ETMA125 History of Staged Folklorism

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Martina Pavlicová, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Eva Chovancová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Martina Pavlicová, CSc.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:40 J31
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 students will become familiar with the development in the presentation of traditional folk culture on stage, and with the “second existence of folklore”, the systematized beginnings of which could be find already in the first half of the 19th century. The knowledge about the history of this phenomenon is important to understand the natural development of traditional folk culture and to distinguish different forms of folk culture and their functions in particular time stages of the modern-day society.
Learning outcomes
After completion of the course the student will be able to identify manifestations of folklorism in a contemporary culture, to define its development and the position in social context.
Syllabus
  • Pre-Romanticism and Romanticism
  • bucolic idyll
  • folk culture as representation of noble status and artistic inspiration
  • national movement in Europe and emphasis on rural folk culture
  • collector´s and researcher´s efforts
  • safeguarding and preservation of the disappearing tradition –
  • folk culture and its modern-day political functions (period of the first Czechoslovak Republic, Nazi occupation, period after 1948) – „burden of folklore“ and return to the roots – folk revival
  • important figures in the field of staged folklorism in the Czech environment and abroad
Literature
  • KŘÍŽOVÁ, Alena, Miroslav VÁLKA and Martina PAVLICOVÁ. Lidové tradice jako součást kulturního dědictví (Folk Traditions as Part of the Cultural Heritage). 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, 311 pp. Etnologické studie, 19. ISBN 978-80-210-8081-2. info
  • PAVLICOVÁ, Martina and Lucie UHLÍKOVÁ. Folklor jako součást nehmotného kulturního dědictví : kam s ním? (Folklore as Part of Intangible Cultural Heritage : Where to Place It?). In Přibylová, Irena; Uhlíková, Lucie. Od folkloru k world music : Co patří do encyklopedie. 1st ed. Náměšť nad Oslavou: Městské kulturní středisko v Náměšti nad Oslavou, 2013, p. 9-21. ISBN 978-80-904905-2-9. info
  • PAVLICOVÁ, Martina. Lidová kultura volně k použití : zamyšlení nad její ochranou a využíváním (Folk culture at free disposal - some thoughts on its protection and use). In Přibylová Irena; Uhlíková Lucie. Od folkloru k world music : Cesty za vizí. Náměšť nad Oslavou: Městské kulturní středisko v Náměšti nad Oslavou, 2011, p. 28-38. ISBN 978-80-904905-0-5. info
  • PAVLICOVÁ, Martina and Lucie UHLÍKOVÁ. Romantický obraz lidové kultury jako základ novodobého folklorismu. (The romantic image of folk culture as a foundation of modern folklorism.). Folia ethnographica : Supplementa ad Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae sociales. Brno: Moravské zemské muzeum, 2011, roč. 45, č. 1, p. 3-16. ISSN 0862-1209. info
  • PAVLICOVÁ, Martina and Lucie UHLÍKOVÁ. Folklor, folklorismus a etnokulturní tradice. Příspěvek k terminologické diskusi (Folklore, folklorism and ethnocultural traditions. Contribution to the discussion about terminology). In Etnologie - současnost a terminologické otazníky. Strážnice: Národní ústav lidové kultury, 2008, 7 pp. ISBN 978-80-87261-10-1. info
Teaching methods
lectures, audio-visual projections
Assessment methods
essay on concrete topic, written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021.
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