PJ_SLAV04 Cultural Tourism and the Slavonic Area

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Renáta Buchtová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Renáta Buchtová, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 16:00–17:40 B2.22, except Mon 21. 4. to Sun 27. 4.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Předpokladem je znalost češtiny a schopnost pracovat se zdroji alespoň v jednom dalším slovanském jazyce (včetně slovenštiny).
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 1/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 1/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The various forms of cultural tourism are among the most important sectors of tourism in Europe, and many regions in Slavonic countries have a promising potential for their development. The course gives an overview of the most important sub-forms of cultural tourism and their representation in all Slavonic countries. The main aim of the course is to systematically develop the students' knowledge of cultural heritage of Slavonic area ability to independently create, propose or comment an intinerary of a tour or an excursion to the Slavonic countries.
Learning outcomes
Students of the course will:
- gain an overview of the current condition of cultural tourism in Slavonic countries,
- acquire wide interdisciplinary knowledge (from geography, history, philology, history of art, ethnology, religious studies and economics) connected to cultural tourism, incl. key tourism terminology and definitions,
- strengthen their ability to perceive mutual relations between culture and tourism,
- be well-oriented in the main attractions of cultural tourism in Slavonic countries,
- obtain an overview of selected marketing products focused on the promotion of cultural heritage.
Syllabus
  • 1. Culture and its role in tourism. The basic terminology of tourism : tourism potential, forms and types of tourism, cultural tourism and international tourism
  • 2. Economy and management of tourism
  • 3. Cultural tourism: city tourism, museum and galleries tourism, industrial and mining tourism, cultural heritage and histourism, military tourism, religious tourism, ethnic and ethnographic tourism, literary and film tourism, food tourism
  • 4. Czech Republic & Slovakia: cultural tourism potential
  • 5. Poland: cultural tourism potential
  • 6. Ukraine: cultural tourism potential
  • 7. Belarus: cultural tourism potential
  • 8. Russian Federation (European part): cultural tourism potential
  • 9. Slovenia & Croatia: cultural tourism potential
  • 10. Serbia & Bosnia and Herzegovina & Montenegro : cultural tourism potential
  • 11. Northern Macedonia & Bulgaria: cultural tourism potential
Literature
  • RICHARDS, G. Cultural tourism in Europe. Wallingford: CABI, 1996. info
  • PALATKOVÁ, Monika. Mezinárodní cestovní ruch : analýza pozice turismu ve světové ekonomice, význam turismu v mezinárodních ekonomických vztazích, evropská integrace a mezinárodní turismus. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2011, 221 s. ISBN 9788024737508. URL info
  • PÁSKOVÁ, Martina and Josef ZELENKA. Výkladový slovník cestovního ruchu. [Praha]: Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj, 2002, 448 s. info
  • SMITH, Melanie. Issues in cultural tourism studies. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2009, xvi, 251. ISBN 9780415467117. info
  • Turystyka w naukach humanistycznych. Edited by Ryszard Winiarski. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukove PWN, 2008, 177 s. ISBN 9788301156084. info
  • DENEK, Emilia. Kompendium wiedzy o turystyce : praca zbiorowa. Edited by Grzegorz Gołembski. Wyd. 2., zmienione. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2009, xvi, 460. ISBN 9788301158149. info
  • Cultural tourism and identityrethinking indigeneity. Edited by Keyan G. Tomaselli. Boston: Brill, 2012, xvi, 231 p. ISBN 9789004234581. info
  • FARACIK, Robert, Mirosław MIKA, Robert PAWLUSIŃSKI, Elżbieta PITRUS and Danuta PTASZYCKA-JACKOWSKA. Turystyka. Edited by Włodzimierz Kurek. Wydanie I. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2011, 540 stran. ISBN 9788301152949. info
  • Cultural tourism in a changing worldpolitics, participation and (re)presentation. Edited by Mike Robinson - Melanie K. Smith. Buffalo, NY: Channel View Publications, 2006, xi, 303 p. ISBN 9781845410445. info
  • BURSKA, Zuzanna, Marta DEREK, Katarzyna DUDA-GROMADA, Małgorzata DURYDIWKA, Marta JARZĘBOWSKA, Małgorzata KOWALCZYK, Sylwia KULCZYK, Anna KURKOWSKA and Wojciech LEWANDOWSKI. Turystyka zrównoważona. Edited by Andrzej Kowalczyk. Wydanie pierwsze. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2010, 323 stran. ISBN 9788301164911. info
  • LIJEWSKI, Teofil, Jerzy WYRZYKOWSKI and Bogdan MIKUŁOWSKI. Geografia turystyki Polski. Wyd. 4. zmienione. Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Ekonomiczne, 2002, 378 s. ISBN 8320813808. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, in-class work with study materials, presentations of the students projects, class discussion.
Assessment methods
Active participation is required. Assessment of students: 60 % seminar project (incl. PPT presentation), 40 % written test. Evaluation scale: A 100–90 pts., B 89–85 pts., C 84–75 pts., D 74–70 pts., E 69-60 pts., F (fail) 59–0 pts.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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