EVFISE Central Europe in Culture and Literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jaroslav Kovář, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Ivo Pospíšil, DrSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ivo Pospíšil, DrSc.
Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Supplier department: Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Monday 17:30–19:05 B2.24
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 aim of the subject is to present the Central-European specific features as a stage leading towards European integration.
From the diachronous point of view there are various conceptions of Central Europe,and the territories of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia are demonstrated as a point of intersection of many cultural impacts in the past which can become a starting point of new integrational activities.
The methodological starting point is the project of area studies, integrated genre typology and the Brno conception of literary comparative and genre studies.
At the end of the course, the student will have the idea of the unsubstitutable role of Central Europe as a source of the complex knowledge of European area
and as an important factor of Euroregions
, will be able to interpret important turning points in the history of Central Europe,
will know its significant cultural phenomena and personalities
and have the idea of the role of Central Europe in the EU.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to the Central-European area: information about the basic features of the subject, understanding the complexity of Central-European area
  • History of Central-European area, the role of the Danube monarchy, ideologization of Central Europe
  • Culture and literature and the area of Central Europe: literature as a reflection of the formation of the area (Slavonic, German and Hungarian space)
  • The role of Central Europe in the process of European integration.
Literature
  • Comparative Cultural Studies in Central Europe. Editors: Ivo Pospíšil (Brno), Michael Moser (Wien). Ústav slavistiky Filozofické fakulty Masarykovy univerzity v Brně, Brno 2004.
  • Busek, E.: Mitteleuropa: Eine Spurensicherung. Wien 1997.
  • Pospíšil, I.: Střední Evropa a Slované. Brno 2006.
  • Zentraleuropa, Mitteleuropa. Gemeinsamkeiten und Trennlinien. Wien 1991.
  • Litteraria Humanitas XI. Crossroads of Cultures: Central Europe, Kreuzwege der Kulturen: Mitteleuropa, Křižovatky kultury: Střední Evropa, Perekrestki kul’tury: Srednjaja Jevropa. Masarykova univerzita, Brno 2002, editor: Ivo Pospíšil
  • MĚŠŤAN, Antonín. Česká literatura mezi Němci a Slovany. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 319 s. ISBN 8020007512. info
  • MĚŠŤAN, Antonín. Česká literatura mezi Němci a Slovany. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 319 s. ISBN 8020007512. info
  • MAGRIS, Claudio. Dunaj [29527]. Praha: Odeon, 1992. ISBN 80-207-0390-X. info
  • BUSEK, Erhard and Emil BRIX. Projekt Mitteleuropa. Wien: Ueberreuter, 1986. ISBN 3800032279. info
Teaching methods
The lecture is based on the outline and interpretation of the notion Central Europe and its significance in literature and culture applying illustrative examples and comparative analysis in the framework of world culture. The seminar is focused on the presentation of the students‘ own research and discussion.
Assessment methods
The course has a form of a lecture with a seminar, oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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