HIAKb107 Introduction to the History of Early Modern Age

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
10/10/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Bronislav Chocholáč, Dr. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Mgr. Tomáš Knoz, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Malý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Mgr. Tomáš Knoz, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Hana Ambrožová
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 14. 10. 9:00–12:40 B2.52, Fri 21. 10. 9:00–12:40 B2.52, Fri 4. 11. 14:00–17:40 B2.52, Fri 11. 11. 14:00–17:40 B2.52
Prerequisites (in Czech)
HIAKb101II Introduction to History II
Znalost základní faktografie z dějin raného novověku. Základní jazykové předpoklady - základní znalost některého z důležitých evropských jazyků (němčina, francouzština, angličtina).
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 aim of the subject is the historical-philosophical and methodological entry to the issue of history and historiography of the Early Modern Period in Western, Central and Southern Europe. To analyse selected general terms and problems concerning the studied period. To introduce the basic knowledge not only from legal, administrative, economic and social history of the 16th-18th centuries, but also the results of historical climatology, geography and demography. To concentrate attention on the influence of the Renaissance and Reformation on European society.
Learning outcomes
After completion of the course, the students are able to describe the basic types and editions of the sources on early modern history, to define and clarify the importance of new media. To explicate the perception of time and space and their transformations in the individual social classes. To dscribe and clarify the level and transformations of the demographic, legal, administrative, economic and social conditions of the population of the Czech lands and compare it with the situation in Europe. To identify and characterise the importance of the Renaissance and Reformation for Early Modern European society.
Syllabus
  • Introduction, methodology, types and editions of sources, domestic and foreign historiography. The Early Modern Period as an epoch (aspects, processes, chronology.
  • Time and space. Two Worlds: South and North. Two Worlds: Europe and Overseas.
  • Real and symbolic space.
  • The Person of the Early Modern Period. Demography of Europe and the Czech Lands. Individual and communication. Individual and society: intimate and public. Memoirs and self-portraits.
  • Book printing as a new medium. Newspapers as a new medium.
  • Modernity and law, administration and economics.
  • The New World and the Renaissance. The Italian Renaissance. The Italian model and the European Renaissance.
  • The Modern Period and the Reformation. The German Reformation: Pluralism of thought, discussion as a method of learning of the world? Reformation in the World: The end of universal society? Piety.
Literature
    required literature
  • HLEDÍKOVÁ, Zdeňka, Jan JANÁK and Jan DOBEŠ. Dějiny správy v českých zemích : od počátků státu po současnost. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2005, 568 s. ISBN 8071067091. info
  • FIALOVÁ, Ludmila. Dějiny obyvatelstva českých zemí. Vyd. 2., dopl. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1998, 398 s. ISBN 8020407200. info
  • PETRÁŇOVÁ, Lydia. Dějiny hmotné kultury. [Sv.] 2. [Část] 1, Kultura každodenního života od 16. do 18. století. Edited by Josef Petráň. Vyd. 1. Praha: Ministerstvo kultury ČR, 1995, 468 s., [3. ISBN 80-7184-084-X. info
  • SIVÁK, Florián and Karel MALÝ. Dějiny státu a práva v českých zemích a na Slovensku do r. 1918. Vyd. 2., přeprac. a dopl. Jinočany: H a H, 1993, 533 s., 43. ISBN 80-85467-61-5. info
    recommended literature
  • SCHULZE, Winfried. Einführung in die Neuere Geschichte. 3. vyd., Stuttgart 1996.
  • Vznik habsburské monarchie : 1550-1700. Edited by R. J. W. Evans, Translated by Lenka Kolářová. 1. vyd. Praha: Argo, 2003, 593 s. ISBN 8072034634. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussions, group projects, work with sources.
Assessment methods
Written test and oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2024.
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