FF:HIA200s Methodology - Course Information

HIA200s Methodology of Practising History

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Tomáš Dvořák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Lukáš Fasora, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Bronislav Chocholáč, Dr. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Malý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Denisa Nečasová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiří Němec, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. Mgr. Lukáš Fasora, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Thu 8:00–9:40 C33

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Předpokládá se zvládnutí základní techniky a postupů historikovy práce.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Religious History (programme FF, N-HI_)
• History of the Early Modern Age (programme FF, N-HI_)
• Medieval History (programme FF, N-HI_)
• History (programme FF, N-HI_) (2)
• Modern History (programme FF, N-HI_)

Course objectives

The students form the course are introduced to the broader issues of historical methodology, they will get acguainted to more advanced historical methods and approaches in the context of the latest development of historiography. Each method is presented on examples from the history of historical sciences and interpreted form the theoretical point of view. An integral part of the course is the practical demonstration of the application of methods on specific historical material. The demonstration is based, as a rule, on the teacher's own research.

Learning outcomes

Students will be oriented in the historical methodology. They gain an overview of current methodological trends in historical science. They acquire the ability, how to choose a right method and how to do it properly to answer questions of their own historical research.

Syllabus

• 1. Basic concepts of historical methodology 2. Overview of historical methods and approaches 3. Quantitative method in social and economy history 4. Methods in historical demography 5. Historical anthropology 6. Gender analysis 7. Generation analysis 8. Discourse analysis 9. Iconographical method 10. Biographical method, collective biography and prosopography 11. Oral history 12. Geographical method and historical geography

Literature

required literature
• DVOŘÁK, Tomáš, Lukáš FASORA, Bronislav CHOCHOLÁČ, Tomáš MALÝ, Denisa NEČASOVÁ, Zdeňka STOKLÁSKOVÁ and Martin WIHODA. Úvod do studia dějepisu 1 (Introduction to history 1). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 164 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7012-7. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
• BOROVSKÝ, Tomáš, Lukáš FASORA, Bronislav CHOCHOLÁČ, Tomáš MALÝ, Denisa NEČASOVÁ, Jiří NĚMEC and Martin WIHODA. Úvod do studia dějepisu 2 (Introduction to history 2). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 134 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7016-5. Digitální knihovna FF MU info

recommended literature
• CLAUS, Peter and John MARRIOTT. History : an introduction to theory, method and practice. London: Routledge, 2013, xvi, 461. ISBN 9781405812542. info
• ARCANGELI, Alessandro. Cultural history : a concise introduction. First published. London: Routledge, 2012, ix, 131. ISBN 9780415667753. info
• SELLIN, Volker. Einführungin die Geschichtswissenschaft. Erw. Neuausg., 2. Aufl. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2008, 250 s. ISBN 9783525013885. info
• HROCH, Miroslav. Úvod do studia dějepisu. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1985, 304 s. URL info

Teaching methods

Lecture, exercises, class discussion

Assessment methods

Seminar work in the form of methodological essay and practical application of selected method in the range of 10-15 pages. Oral examination as a defense of the results of the seminar work.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials

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