RJ_43 Introduction to Sorbian Studies

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Petr Kalina, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Josef Šaur, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Petr Kalina, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Josef Šaur, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ivo Pospíšil, DrSc.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:50–12:25 L33
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objective of the course is to acquaint Slavonic Studies students with the essential cultural, social, historical and geographical facts concerning Lusatian Sorbs. In the seminar part of the course, emphasis will be put on linguistic comparison of Sorbian to the other West Slavonic languages.
Syllabus
  • 1. Geographical characterisation of the territory inhabited by Lusatian Sorbs. Their ethnic, linguistic and religious characterisation. Familiarisation with fundamental sorabistic concepts and specialised literature. Overview of Sorbian institutions (Maćica serbska, Domowina). 2. A synchronic view of the Sorbian language within the context of West Slavonic languages; chiefly a comparison with Czech. 3. A historical overview of Sorbian national development (the issue of sovereignty of various states over Lusatia over centuries and the influence of this fact on the Sorbs; the following historical periods will be emphasised: humanism and renaissance, Sorbian national awakening, Sorbs under the German Empire, Weimar Republic, National Socialism and German Democratic Republic). 4. Czech-Lusatian relations (the Lusatian Seminary, Czech influence on the Sorbian national awakening, Serbowka, an overview of Czech Sorbian Studies: A. Černý, L. Kuba, J. and F. Páta, A. Frinta, J. Petr). 5. Overview of Sorbian literature (emphasis on modern Sorbian writing) 6. Overview of Sorbian culture (emphasis on music and painting; K. A. Kocor, B. Krawc, M. Nowak-Njechorński, C. Felixmüller, and others). 7. The position and status of the Sorbian minority in united Germany (current situation, institutions, media). 8. The Sorbian school system as a prerequisite for the survival of the language and national identity (a historical overview, the Witaj project, contemporary opportunities of education in Sorbian in Lusatia).
Literature
  • Frinta, A.: Lužičtí Srbové a jejich písemnictví. Praha 1955.
  • Páta, J.: Úvod do studia lužickosrbského písemnictví. Praha 1925.
  • Faska, H.: Sebšćina. Opole 1998.
  • Kaleta, P.: Češi o Lužických Srbech. český vědecký, publicistický a umělecký zájem o Lužické Srby v 19. století a sorabistické dílo Adolfa Černého. Praha 2006.
  • ULBRECHTOVÁ, Helena. Lužickosrbská literatura : její vývoj a pozice mezi středoevropskými literaturami. 1st ed. Praha: Karolinum, 2009. ISBN 978-80-246-1408-3. info
  • ŠAUR, Josef. Karel Kyas (1881-1958). Česko-lužický věstník. Praha: Společnost přátel Lužice, 2008, vol. 2008, 11-12, p. 82-83. ISSN 1212-0790. info
  • ŠATAVA, Leoš. Jazyk a identita etnických menšin :možnosti zachování a revitalizace. Vyd. 1. Praha: Cargo, 2001, 156 s. ISBN 80-902952-1-5. info
  • ŠATAVA, Leoš. Národnostní menšiny v Evropě :encyklopedická příručka. 1. vyd. Praha: Ivo Železný, 1994, 385 s. +. ISBN 80-7116-375-9. info
  • Slovník spisovatelů německého jazyka a spisovatelů lužickosrbských. Edited by Václav Bok - Věra Macháčková-Riegerová - Jiří Veselý. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1987, 844 s. URL info
  • PETR, Jan. Nástin politických a kulturních dějin Lužických Srbů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1972, 342 s. info
Teaching methods
The course has a form of a lecture and a class discussion.
Assessment methods
The course has a form of a lecture and a class discussion. Paper and oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016.
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