DEp02p Political trials in Czechoslovakia after 1945

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Libor Bílek (lecturer), PhDr. Kamil Štěpánek, CSc. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Kaleta, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Jiří Mihola, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Education
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
Having completed the course, a student will be able to incorporate the issue of political trials and political persecution in Czechoslovakia into a broader context of contemporary Czechoslovakian history.
Learning outcomes
Having completed the course, a student will be able to: - identify the causes of political trials in Czechoslovakia after 1945;
- spot and describe the aims of politicla trials;
- identify the actors and describe their role in the making of show trials;
- describe and demonstrate the methods used by the actors for maintainimg their aims;
- propose suitable didactic methods for using the issue of political trials in teaching history at primary or secondary school;
Syllabus
  • The first years of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia
  • Political trials and their role in the system
  • A political trial - the role of prosecutors, judges, attorneys and communist party
  • The trial of Milada Horáková
  • An example of regional trial
Literature
  • KAPLAN, Karel – PALEČEK, Pavel. Komunistický režim a politické procesy v Československu. Brno 2008.
  • KAPLAN, Karel. Nebezpečná bezpečnost. Státní bezpečnost 1948-1956. Brno 1999.
  • KAPLAN, Karel. Druhý proces : Milada Horáková a spol. - rehabilitační řízení 1968-1990. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2008, 582 s. ISBN 9788024614311. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion and group work.
Assessment methods
Active participation, passing a colloqui and 70% attendance is required.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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