SDEb1108 Europe at war in words and images

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025

The course is not taught in Spring 2025

Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jiří Němec, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jiří Němec, Ph.D.
Department of History – 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 aim of the seminar is to present the Second World War in Europe, its immediate aftermath and coping with its legacy in the collective memory of European nations through the analysis of contemporary textual sources and especially visual and film material.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will gain the ability to: - understand the significance of World War II for the development of Europe after 1945, - understand the relationship between the event, the image of the event in collective memory and analyse the political instrumentalisation of collective images of WWII.
Syllabus
  • 1. World War II (basic characteristics) and its legacy 2. Europe under German domination and its image in post-war European culture 3. The war in the "West" and its image in literature and film 4. The war in the "East" and its image in literature and film 5. The political trials of Nazi criminals in Germany and the "re-education" of German society 6. Political trials associated with the Nazi occupation in Czechoslovakia and selected European countries 7. World War II as seen through the eyes of the first post-war years in Czechoslovakia 8. World War II, occupation and resistance in the political history of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and Marxist history 1948-1989 9. The Shoah in world and Czech historiography 10. The image of the Shoah in Czech and world memorial culture 11. The Romani Holocaust in historiography
Literature
  • KERSHAW, Ian. Do pekel a zpět : Evropa 1914-1949. Translated by Zuzana Krulichová - Daniela Orlando - Pavel Vereš. Vydání první. Praha: Argo, 2017, 526 stran. ISBN 9788025723012. info
  • HEINRICHOVÁ, Naděžda. Obraz druhé světové války a holocaustu v německy psané literatuře. Translated by Jana Hrdličková. Červený Kostelec: Pavel Mervart, 2012, 141 s. ISBN 9788074650338. info
  • HOLÝ, Jiří. Šoa v české literatuře a v kulturní paměti. 1. vyd. Praha: Akropolis, 2011, 309 s. ISBN 9788087481141. info
  • DELPLA, François. Norimberský proces : poučení z historie. V Praze: Slovart, 2009, 311 s. ISBN 9788073913397. info
  • Holokaust - Šoa - Zagłada v české, slovenské a polské literatuře. Edited by Jiří Holý. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2007, 278 s. ISBN 9788024612454. info
  • HEYDECKER, Joe J. Norimberský proces. Translated by Vladimír Čadský. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Ikar, 2007, 734 s. ISBN 9788024909400. info
  • HILBERG, Raul. Pachatelé, oběti, diváci : židovská katastrofa, 1933-1945. Translated by Margarita Troševa. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2002, 298 s. ISBN 8072034723. info
  • KEEGAN, John. Druhá světová válka. Praha: BETA-Dobrovský & Ševčík, 1996, 607 s. ISBN 80-86029-08-5. info
  • KÁRNÝ, Miroslav. """Konečné řešení""." : Genocida českých Žídů v německé protektorátní poli. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1991, 182 s. info
Teaching methods
seminar, source material analysis and debate
Assessment methods
seminar papers, its presentation, oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
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