FF:REBc33 Topics in Modern Greek History - Course Information

REBc33 Selected Topics in Greek History of the 20th Century

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Marek Meško, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Marek Meško, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 10:00–11:40 L32

Prerequisites (in Czech)

! REBcB29 Topics in Modern Greek History && ! NOW ( REBcB29 Topics in Modern Greek History )

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 12 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Students will learn trought lectures some known and lesser-known chapters of greek history in 20th century. We will place emphasis on political history,but we will also deal with some chapters of social and cultural history. The course is suited to broaden and deepen knowledge of modern greek history.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student will be able to:
- interpret modern Greek history in different interrelations and context;
- improve his knowledge gained in previous lectures about history of Greece in 19th and 20th Centuries;
- identify in a more detailed manner many important Greek personalities and their contribution to Greek society;
- gain solid orientation in crucial events of the modern Greek history.

Syllabus

• 1. Chronology of the modern Greek history, introduction to the topic.
• 2. Eleftherios Venizelos in Greek history 1 – experience of Therissos uprising, Gudi revolution, rise to power, venizelism, reforms, contribution to modernization of Greece.
• 3. Eleftherios Venizelos in Greek history 2 – his actions during Balkan wars, World war 1 and catastrophy of Asia Minor, last period of his political activities during the 1920s and 1930s „Golden 1920s in Greece“, assessment of his actions.
• 4. Dictatorship in Greek history 1 – military coups in Greece during 20th century, dictatorship of Pangalos.
• 5. Dictatorship in Greek history 2 – dictatorship of Metaxas.
• 6. Dictatorship in Greek history 3 – junta of the Colonels.
• 7. Monarchy versus republic 1 – alternation of these two forms of state organization, their changes and characteristics, fromt he creation of Greece until the end of the Glücksburg rule.
• 8. Monarchy versus republic 2 – first phase of the Glücksburg rule, interwar republican period and restauration of monarchy under Metaxas.
• 9. Monarchy versus republic 3 – final phase of the Glücksburg rule, end of monarchy during junta, fates of royal family after the establishment of republic, characteristics of contemporary republican government.
• 10. Women in modern Greek society 1 – position of women in Greek society after creation of the Greek state, gradual emancipation, Kalliroi Parren and feministic movement.
• 11. Women in modern Greek society 2 – from interwar period until now, struggle for partial and complete right to vote.

Literature

• Πετρίδης, Παύλος. Η βασιλεία των στην Ελλάδα (1863-1974). Συμβολή στην απομυθοποίηση της δυναστείας. Αθήνα 1999
• Βούρνας, Θάσος. Ιστορία της νεότερης και σύγχρονης Ελάδας. Αθήνα
• Βερβενιώτη, Τασούλα. Η γυναίκα της Αντίστασης. Η είσοδος των γυναίκων στην πολιτική. Αθήνα 1994
• Βαρίκα, Ελένη. Η εξέγερση των κυριών. Γένεση μιας φεμινιστικής συνείδησης στην Ελλάδα. Αθήνα 1997
• Πετράκη, Μαρίνα. Ο μύθος του Μεταξά – Δικτατορία και προπαγάνδα στην Ελλάδα. Αθήνα 2006
• Ιστορία του ελληνικού έθνους. Επ. Γεωργιος Χριστόπουλος
• Ελλάδα ´39-´49. Από την δκτατορία στον Εμφύλιο. Επ. Fleischer, Hagen. Αθήνα 2003
• Králová, Kateřina. Nesplacená minulost: Řecko-německé vztahy ve stínu nacismu. Praha 2012
• Μεταξάς, Ιωάννης. Το προσωπικό του ημερολόγιο. Αθήνα 1980

Teaching methods

Lectures.

Assessment methods

Compulsory Attendance, Oral Colloquiuum

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
  
• Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/phil/autumn2019/REBc33