HIB027n Microhistory and the Early Modern Age

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Bronislav Chocholáč, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Bronislav Chocholáč, Dr.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 12:00–13:40 B1.41
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! HIB0038 Microhistory
Schopnost číst české a německé raněnovověké texty
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 22 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/22, only registered: 0/22, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/22
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Course objectives
This course is made up of two parts. In the theoretical sections students will look at the idea of microhistory and its relationship to macrohistory, ethnology, historical anthropology etc. By analysing the principle microhistorical works students will become familiar with its possibilities and pitfalls. It will define an area of questions and issues which foreign research has been dealing with. In the second part of the course students will have the opportunity to use this approach in a practical manner when analysing Moravian Early Modern Age sources from the countryside.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the students are able to define and clarify the development of microhistorical research in European historiography, to identify and define the main themes, contribution and difficulties of this research direction.
Syllabus
  • Introduction, main literature
  • The roots of microhistorical research, relationship to macrohistory, influence of ethnology
  • Microhistorical research in Italy and its special characteristics
  • Microhistorical research in Germany and its special characteristics
  • Microhistorical research in the Czech lands?
  • The significance of microhistory, particularly for the history of the underprivileged sections of society
  • Microhistory and contemporary European historiography
  • The application of microhistorical approaches when working with Early Modern Age Moravian sources (continuous)
Literature
    required literature
  • ČECHURA, Jaroslav: Mikrohistorie a raněnovověká studia. Možnosti a meze jednoho historiografického konceptu. Časopis Matice moravské 135, 2016, s. 361-393. ISSN 0323-052X
  • PETRÁŇ, Josef. Příběh Ouběnic :mikrohistorie české vesnice. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2001, 250 s. ISBN 80-7106-469-6. info
  • GINZBURG, Carlo. Sýr a červi : svět jednoho mlynáře kolem roku 1600. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2000, 223 s. ISBN 807203278X. info
    recommended literature
  • SCHLUMBOHM, Jürgen a kol.: Mikrogeschichte - Makrogeschichte: komplementär oder inkommensurabel? Göttinger Gespräche zur Geschichtswissenschaft 7, Göttingen 1998.
  • BECK, Rainer: Unterfinning. Ländliche Welt vor Anbruch der Moderne. München 1993.
  • GINZBURG, Carlo: Mikro-Historie. Zwei oder drei Dinge, die ich von ihr wei3. Historische Anthropologie 1, 1993, 2, s. 169-192.
    not specified
  • SCHLUMBOHM, Jürgen a kol.: Mikrogeschichte - Makrogeschichte: komplementär oder inkommensurabel? Göttinger Gespräche zur Geschichtswissenschaft 7, Göttingen 1998.
Teaching methods
Lectures, lesson discussions, work whit archival sources; home work
Assessment methods
Colloqium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
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