ZURn6220 The History of Printed Media in Early Modern Times

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Pavel Večeřa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Pavel Večeřa, Ph.D.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Boris Rafailov, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course History of Printed Media in the Early Modern Period is to acquaint students with the history of media in the key countries of the Euro-American civilizational space (Great Britain, France, Germany, United States of America) from its early beginnings, but especially from the emergence of mass communication in connection with the invention of printing until the end of the 18th century, when the French and American revolutions began the transition to civil society on the European and American continents.
The course focuses on the roots of mass communication in the period of antiquity and the Middle Ages, on the predecessors of periodicals in the form of written newspapers and correspondence, on the emergence of printed media after the invention of printing, on various forms of leaflet newspapers, as well as on the beginnings of periodicals, on newspapers, magazines and announcement bulletins of the 17th and 18th centuries in Germany, England, France, North America, The Netherlands and the rest of Europe. However, the attention of the course is also focused on the causes and conditions of the development of mass communication in the economic, social, political, cultural and, last but not least, technological and organizational context. The course also examines the legal aspects of the development of periodicals, press relations and censorship practice, the complex system of press regulation (censorship, the structure of concessions and privileges, economic barriers) as well as the struggle for the freedom of public criticism and thus for the freedom of the press as such. The focus of the course is also on the theme of the audience of the periodical press and the period reflection of the function of emerging mass communication and mass media.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- orientate in  the history of communication of the late Middle Ages and early modern period
- orientate in  media history of the late Middle Ages and early modern period
Syllabus
  • 1. Introductory lesson
  • 2. The roots of mass communication
  • 3. The emergence of mass communication
  • 4. Predecessors of periodicals I
  • 5. Predecessors of periodicals II
  • 6. Printing in the 17th century
  • 7. Printing in the 17th century – Netherlands, England and France
  • 8. German newspapers and magazines in the 17th century
  • 9. Printing in the 18th century – England
  • 10. Printing in the 18th century – North America, the Netherlands and France
  • 11. German newspapers, magazines and official journals in the 18th century
  • 12. Causes, conditions and consequences of the spread of printing in the 18th century
  • 13. Final credit written assignment
Literature
  • VEČEŘA, Pavel. Úvod do dějin tištěných médií (Introduction to the History of the Print Media). Online. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2015. 272 pp. první vydání. ISBN 978-80-247-4178-9. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
  • PROKOP, Dieter. Boj o média : dějiny nového kritického myšlení o médiích. Online. [Brno]: [Masarykova univerzita. Středisko pro pomoc studentům se specifickými nároky], 2022. 1 online. [citováno 2024-04-23] URL info
  • KÖPPLOVÁ, Barbara and Ladislav KÖPPL. Dějiny světové žurnalistiky.. Online. 1. vyd. Praha: Novinář, 1989. 332 s. [citováno 2024-04-23] URL info
  • KOVARIK, Bill. Revolutions in communication : media history from Gutenberg to the digital age. Online. 2nd edition. New York: Bloomsbury, 2016. ix, 470. ISBN 9781628924787. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
  • WILKE, Jürgen. Grundzüge der Medien- und Kommunikationsgeschichte. Online. 2. durchgesehene und ergänz. Köln: Böhlau Verlag, 2008. vii, 452. ISBN 9783825231668. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
Teaching methods
lecture, reading
Assessment methods
written credit test, acceptance of seminar paper
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
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