CORE135 Art and Culture in Central Europe

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marta Filipová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zuzana Frantová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Ondřej Jakubec, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Malý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Denisa Nečasová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiří Němec, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Radka Nokkala Miltová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Matthew Rampley, B.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ing. Marcela Rusinko, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Věra Slováková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Martin Wihoda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Malý, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Hana Ambrožová
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts (50,00 %), Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts (50,00 %)
Timetable
Wed 18:00–19:40 N41, except Wed 18. 9., except Wed 25. 9., except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11. ; and Wed 18. 9. 18:00–19:40 C33, Wed 25. 9. 18:00–19:40 C33
Prerequisites (in Czech)
TYP_STUDIA(BM) && FORMA(P) && !(PROGRAM(B-HI_) || OBOR(FBHIpV))
The course is intended for students in full-time Bachelor's and five-year Master's programmes, with the exception of the History programme.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 100 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 64/100, only registered: 1/100, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/100
Course objectives (in Czech)
The course is based on recent cultural and art historical research on different types of identities and cultural transfers. Students gain an insight into the issues of cultural, religious (confessional), national and political identities in a region that today includes primarily Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary and Germany. The time span of the course covers the period from the 9th to the 20th century.
Learning outcomes (in Czech)
Graduates of the course are able to understand the specifics of Central Europe as a cultural region, they gain a basic overview of Central European history from the 9th to the 20th century and become aware of the specifics and points of contact between the two historical disciplines. The course can be of great value especially for students from non-European countries who do not have a close knowledge of the history and culture of the region.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Space and Cultural Memory (Lands and their Myths, 2 lectures).
  • Religion (Reformations and Secularizations, 3 lectures).
  • Nation and Nationalism (2 lectures).
  • Women and Gender (2 lectures).
  • Empire (1 lecture).
  • Cultural Transfers and Translations (2 lectures).
  • For each theme, attention would be paid to three aspects: Objects, Ideas, Personalities. The introductory lecture would be devoted to the definition of Central Europe.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Piotr S. Wandycz, The Price of Freedom: A History of East Central Europe from the Middle Ages to the Present (London and New York, 1993).
  • Nancy Wingfield and Maria Bucur, eds., Staging the Past: The Politics of Commemoration in Habsburg Central Europe, 1848 to the Present (West Lafyette, 2001).
  • Pieter Judson, ‘Culture Wars and Wars for Culture’ in The Habsburg Empire: A New History (Cambridge, MA, 2016).
  • R. J. W. Evans, Austria, Hungary, and the Habsburgs (Oxford, 2006).
Teaching methods (in Czech)
Teachers reflect on selected topics in an interdisciplinary dialogue between history and art history, while also leading students to discuss the possibilities of understanding cultural identities in the past and present. Classes are taught as a lecture followed by a discussion, usually led by two specialists - a historian and an art historian - who think about a particular topic from the perspective of their own disciplines. Teaching materials include historical texts/images (sources), scholarly texts and presentations with basic theses and recommended readings.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Three continuous written assignments based on the lectures, scholarly texts and samples of sources.
Language of instruction
English
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