
  • APPLEBYOVÁ, Joyce, Lynn HUNTOVÁ and Margaret JACOBOVÁ. Jak říkat pravdu o dějinách :historie, věda, historie jako věda a Spojené státy americké. Translated by Tomáš Suchomel. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2002, 273 s. ISBN 80-7325-003-9. info
  • Chartier, Roger: Na okraji útesu. Červený Kostelec 2010. ISBN 978-80-87378-52-6.
  • CERTEAU, Michel de. Psaní dějin. Translated by Pavla Doležalová. 1. vydání. Brno: CDK (Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury), 2011, 347 stran. ISBN 9788073252533. info
  • Conditio humana - konstanta (č)i historická proměnná? : koncepty historické antropologie a teoretické reflexe v současné historiografii : [sborník příspěvků z workshopu "Antropologie - historie - teorie" konaného na FHS UK v Praze dne 17.11. Edited by Lucie Storchová. Praha: Fakulta humanitních studií Univerzity Karlovy, 2007, 200 s. ISBN 9788086971360. info
Teaching methods
Discussion about the texts. Presentation of MA-work projects.
Assessment methods
Evaluation of the discussions and student projects.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
General note: Nutná částečná znalost němčiny a latiny.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
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