SKANSII_11 Internet

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Agneta Ch. Alarka Kempe (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Eliška Straková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Agneta Ch. Alarka Kempe
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
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 course is divided into eleven sections, each focusing on one aspect of Czech-Swedish relations. There are different chapters on Czech-Swedish relations throughout history. The course is supplemented by tests with deadlines, a number of mandatory assignments and discussion forums. At the end students here is a final test examining the level of knowledge acquired in the course. For successful completion of this course is required at least level A2.
Syllabus
  • • Czech and Swedish, common and different (society, studies, sport) • Czech-Swedish History I (Thirty Years War) • Czech-Swedish History II (from the 19th century, political representation, political processes) • Czech-Swedish political relations (diplomatic relations, Charta 77, Olof Palme) • Czech-Swedish Cultural Relations (literature, music) • Czech-Swedish Trade Relations (Business Sweden, Nordiska Föreningen) • Sweden in the Czech Republic (in Swedish folk memory, both tangible and intangible monuments) • Czech-Swedish (expatriate associations, Czech companies) • Swedes in the Czech Republic (interview with former Swedish Ambassador in Prague, Swedish emigrants) • Czechs in Sweden (famous Czech exiles - Comenius, Herbert Felix, Janouch and others) • Current events in Czech-Swedish relations • Final test
Literature
  • Berwald, Franz och Mathilde. Brev och dagboksblad.
  • Hýbl, František. Tragédie na Švédských šancích v červnu 1945. Přerov, 1995.
  • Hultman, Harald. Prinsen Vasa - den siste Gustavianen.
  • Tetour, Bohumil. "Švédské šance" u Přerova. Praha, 1934.
  • Hartlová Dagmar, Öhman Jenny. Sverige och Tjeckien - Švédsko a Česká republika. Svenska institutet, 2000.
  • Hebbe, P. M. Svenskarna i Böhmen och Mähren. Studier i tjeckisk folktradition och litteratur. Uppsala, 1932.
  • Posse-Brázdová, Amélie. Bygga upp ej riva neder.
  • Špecinger, Otakar. Malíř Oskar Brázda a zámek Líčkov.
  • Turek, Eva. Böhmiska fanor. 2000.
  • Lindqvist, Herman. Den svenska historien.
  • KAPLAN, Karel and Pavel PALEČEK. Komunistický režim a politické procesy v Československu. 2. vyd. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2008, 253 s. ISBN 9788073640491. info
  • BRÁZDOVÁ and Amelie POSSE. Tajné dopisy z Prahy 1948. Translated by Zlata Kufnerová. Praha: Společnost Edvarda Beneše, 1994, 91 s. ISBN 80-901-733-1-4. info
Teaching methods
Online course with discussion forum, tests and time-limited tasks
Assessment methods
Midterms tests and final online test.
Language of instruction
Swedish
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
General note: Kurslänk till Elf: https://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf2/course/view.php?id=3872.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016.
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