REBc19 Greek Culture I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marek Meško, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Marek Meško, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:00–11:40 A22
Prerequisites (in Czech)
REBc05 Modern Greek Grammar III
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
At the end of the course the students will be familiar with certain areas of Modern Greek life and customs, e.g. theatre, cinema, music, significant personalities of Greek culture and politics, etc. The course is supplemented by reading of primary literary texts, films, contemporary newspaper articles, web articles or listening. Topics of the seminar change every semester.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
- reach deeper understanding of the Greek culture and given aspects of the Greek everyday life; - discern the connection of the contemporary Greeks with their ancient and medieval past.
Syllabus
  • Greek feasts, Greek habits and folk traditions, its relation to the ancient and medieval Greek history This semester will be discussed Greek monastic republic on mount Athos, byzantine Constantinople and its importance for Greeks today, the so-called Septemvriana in 1955 in Istanbul, catastrophy in Asia Minor in 1922, question of continuity of the Greek ethos (Fallmerayer theory and its impact), Golden Dawn right-wing movement, Greek rebetiko.
Literature
  • KYRIAKIDU-NESTOROS, A. I theoria tis ellinikis laografias. Athina, 1978. info
  • LUKATU, D. Isagoji stin elliniki laografia. Athina, 1978. info
  • POLITU, N. G. Paradosis. Athina. 1904. info
Teaching methods
The course has a form of a seminar.
Assessment methods
Credits for oral examination aimed at testing student's insight into the topics discussed during semester.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2020, recent)
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