UZHIA08 Modern Historiography

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Pavel Boček, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Borovský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Milan Řepa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Pavel Boček, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 14 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/14, only registered: 0/14
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to develop the knowledge about world historiography in 20th century. The students will learn about personalities, main trends and methodological approaches. They will understand paradigmatic changes, key social discussions of historians and relationships of history and social sciences (philosophy, sociology, political science). They will develop the knowledge they gained in the bachelor degree programme.
Learning outcomes
Students should know the development of historiography from the crisis of historism to postmodern period,
critical interpretation of historiographic texts,
the knowledge of the principal authors and works,
the knowledge of the contemporary methodical and conceptual problems.
Syllabus
  • History as a science
  • Particularity and universality in history
  • Ideological influences in the historical narration
  • Disputes in the historical schools
  • Economical, social, and cultural history
  • Marxist historiography in the 20th century
  • Annales school
  • Return to the political history
  • Postmodern critique of history
Literature
    required literature
  • STORCHOVÁ, Lucie. Koncepty a dějiny : proměny pojmů v současné historické vědě. Vydání první. V Praze: Scriptorium, 2014, 449 stran. ISBN 9788087271872. info
  • IGGERS, Georg G. Dějepisectví ve 20. století :od vědecké objektivity k postmoderní výzvě. Translated by Pavel Kolář. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2002, 177 s. ISBN 80-7106-504-8. info
    recommended literature
  • LE GOFF, Jacques. Paměť a dějiny. Translated by Irena Kozelská. Vydání první. Praha: Argo, 2007, 264 stran. ISBN 9788072038626. info
  • HAVELKA, Miloš. Dějiny a smysl :obsahy, akcenty a posuny "české otázky", 1895-1989. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2001, 202 s. ISBN 80-7106-424-6. info
  • KUTNAR, František. Přehledné dějiny českého a slovenského dějepisectví. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1977, 501 s. info
Teaching methods
Lectures with analysis of texts and discussions.
Assessment methods
Oral examination in the form of a discussion over the work of a selected author.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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