CJBC578 History through film and literature: Crisis situations

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jan Čulík (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Veronika Bromová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:00–11:40 Virtuální místnost, except Mon 23. 10., except Mon 13. 11. ; and Mon 23. 10. 10:00–11:40 K21
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 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 2/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course will offer the unique opportunity to study the history of Czechoslovakia, a democratic country in Europe that has been dragged through Nazism and communism to emerge again as a democratic country by analysing a series of period feature films and key period literary texts which bear testimony of the value system of each historical era. The analysis of the period film works and literary texts will be framed within lectures explaining, with the help of relevant literature, the cultural and historical context.
Learning outcomes
This course aims to: • Review a case study of the twentieth century history of a medium-sized European nation to give an understanding of developments in recent European history; • Improve critical and evaluative skills in the handling of a variety of primary and secondary sources, including period cultural material from the realm of cinema and literature within the context of a relevant historical framework; • Enhance confidence and independence of judgement in dealing with conflicting interpretations of major issues; • Improve presentational and analytical skills through assessed essays, discussion, and group work. • Identify the key characteristics of twentieth century historical development within a typical Central European nation and interpret cinematic and literary cultural artefacts within the appropriate historical context • Understand thoroughly the major political and social issues which have affected the lives of Europeans over the past hundred years ; • Interrogate a variety of cinematic and literary source materials and describe their role in the process of historical explanation; • Apply critical and analytical skills in the analysis of cinematic and literary cultural artefacts.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
General note: Předmět bude otevřen a vyučován při minimálním počtu 10 zapsaných studujících.
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