LJ453 Expert lectures

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Petra Mutlová, M.A., Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
doc. Mgr. Irena Radová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
prof. PhDr. Daniela Urbanová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Daniela Urbanová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 16:00–17:40 A21 and each odd Thursday 14:00–17:40 A21 and each even Friday 8:00–13:40 A21
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
The course is built from the lectures delivered by some prominent specialists in the relevant fields of study from abroad. The aims are as follows:
- to get a fuller picture of the international situation in the research in the Classical Philology and Latin Medieval Studies;
- to learn about the main trends in the fields and of the respected experts;
- to deepen students' ability to study in a foreign language.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- sum up content of individual lectures in their own words.

Other learning outcomes depend on topics of lectures and skills and knowledge required by individual lecturers.
Syllabus
  • General topics:
  • - Classical Philology and the contemporary international research;
  • - Latin Medieval Studies and the contemporary international research;
  • - Main trends of international research in the Classical Philology;
  • - Main trends of international research in the Latin medieval Studies;
  • - Leading figures of the contemporary Classical Philology and Latin Medieval Studies in Europe.
Literature
    required literature
  • Další literatura zvlášť ke každé přednášce
    not specified
  • International directory of medievalists. Edited by Jacqueline Hamesse. 9. éd. Louvain-la-Neuve: Brepols, 1999, xxiv, 819. ISBN 2503509401. info
  • Medieval Latin : an introduction and bibliographical guide. Edited by F. A. C. Mantello - A. G. Rigg. Washington: Catholic University of America Press, 1996, xiv, 774 s. ISBN 0-8132-0841-6. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminars. Courses are realized in blocks during the visits of the host-professors.
Assessment methods
Colloquium is awarded for the active attendance to the lesson and fulfillment of required tasks.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
Confirmed dates of lectures in the spring semester 2022:

March 29, Ondřej Podavka (Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic)

April 28, Benedek Láng (Budapest University of Technology and Economics) 3. 5. 16,00 A 21 Florin Leonte (Palackého univerzita, Olomouc) Advising or Praising Rulers? The Forms and Genres of Late Byzantine Rhetoric.

May 10, Enikő Békés (Research Centre for the Humanities, Institute for Literary Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences): "The Role of Citations of Ancient Authors in a Medical-Astrological context."

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2022, recent)
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