AJ46001 History and Culture of the United Kingdom

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Stephen Paul Hardy, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Michael Matthew Kaylor, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
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
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to introduce the student to the study of Britain's past and present by considering the interrelated topics of national identity, social relations, education, political representation and the role of the media. The topics are approached through discussion and cross-cultural comparison based on a selection of materials which include press cuttings, essays, theoretical articles, videos and background reading in history. The course also includes some introductory practice in academic writing.
Learning outcomes
Students completing the course will have a more detailed grasp of nineteenth and twentieth century Britain, particularly in terms of its cultural and political history.
Syllabus
  • The aim of this course is to introduce the student to the study of Britain's past and present by considering the interrelated topics of national identity, social relations, education, political representation and the role of the media. The topics are approached through discussion and cross-cultural comparison based on a selection of materials which include press cuttings, essays, theoretical articles, videos and background reading in history. The course also includes some introductory practice in academic writing.
Literature
  • STEINBACH, Susie. Understanding the Victorians : politics, culture, and society in nineteenth-century Britain. First published. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012, xxx, 278. ISBN 9780415774093. info
  • CLARKE, P. F. Hope and glory : Britain 1900-2000. Second edition. London: Penguin Books, 2004, x, 496. ISBN 9780141011752. info
  • MARWICK, Arthur. British society since 1945. 2nd ed. London: Penguin Books, 1990, vi, 430. ISBN 014013817X. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion. Compulsory attendance/povinná docházka
Assessment methods
Assessment: essay and class participation.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every other week.
General note: This course is NOT designated for Erasmus students! List of courses offerd by the Department of English and American studies for Erasmsus students is available at http://www.phil.muni.cz/wkaa/ under "Information for Erasmus students".
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/view.php?id=1993
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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