FF:JSB077 Transylvania - Course Information

JSB077 Transylvania

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Tomáš Drs, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Tomáš Drs, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Dagmar Husárová (assistant)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Václav Štěpánek, 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 12:00–13:40 G31, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.

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

• Bulgarian (programme FF, B-JBS_)
• History (programme FF, B-GE)
• History (programme FF, B-GK)
• History (programme FF, B-HI) (2)
• History (programme FF, B-HI_) (3)
• History (programme FF, B-HS)
• Croatian (programme FF, B-JBS_)
• South Slavonic and Balkan Studies (programme FF, B-JBS_) (2)
• South Slavonic and Balkan Studies (programme FF, N-SLAV_)
• Slavonic Studies (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• Slavonic Studies (programme FF, N-HS)
• Slavistics (programme FF, N-SLAV_) (2)
• Slovenian (programme FF, B-JBS_)
• Serbian (programme FF, B-JBS_)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in History (programme FF, N-GK)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in History (programme FF, N-HIU_) (3)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in History (programme FF, N-SS) (2)

Course objectives

The course deals with the cultural history of Transylvania (Transylvania). For centuries, Transylvania has been an imaginary link between Central Europe and the Balkan Peninsula. The lecture presents the history of the territory with an emphasis on its multicultural nature and inter-ethnic relations. The course introduces the ethnic group of Transylvania Saxons, which is the oldest existing German-speaking ethnic group outside Central Europe. The course deals with the history, ethnic identity and group memory of the community. In connection with the concept of philological-area studies, minority literature of Transylvania Saxons and the personality of Eginald Schlattner are introduced. The aim of the course is to deepen both the general historical knowledge of Transylvania territory and to point out the existing ethnic group of Transylvania Saxons and their minority literature.

Learning outcomes

The student should be able to understand and explain the causes of the current multicultural nature of Transylvania resulting from the historical development of the territory.

Syllabus

• 1. Geographical and cultural characteristics of Transylvania
• 2. History of Transylvania I. (Antiquity and Middle Ages)
• 3. History of Transylvania II. (modern age)
• 4. History of Transylvania III. (twentieth century)
• 5. Vlado Țepeș (history, myth, pop culture)
• 6. Transylvania and its multicultural character
• 7. Transylvania Saxons and their ethnic identity
• 8. Historical story of Transylvania Saxons
• 9. Group memory and life stories of Transylvania Saxons
• 10. Minority literature of Transylvania Saxons
• 11. Eginald Schlattner, writer and Transylvania Saxon

Teaching methods

Lectures, group discussions

Assessment methods

oral exam

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught only once.

Teacher's information

Literatura

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DRS, T.: Current Manifestations of the Ethnic Identity of Transylvanian Saxons. Ethnologia Actualis 2, 15/2015.

DRS, T.: Migrace sedmihradských Sasů. In: Bittnerová, D. – Moravcová, M. (eds.): Etnické komunity – Balkánské cesty. Díl II. Praha: Fakulta humanitních studií 2015.

DRS, T.: Současná situace kultury sedmihradských Sasů v Rumunsku. Disertační práce. Ústav etnologie FF UK, Praha 2016.

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