ZURn6220 The History of Printed Media in Early Modern Times

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Pavel Večeřa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Vojtěch Dvořák (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Pavel Večeřa, Ph.D.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Bc. Pavlína Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:40 Studio 527
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 the History of Printed Media course in early modern times is to acquaint listeners with the history of the media in the key countries of the Euro-American civilization space (Great Britain, France, Germany, the United States of America) from their early beginnings, but especially from the emergence of mass communication in connection with the invention of printing until the end of the 18th century, when the French and American revolutions began the transition to civil society on the European and American continents.
The course is concentrated on the roots of mass communication in ancient times and the Middle Ages, on the forerunners of periodical printing in the form of written newspapers and correspondence, on the emergence of printed media after the invention of printing, on various forms of leaflet newspapers, as well as on the beginnings of periodical printing, newspapers, magazines and bulletins of the 17th and 18th centuries in Germany, England, France, North America, the Netherlands and other Europeans. However, the course's attention is also focused on the causes and conditions of the development of mass communication in the context of economic, social, political, cultural and, last but not least, technological and organizational. The course also notes the legal aspects of the development of the periodic press, press conditions and censorship practice, the comprehensive system of press regulation (censorship, the structure of concessions and privileges, economic barriers) as well as the struggle for freedom of public criticism and, by and by the way, freedom of the press as such. The focus of the course is also the theme of the periodical press audience and the period reflection of the function of emerging mass communication and mass media.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- to orientate itself in the history of communication in the period of traditional society;
- to orientate itself in the sphere of printed media in the period of traditional society;
- analyse sources through the lens of communication and media history.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introductory
  • 2. Roots of Mass Communication
  • 3. The emergence of mass communication
  • 4. Predecessors of periodic printing I
  • 5. Predecessors of periodic printing II
  • 6. Press in the 17th century
  • 7. 17th century press – Netherlands, England and France
  • 8. German newspapers and magazines in the 17th century
  • 9. 18th century press – England
  • 10. Press in the 18th century – North America, Netherlands and France
  • 11. German newspapers, magazines and official journals in the 18th century
  • 12. Causes, conditions and consequences of the spread of the press in the 18th century
  • 13. Final credit written work
Literature
  • VEČEŘA, Pavel. Úvod do dějin tištěných médií (Introduction to the History of the Print Media). Praha: Grada Publishing, 2015, 272 pp. první vydání. ISBN 978-80-247-4178-9. info
  • KÖPPLOVÁ, Barbora and Ladislav KÖPPL. Dějiny světové žurnalistiky. 1, Celý svět je v novinách. Vyd. 1. Praha: Novinář, 1989, 332 s. : i. info
  • PROKOP, Dieter. Boj o média : dějiny nového kritického myšlení o médiích. Translated by Barbara Köpplová - Monika Loderová. 1. čes. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2005, 409 s. ISBN 8024606186. info
  • KOVARIK, Bill. Revolutions in communication : media history from Gutenberg to the digital age. London: Continuum, 2011, x, 367. ISBN 9781441114600. info
  • WILKE, Jürgen. Grundzüge der Medien- und Kommunikationsgeschichte. 2. durchgesehene und ergänz. Köln: Böhlau Verlag, 2008, vii, 452. ISBN 9783825231668. info
Teaching methods
lecture, reading
Assessment methods
Credit in the form of a written test (in exceptional circumstances, for example for reasons of epidemiological threat, as well as online oral credit).
In the credit week, the final seminar was rescheduling.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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