ZURb1213 The history of Czech media in the era of the First Republic

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Pavel Večeřa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Pavel Večeřa, Ph.D.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Boris Rafailov, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 16:00–17:40 AVC
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
The aim of the course History of Czech Media in the Era of the First Republic is to acquaint students with the development of Czech media during the First Republic. The course focuses on the character and structure of the media in the First Republic, party and extra-party press, the phenomenon of Lidové noviny, Radiojournal and news film.
In the context of party-political press, the course follows the issue of the relationship between the political party and the printed media, programmatic background and internal confrontation, ways of financing the party press and forms of its distribution as well as its structure (diaries, regional newspapers groups, magazines and revue, print in Moravia and Brno). The course is planned as thirteen two-hour lessons combining the form of a lecture and a seminar where the presented topics are discussed.
Learning outcomes
Students gain the theoretical and factual knowledge that allowed him to understand the development of the media in the historical context and to explain the historical processes that fundamentally influence the role of media in contemporary society. Students also acquire the skills that allowed him to analyze the power, political, socio-economic and cultural contexts of contemporary media products.
Syllabus
  • Week 1: Introductory lesson
  • 2nd week: General characteristics of the First Republic
  • Week 3: Media regulation and control
  • Week 4: Czech printed media during the First Republic
  • Week 5: Press of the Czechoslovak National Democracy (CNN) / National Unification (NS)
  • 6th week: Printing of agrarian and trade parties
  • Week 7: Press of the Czechoslovak People's Party (ČSL)
  • Week 8: Print of the Czechoslovak Socialist Party (ČSS) / National Socialist Party (ČSNS)
  • 9th week: Print of the Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers' Party (ČSDSD)
  • 10th week: Press of opposition political parties (press of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ); press of extreme right-wing opposition - National League (NL), National Fascist Community (NOF)
  • Week 11: Cross-party independent press; phenomenon Lidové noviny
  • 12th week: Czechoslovak Radio (Radiojournal)
  • Week 13: Film News
Literature
  • BEDNAŘÍK, Petr, Jan JIRÁK and Barbara KÖPPLOVÁ. Dějiny českých médií : od počátku do současnosti. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2011, 439 s. ISBN 9788024730288. URL info
  • KONČELÍK, Jakub, Pavel VEČEŘA and Petr ORSÁG. Dějiny českých médií 20. století. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2010, 310, xxxii. ISBN 9788073676988. info
  • BERÁNKOVÁ, Milena, Alena KŘIVÁNKOVÁ and Fraňo RUTTKAY. Dějiny československé žurnalistiky. Praha: Novinář, 1988, 305 s. URL info
  • KÁRNÍK, Zdeněk. České země v éře První republiky (1918-1938). 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2002, 577 s. ISBN 8072770306. info
  • KUBÍČEK, Jaromír. Český politický tisk : na Moravě a ve Slezsku v letech 1918-1938. V Brně: Blok, 1982, 307 s. URL info
  • PERNES, Jiří. Svět Lidových novin, 1893-1993 : stoletá kapitola z dějin české žurnalistiky, kultury a politiky. Photo by Milan Hoffer. Vyd. 1. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1993, 143 s. ISBN 8071060569. info
  • ČÁBELOVÁ, Lenka. Radiojournal : rozhlasové vysílání v Čechách a na Moravě v letech 1923-1939. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2003, 198 s. ISBN 8024606240. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars.
Assessment methods
Credit in the form of a written test (in case of an exceptional situation in online form).
In the credit week, submission of the final seminar paper.
In addition, mandatory participation in the seminar part of the course is required, when period media products will be analyzed.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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