CMAa09 History of Central European Culture since 19th Century II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Jaromír Blažejovský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Radomír D. Kokeš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Malá, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Skopal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Michal Večeřa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Jana Vlčková Musilová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Radomír D. Kokeš, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
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 course is the second of three subsequent courses providing a general overview of the cultural history of Central Europe. The course introduces key phenomena of Central European culture from a comparative perspective, provides general historical context for any further study in the field.
The course focuses on inter-war (such and avantgarde in different media) and post-war cultural phenomenons, especially the relation of art and totalitarian regimes.
Learning outcomes
Students should be able to:
- describe key historical moments in the 20th century in Central Europe
- compare manifestations of avant-garde concepts in different media
- understand relation/position of different art and cultural forms in Nazi and later Communist regimes
Syllabus
  • The course is opened by the general historical introduction of 20th-century history, then chronologically covers the development of each cultural medium and its specifics (following the shift from the dominance of theatre in the 19th century to the relevance of film and other audiovisual media, including TV).
  • 1. Political and Cultural Changes of Central Europe till 1989
  • 2. Avant-garde Movements in Twentieth Century
  • 3. Theatre Avantgarde between Popular and Elitist
  • 4. Film, Media, and Avantgarde as a Network
  • 5. Film Studios and Production Culture in Central Europe
  • 6. The "New Order" of Nazi Culture in Europe
  • 7. Theatre and Resistance in Nazi-Era in Central Europe
  • 8. Sovietization, or Self-Sovietization? Cinema and De/Stalinization
  • 9. Theatre in Context of Totalitarian System
  • 10. Audiovisual Culture in the Context of Dictatorship I
  • 11. Audiovisual Culture in the Context of Dictatorship II
  • 12. Film Style Tendencies of Central European Cinema till 1989
  • 13. Role of the Television in Central European Culture till 1989
Literature
    required literature
  • BORDWELL, David, Janet STAIGER a Kristin THOMPSON. The classical Hollywood cinema : film style & mode of production to 1960. New York: Columbia University Press, 1985. xv, 506.
  • Klimeš Ivan. Kinematografie a stát v českých zemích 1895-1945. Praha: FF UK 2016
  • SOLGA, Kim, ed. A cultural history of theatre. Volume 6, In the modern age. London: Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.
    recommended literature
  • BRIGGS, Asa a Peter BURKE. A social history of the media : from Gutenberg to the Internet. 3rd ed. Malden, Mass.: Polity, 2009. viii, 346.
  • Ostrowska, Dorota; Pitassio, Francesco; Varga, Zsuzsanna. Popular Cinemas in East Central Europe : Film Cultures and Histories. Londýn: I. B. Tauris, 2017.
  • KOVÁCS, András Bálint. Screening modernism : European art cinema, 1950-1980. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. xii, 427. I
  • Skopal, Pavel; Karl, Lars. (eds.) Cinema in Service of the State: Perspectives on Film Culture in the GDR and Czechoslovakia 1945-1960. First published. New York - Oxford: Berghahn Books, 2015.
Teaching methods
Lectures, reading, class discussions, and reviews of literature.
Assessment methods
Written test + homeworks during semester.
Language of instruction
English
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023.
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