AR1A305 Introduction to History of Modern Age for Archivists

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Aleš Vyskočil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Aleš Vyskočil, Ph.D.
Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Olga Barová
Supplier department: Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:40 L11, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
Prerequisites
A basic knowledge of the history of the modern period within the scope of grammar school curriculum.
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 objective of the course is to introduce students to the history of the Czech lands from the Enlightenment period until 1989 in the (Central) European context and to strengthen awareness of historical and geographical connections.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- be conversant with Czech modern history at grammar school level;
- have acquired the necessary basis for more in-depth studies in subsequent years.
Syllabus
  • 1.The beginning of modern era – the Enlightenment, Josephinism, economic and social reforms.
  • 2. The Napoleonic Wars and the Congress of Vienna.
  • 3. Pre-March (Vormärz) – the Holy Alliance, Metternich, Romanticism and Biedermeier, the national revival, patriotism, the beginnings of the industrial revolution.
  • 4. All change - the revolution of 1848 and its significance and consequences, society in motion, Bach.
  • 5. The golden era of the monarchy – the Austro-Hungarian Compromise, the December constitution, Czech politics and society, currents of thought, economic boom, relations between Czechs and Germans, La Belle Époque.
  • 6. The end of illusions - The Great War, what came before it and its consequences, life in the background, T.G. Masaryk and others, the birth of Czechoslovakia.
  • 7. The First Republic - internal and external politics, the economy, culture, Czechs, Germans and the road to Munich.
  • 8. World War II – the Protectorate, Slovakia, domestic and foreign resistance, everyday life, liberation.
  • 9. New orders - post-war Czechoslovakia, February 1948, Stalinism, the trials, the ‘new’ society, the phenomenon of the 1960s in various contexts, August 1968.
  • 10. Normalization, torpor, Communists, the underground, November 1989.
Literature
  • HLAVAČKA, Milan and Petr ČORNEJ. Dějepis pro gymnázia a střední školy. Druhé vydání. Praha: SPN - pedagogické nakladatelství, akciová společnost, 2017, 175 stran. ISBN 9788072355969. info
  • Čornej, Petr. Dějepis 4 pro gymnázia a střední školy - Nejnovější dějiny, 2010
  • Dějiny zemí koruny české, sv. II. Praha/Litomyšl 1992 (2003).
  • České země v evropských dějinách, sv. III-IV. Praha/Litomyšl 2006.
  • Kronika českých zemí. Praha 2012.
  • SEMOTANOVÁ, Eva and Jiří CAJTHAML. Akademický atlas českých dějin. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2014, xxviii, 55. ISBN 9788020021823. info
Teaching methods
Lectures in the form of presentations; Discussion of historical documents.
Assessment methods
Exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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