SUS_132b Cultural History for Art Studies II.

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Miroslav Jeřábek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Aleš Filip, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Dagmar Koudelková (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Miloš Štědroň, CSc. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Miloš Štědroň, CSc.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Alena Albíniová
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 16:00–17:40 N51, except Mon 20. 4. to Fri 24. 4.
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 100 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 59/100, only registered: 0/100, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/100
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Abstract

The course focuses on the cultural history of the Czech Crown Lands during the "long 19th century" (1780-1914) and the "short 20th century" (1914-1989). Students should not only correctly recipe the information, but also independently write a paper that coherently combines knowledge and lessons from general history as well as the history of literature, fine arts, music, and other cultural spheres, as well as philosophy and aesthetics.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, students will be familiar with the main historical events of the period under study and will be able to identify and classify important cultural artifacts of the 19th and 20th centuries in the Czech Republic in terms of time and style. They will be able to connect their knowledge of history and cultural geography with visual and literary works and will be able to orient themselves in important cultural manifestations.

Key topics
  • 1. The Lands of the Bohemian Crown during the Josephinist, Enlightenment, Romantic, and Biedermeier periods (from the Josephinist reforms to the pre-March era)
  • 2. The first forty years of the reign of Franz Joseph I (1848-1888): Bach's absolutism, reforms after the October Diploma, the Prussian-Austrian War and the creation of Austria-Hungary, activities of associations and cultural development
  • 3. Political crises and cultural differentiation of the fin de siècle era (decadence, modernism, avant-garde)
  • 4. World War I, the collapse of Austria-Hungary and the emergence of its successor states
  • 5. Political development and cultural life of the First Czechoslovak Republic
  • 6. World War II and the first post-war years: fundamental demographic, political, and cultural transformation
  • 7. The years of totalitarian communist rule (1948-1989): division of the cultural scene into official circles, underground, gray zone, and exile
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • BĚLINA, Pavel. Dějiny zemí koruny české. 8. vyd. Praha: Paseka, 2002, 328 s. ISBN 80-7185-503-0. info
  • MAREK, Jaroslav. Česká moderní kultura. Vydání první. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1998, 335 stran. ISBN 8020406743. info
    recommended literature
  • ZATLOUKAL, Pavel. Příběhy z dlouhého století :architektura let 1750-1918 na Moravě a ve Slezsku. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Muzeum umění Olomouc, 2002, 702 s. ISBN 80-85227-49-5. info
  • KROUPA, Jiří. Alchymie štěstí : pozdní osvícenství a moravská společnost, 1770-1810. 2., rozš. a upr. vyd. Brno: Era vydavatelství, 2006, 328 s. ISBN 8073660636. info
  • MACURA, Vladimír. Znamení zrodu a české sny. V tomto uspořádání vydá. Praha: Academia, 2015, 658 stran. ISBN 9788020025067. info
  • KROUTVOR, Josef. Potíže s dějinami : eseje. V této podobě vyd. 1. Praha: Prostor, 1990, 143 s. ISBN 80-85190-01-X. info
  • KOSATÍK, Pavel. České snění. Vyd. 1. Praha: Torst, 2010, 398 s. ISBN 9788072153930. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lectures, readings, class discussion, excursion
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Written test, essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2024.
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