NLII_02 History and Society and Culture I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Sofie Rose-Anne W. Royeaerd, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Sofie Rose-Anne W. Royeaerd, M.A.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:40 L33
Prerequisites
Students have successfully completed the course NLI_05 Jazyková cvičení I/2.
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
In this course, students are introduced to a number of essential facts about the Netherlands, covering various fields: geography, politics, media, culture, etc. Every class focuses on a certain topic. Main objective of this course is that students not only acquire basic knowledge about the Netherlands, but also require insight in the historic (and geographic) interwovenness with contemporary phenomena.
Learning outcomes
Acquiring knowledge about different aspects of Dutch society
Being able to situatie important historical events and figures
Gaining (historical) insight into current phenomena and debates
Reading and paraphrasing Dutch texts about society and history
Formulating their opinion on (current) themes in Dutch
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction – The Netherlands: hetero-image and auto-image
  • 2. Geography, Languages, Economics
  • 3. Living with Water
  • 4. History: from Periphery to Center
  • 5. The Golden Age, Colonization & Slavery
  • 6. State structure, Royal Family & Politics
  • 7. World War II
  • 8. Pillarization and Media
  • 9. Religion and Tolerance
  • 10. The Multicultural Society & Foreign Missions (Srebrenica)
  • 11. (Soft Drugs) Policy + Historical Figures Part 1
  • 12. Art and Culture + Historical Figures part 2
Literature
    recommended literature
  • De reeks “Hollandse maatjes” in De standaard 14 & 15 juni 2008 – 4 juli 2008.
  • Jos van der Lans, Herman Vuijsje, Lage landen, hoge sprongen. Nederland in de twintigste eeuw, 2003
  • J.C.H. Blom & E. Lamberts (red.), Geschiedenis van de Nederlanden, Baarn, 2001.
  • Moje Nizozemsko. Encyklopedie nizozemské duše, Praha, 2007.
  • Hellinga, Gerben Graddesz, Geschiedenis van Nederland. De canon van ons Vaderlands Verleden. Walburg Pers, utphen, 2012.
  • E. Besamusca en J. Verheul (eds), Discovering the Dutch. On Culture and Society of the Netherlands, Amsterdam University Press, 2010.
Teaching methods
A combination of lecture and seminar (two hours per week); within the class a combination of teacher-led activities and student-centered learning activities will be employed. In preparation for the lectures, students learn vocabulary around a specific theme and read texts from the Canon of the Netherlands (de Canon van Nederland).
Assessment methods
Weekly preparation of 3 tasks (= condition participation exam):
(1) vocabulary around a certain topic
(2) preparation text “Canon van Nederland”
(3) preparation of second text “Canon van Nederland” OR alternative assignment
Written exam at the end of the semester
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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