AJ46001 History and Culture of the United Kingdom

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Stephen Paul Hardy, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Michael Matthew Kaylor, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SOUHLAS
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields 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 the student to the history of Britain's relatively recent past and present by considering aspects of national identity, social relations, education, political representation, the role of the media and related socio-cultural elements. These topics are presented through a series of lectures-cum discussions and examined by means of a written examination in relation to the relevant reading for the course. By completion of the course the student will be expected to have a relatively detailed understanding of the events, issues and socio-cultural trends related to the history of Britain in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Learning outcomes
Students having successfully completed this course will be expected to have attained a more significantly detailed knowledge of 19th and 20th century British history, particularly with regard to cultural and political history.
Syllabus
  • Week 1:1800-1850 Week 2:1800-1900 Week 3:1900-1930 Week 4:1930-1960 Week 5:1960-2000
Literature
    required literature
  • STEINBACH, Susie. Understanding the Victorians : politics, culture, and society in nineteenth-century Britain. First published. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012, xxx, 278. ISBN 9780415774093. info
  • CLARKE, P. F. Hope and glory : Britain 1900-2000. Second edition. London: Penguin Books, 2004, x, 496. ISBN 9780141011752. info
Teaching methods
The cause will be taught through a series of lectures.
Assessment methods
Assessment will take the form of a fifty item multiple choice question examination based on the two books specified in required reading above (both books are available at the faculty library in e-prezencka form). The minimum pass mark for credit is fifty percent.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every other week.
General note: This course is NOT designated for Erasmus students! List of courses offerd by the Department of English and American studies for Erasmsus students is available at http://www.phil.muni.cz/wkaa/ under "Information for Erasmus students".
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: This course is NOT designated for Erasmus students! List of courses offerd by the Department of English and American studies for Erasmsus students is available at http://www.phil.muni.cz/wkaa/ under "Information for Erasmus students".
Teacher's information
http://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/view.php?id=1993
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
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