FJ3056 Modern French History

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Hromek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marcela Poučová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Marcela Poučová, Ph.D.
Department of French Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of French Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
FJ3056/01: Wed 19:00–19:50 učebna 56, M. Hromek
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 9/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
Course objectives
The seminar will present the development of France and its political life in the long 20th century in the context of European history and will bring its comparison with the history of the Czech lands. Emphasis is placed on understanding the French political identity and cultural reflections on the modern history of France.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, the student should be able to understand the main events of French history of the 20th century and their significance for the identity of contemporary France and be able to interpret them independently.
Syllabus
  • Course Contents: 1. The Third Republic and the Dreyfus affair (in the context of political tendencies in Europe at the turn of the century). 2. The formation of the French left in the first half of the 20th century. (Jean Jaurès and the European Workers' Movement, Léon Blum and the People's Front). 3. French far right (leagues, anti-Semitism, Vichy, National Front). 4. An attempt to redefine the republic 1944–1950 (political concepts, tripartism, the emergence of the Cold War, the idea of European integration). 5. Colonial wars and decolonization (Indochina, Algeria, consequences). 6. Charles de Gaulle and Gaullism (1958–1968). 7. Paris May 1968. 8. Thirty years of economic growth and oil shocks (1945–1981). 9. The unification of the left and its electoral victory (François Mitterrand, reforms, the fall of the Iron Curtain). 10. Terror as a political means (historical development to the present), French military policy.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • CERTEAU, Michel de. Psaní dějin. Translated by Pavla Doležalová. 1. vydání. Brno: CDK (Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury), 2011, 347 stran. ISBN 9788073252533. info
  • FERRO, Marc. Dějiny Francie. Translated by Jitka Matějů - Doubravka Olšáková. Vyd. 1. Praha: NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2009, 703 s. ISBN 9788071064039. info
  • AGULHON, Maurice. De Gaulle : dějiny, symbol, mýtus. Translated by Doubravka Olšáková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2005, 101 s. ISBN 8071069965. info
  • DUBY, Georges. Dějiny Francie : od počátků po současnost. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2003, 953 s. ISBN 8071845140. info
  • Historie extrémní pravice ve Francii. Edited by Michel Winock, Translated by Jana Petrová - Jaroslav Formánek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 206 s. ISBN 8020007113. info
Teaching methods
Seminary, discussion, presentation.
Assessment methods
Ending and credits: The submitted essay on the assigned topic will be subject to mutual evaluation by students. Each will review 1 more essay by their colleagues.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
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