BKB419 Balkans in the Czech Travelogues

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Helena Bočková (lecturer)
PhDr. Helena Bočková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Václav Štěpánek, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: PhDr. Helena Bočková
Timetable
Thu 16:40–18:15 B31
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: 0/50, 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
Course objectives
Students become acquainted with Czech travelogues on the Balkans and their authors. In this way they learn about concrete situation and living culture of the Balkans from the 15th until the 20th century: everyday culture, ethnic and religious conditions etc. They master the fundamentals of critical work with this source.
Syllabus
  • Personality of a traveler. Travelogue as a literary genre. Travelogue as a historical source. Analysis of the following travellers’ testimonies and experiences of the Balkans: Martin Kabátník, Bohuslav Hasištejnský z Lobkovic, Václav Vratislav z Mitrovic, Kryštof Harant z Polžic, Vítězslav Hálek, Konstantin Jireček, Josef Holeček, Ludvík, Kuba, Josef Jakub Toužimský, Emanuel Fajt, Alois Knotek, Adolf Černý, František Přibil, Jan Svátek, Viktor Dvorský, Jiří Václav Daneš, Vladimír Sís, Stanislav Kostka Neumann, Miroslav Zikmund, Milena Holcová.
Literature
  • MARTÍNEK, Jiří and Miloslav MARTÍNEK. Kdo byl kdo :naši cestovatelé a geografové. Illustrated by Jiří Hajný. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 1998, 509 s. ISBN 80-85983-50-8. info
  • KUNSKÝ, Josef. Čeští cestovatelé. 1. vyd. Praha: Orbis, 1961, 421 s. info
  • KUNSKÝ, Josef. Čeští cestovatelé. 1. vyd. Praha: Orbis, 1961, 492 s. info
  • Černý, Bohumil J. Česká touha cestovatelská. Praha: Václav Petr, 1942.
Teaching methods
Lecture, commented reading of selected texts, study of literature.
Assessment methods
Active participation in seminars, regular attendance (70 %), exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2016, Spring 2019.
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