MED01n Introduction to Mediterranean Studies

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Katarina Petrovićová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Macura (alternate examiner)
Mgr. Paolo Tabacchini, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Katarina Petrovićová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:40 A21, except Tue 14. 11.
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
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The main aim of this course is to present basic information about the field of Mediterranean Studies. Students should not only get some basic geographic and cultural-historic knowledge about the Mediterranean region, necessary for their further studies, but also to get skills in composition of the elementary scientific written forms.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
- define the Mediterranean region from both geographical and historical points of view;
- enumerate and characterize different branches of science focused on the Mediterranean region and Mediterranean cultures;
- identify the basic handbooks, monographs and scholarly serials presenting the outcomes of reasearch in the field;
- apply methodogical propedeutics to proper reading and writing scholarly texts (rules of citation, differences between the genres of scholarly writting).
Syllabus
  • Presentation of study program, presentation of the course, notion of "mediterranean area".
  • Mediterranean geography.
  • Bibliographic references.
  • Electronic information sources.
  • How to read different types of texts: academic texts, literature, Wikipedia, press.
  • Annotation, review.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ABULAFIA, David. The great sea: a human history of the Mediterranean. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. 783 p.
    not specified
  • HOURANI, Albert Habib. Dějiny arabského světa: od 7. století po současnost. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2010, 566 s. ISBN 9788074220593.
  • DAVIES, Norman. Evropa : dějiny jednoho kontinentu. Translated by Kateřina Keilová. V českém jazyce 2., rev. v. Praha: Prostor, 2005, 1365 s. ISBN 8020013342. info
  • MATVEJEVIĆ, Predrag. Breviář Středomoří : Mediteranski brevijar (Orig.). Translated by Dušan Karpatský, Edited by Claudio Magris. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2002, 227 s. ISBN 80-7106-525-5. info
  • DAVIES, Norman. Evropa : dějiny jednoho kontinentu. Translated by Kateřina Keilová. V českém jazyce vyd. 1. Praha: Prostor, 2000, 1365 s. ISBN 8024201704. info
  • ČMEJRKOVÁ, Světla, František DANEŠ and Jindra SVĚTLÁ. Jak napsat odborný text. Vydání první. Praha: Leda, 1999, 255 stran. ISBN 8085927691. info
  • DOROVSKÝ, Ivan. Balkán a Mediterán : literárně historické a teoretické studie. 1. vydání. V Brně: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 228 stran. ISBN 8021015322. URL info
  • ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
  • BURIAN, Jan and Pavel OLIVA. Civilizace starověkého Středomoří. 1. vyd. Praha: Svoboda, 1984, 549 s. info
Teaching methods
The course is realized as lectures and practical exercises, lectures are accompanied by an online course in the ELF.
Assessment methods
Online tests in the ELF.
Submission of the tasks during the semester (see Elf).
Active participation in seminars (max. two lectures missed during the semester without leave).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
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