FF:FJIA005 French History and Culture I - Course Information

FJIA005 French History and Culture I

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Petr Dytrt, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Petr Vurm, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 12:00–13:40 K23

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

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

Student should be able to speak on any general issue from contemporary France and culture from the beginning of the 2nd world war to the present.
Main objectives can be summarized as follows:
to understand and explain the most important notions from the contemporary France;
to recognize and explain the basic dates and names of french history and place them in french and european historical context
Student should be able also to read and understand a short document in french, to identify the author and the persons. He should be able also to say the importance of the document.

Learning outcomes

Student will be able to:
- identify and summarize important features of French history in the 2nd half of the 20th century;
- identify and describe the largest contemporary French political parties, economic trends and social transformations over the last 50 years;
- Analyze the current French press.

Syllabus

• Survey of contemporary France. I. Introduction.
• . II. Administration and the republic.
• . III. Politics and Economy.
• . IV. Society and immigration.
• . V. Education and culture.
• . VI. Political History of France from the beginning of the 2nd W W to the end of the 4th republic.
• . VII. Political History of France from 1958 to the may 1968.
• . VIII. Political History of France after de Gaulle's period.
• . IX. Political History of France from the beginning of Giscard d'Estaing's period.
• . X. IX. Political History of France from the beginning of Mitterrand's period.
• . XI. Contemporary problems..

Literature

recommended literature
• Histoire de la France : des origines à nos jours. Edited by Georges Duby. [Paris]: Larousse, 2011, 1408 s. ISBN 9782035861047. info

not specified
• FRYČER, Jaroslav. Úvod do dějin a kultury Francie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1965, 128 s. info
• KUDRNA, Jaroslav. Dějiny Francie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1988, 727 s. URL info
• A. Maurois, Dějiny Francie, Praha, Lid. noviny, 1994
• Poirrier, Philippe. Société et culture en France depuis 1945. Paris, Seuil, 1988.
• DUBY, Georges. Dějiny Francie : od počátků po současnost. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2003, 953 s. ISBN 8071845140. info
• Histoire de la France :des origines a nos jours. Edited by Georges Duby. Paris: Larousse, 1999, 1258 s. ISBN 2-03-750060-2. info
• DUBY, Georges. Histoire de la France : les temps nouveaux de 1852 á nos jours. Paris: Larousse, 1987, 685 s. ISBN 203720213X. info

Teaching methods

Lectures and class discussion.

Assessment methods

Exam: written test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• FJIA013 History of Belgian and Luxembourg
• FJ1A012 French History and Culture II

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Přednost u zápisu mají posluchači romanistických oborů.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• FJ1A012 French History and Culture II
  FJIA005 || FJ1A011  

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