ZUR574 Chapters from the history of czech journalism I

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Pavel Večeřa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Pavelka, CSc.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Bc. Pavlína Brabcová
Timetable
Mon 16:00–17:40 P24
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 course aims at familiarising students with the development of Czech journalism from its beginnings at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries to the mid-19th century. The course focuses on the issues of the news pamphlet production of the 16th and 17th centuries, the beginnings of the periodical press in the 18th century, the press production in the National Revival era, as well as the emergence of modern political journalism in 1848-1849. At the end of the course students should be able to: characterize the discussed issues, outline the Czech media development in this historical period, analyze the causes of Czech media development, examine their role in societal, political, economic and cultural contexts.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Beginnings of Czech printed media
  • 3. News pamphlets types
  • 4. The development of censorship before and after 1620
  • 5. Printed media and the Czech insurrection of the estates
  • 6. Beginnings of periodical press in the Czech lands
  • 7. Czech press in the 18th century
  • 8. Czech press and the National Revival
  • 9. Czech press in the first third of the 19th century
  • 10. Magazines in the National Revival era
  • 11. Printed media of the 1830s and pre-March journalism. The personality of K. Havlíček Borovský
  • 12. Czech political journalism and 1848
  • 13. Czech printed media in 1849-1852; the era of Bachian neoabsolutism
Literature
  • BERÁNKOVÁ, Milena. Dějiny československé žurnalistiky. Praha: Novinář, 1981. info
  • KLIMEŠ, Vladimír. Počátky českého a slovenského novinářství. 1. vyd. Praha: Orbis, 1955, 193 s. URL info
  • ŠOLLE, Zdeněk. Století české politiky : počátky moderní české politiky od Palackého a Havlíčka až po realisty Kaizla, Kramáře a Masaryka. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1998, 298 s. ISBN 8020406964. info
  • VOLF, Josef. Dějiny novin v Čechách do r. 1848. Praha: Nákladem vydavatelstva Ducha novin, 1930, 231 s. URL info
Teaching methods
The course has been designed as thirteen two-hour lessons combining the form of a lecture and seminar.
Assessment methods
The course is completed with a written credit (4 credits).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013.
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