EVNJKA German-Language Areal

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jaroslav Kovář, CSc. (lecturer)
PhDr. Zdeněk Mareček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Jaroslav Kovář, CSc.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Jiřina Malá, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 17:30–19:05 K12 nerezervovat
Prerequisites
Students are expected to follow the lectures in German. Czech translations of the set texts are available.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 32 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/32, only registered: 0/32
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will improve their reading and listening skills and will be able to discuss events and persons of importance in German History. The lecture focuses on: -- the elements that have shaped the self-perception of Germans, Austrians, and the Swiss, -- the Czech-German relations, especially in 19C and 20C -- key personalities of German and Austrian arts and sciences, including classical music. As the covered material spans two millenia, from the The Barbarian Invasions till the present day, the course requires diligent self-study.
Syllabus
  • 1. Neighbours: the German perception of the Czechs, the Czech perception of the Germans. Prejudices that shape our understanding of each other.
  • 2. From the Roman Empire till the days of the Swabian dynasty.
  • 3. From the Interregnum of 1254 till the Reformation and the Thirty Years' War.
  • 4. The German Absolutism and the Napoleonic Wars.
  • 5. From the European Restoration till the Revolutions of 1848.
  • 6. The days of Bismarck, Wilhelm II, and the Great War
  • 7. Weimar Republic
  • 8. The Third Reich and the post-war period
  • 9. Brno's architecture until 1918: Tracing Brno's Germans.
Literature
  • MÜLLER, Helmut, Karel Friedrich KRIEGER, Hanna VOLLRATH and Ivona ŘEZANKOVÁ. Dějiny Německa. Translated by František Kubů. 2. dopl. vyd. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2004, 609 s. ISBN 80-7106-188-3. info
  • SEIBT, Ferdinand. Německo a Češi : dějiny jednoho sousedství uprostřed Evropy. Translated by Petr Dvořáček. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1996, 464 s. ISBN 8020005773. info
Assessment methods
1 hr 30 min written examination based on the set texts and lecture notes
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021.
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