HIB001n Monumenta Germaniae Historica: The Never-ending Story

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Martin Wihoda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Martin Wihoda, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
Ability to work with German and Latin texts.
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
Through the example of the two-hundred-year history of the critical approach to medieval sources within the editorial project Monumenta Germaniae Historica, the student will learn about the various forms and transformations of modern historical thinking in Central Europe.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to:
- describe the nature and ideological background of the main chapters in the history of modern historical thought;
- understand the nature, tasks and significance of editorial work for the critical examination and interpretation of historical contexts;
- write an essay on the influence of MGH on Czech historical thought;
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction;
  • 2. Historical science at the beginning of the 19th century;
  • 3. In the service of national interests;
  • 4. Changes in historical work in the first half of the 20th century;
  • . 5. MGH in the Third Reich;
  • 6. Post-war reconstruction;
  • 7. Changes in the status of minorities in scientific work;
  • 8. Changes in the status of women in scientific work;
  • 9. The possibilities and limits of editorial work in the third millennium;
  • . 10. Internationalization of scientific knowledge;
Literature
    recommended literature
  • WIHODA, Martin. Bertold Bretholz (1862–1936). In Hartmann, Martina; Marquard-Mois, Annette; Becker, Maximilian. Zwischen Vaterlandsliebe und Ausgrenzung : Die jüdischen Mitarbeiter und Mitarbeiterinnen der Monumenta Germaniae Historica. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2023, p. 125-133. MGH Studien zur Geschichte der Mittelalterforschung 2. ISBN 978-3-447-11975-7. URL info
  • WIHODA, Martin. Die MGH und die moderne Geschichtsschreibung in den böhmischen Ländern (MGH a počátky moderního dějepisectví v českých zemích). In Hartmann, Martina; Zimmerhackl, Horst. Quellenforschung im 21. Jahrhundert. Vorträge der Veranstaltungen zum 200-jährigen Bestehen der MGH vom 27. bis 29. Juni 2019. München: Monumenta Germaniae Historica, 2020, p. 113-128. ISBN 978-3-447-11387-8. info
  • STOKLÁSKOVÁ, Zdeňka. The Academic Career of the Historian and Archivist Bertold Bretholz. Judaica Bohemiae. Praha: Židovské muzeum v Praze, 2015, vol. 50, No 1, p. 5-42. ISSN 0022-5738. URL URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, group projects and presentations, homework, reading
Assessment methods
Project presentation and discussion.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught: every week.
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