JSB151 Historical Roots of Nationalisms in the 19th Century Balkans

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Hladký, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Hladký, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Pavel Pilch, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 14:00–15:40 C31, except Wed 15. 11.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
V semestru podzim 2020 se výuka předmětu uskuteční ONLINE.
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
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to introduce students to characteristic features of creation and formation of Balkan nations and states in key era of their history - at the end of 19th and beginning of 20th century.
Learning outcomes
Students will be introduced into the main facts and authorities in the history of Balkan nations in 19th century. By the comparison of selected issues, they will learn how to distinguish general features that corresponded with development of nations in Western and Central Europe, and specific features that differentiates Balkans from the more developed European countries. Absolvents of this course will be able to understand historic basis of Balkans nationalism, that can be seen even in our times.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction (models of creating a nation in West and Central Europe at the turn of 18th and 19th century, specific features of Ottoman Empire and the Balkans).
  • 2. Serbians, Serbia (Serbian anti-Turkish uprisings 1804 -1813, 1815).
  • 3. Greeks, Greece (Greek uprising 1821-1829).
  • 4. Croatians (Illyric movement, revolution years 1848-1849).
  • 5. Romanians, Romania (unification of so-called Danubian Principalities, 50´s - 60´s of 19th century).
  • 6. Bulgarians, Bulgaria (so-called April uprising 1876, Great Eastern crisis 1875 - 1878).
  • 7. Macedonian Slavs (Macedonian question at the turn of 19th and 20th century).
  • 8. Albanians, Albany (Albanian ambitions for national liberation at the end of 19th and the beginning of 20th century.
  • 9. Turks, Turkey (Young Turk Revolution 1908-1909, Pan-Turkism, end of Ottoman Empire).
  • 10. Conclusion (general and specific features of forming modern Balkan nations).
Literature
    required literature
  • KABRDA, Josef, Josef KOLEJKA and Richard PRAŽÁK. Dějiny národů střední a jihovýchodní Evropy : v období od Velké francouzské revoluce do roku 1918. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1963, 174 s. URL info
  • KABRDA, Josef, Josef KOLEJKA and Richard PRAŽÁK. Dějiny národů střední a jihovýchodní Evropy. 2, 70. léta 19. století-1918. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1966, 185 s. info
  • RYCHLÍK, Jan. Mezi Vídní a Cařihradem. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2009, 399 s. ISBN 9788070219577. info
    recommended literature
  • ŠESTÁK, Miroslav. Dějiny jihoslovanských zemí. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1998, 756 s. ISBN 8071062669. info
  • RYCHLÍK, Jan. Dějiny Bulharska. Vyd. 1. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2000, 508 s. ISBN 80-7106-404-1. info
  • HRADEČNÝ, Pavel, Růžena DOSTÁLOVÁ, Věra HROCHOVÁ, Pavel OLIVA, Konstantinos TSIVOS and Vladimír VAVŘÍNEK. Dějiny Řecka. Vydání třetí. Praha: NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2015, 785 stran. ISBN 9788074224560. info
  • HRADEČNÝ, Pavel, Ladislav HLADKÝ, Virgjil MONARI, František ŠÍSTEK and Pavla HRADEČNÁ. Dějiny Albánie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2008, 716 s. ISBN 9788071069393. info
Teaching methods
This course combines lectures and seminary part. Students will prepare seminary works on topic given by lecturer for the seminaries. There will be a discussion about the work then.
Assessment methods
Pre-requisites for successful exam: Regular attendance on lectures, writing and presenting a seminary work, active attitude on seminaries, proving good knowledge of the discussed topics during oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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