HIAb01 Introduction to History

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Martin Wihoda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Andrea Měšťanová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Martin Wihoda, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – 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
  • History (programme FF, B-HI_) (4)
Course objectives
Define contents and objects of history as a discipline, its position among the other branches and its relation to them; describe the basic types of bibliographies, Czech and foreign scientific journals, encyclopaedia and other handbooks; apply the principles of the work with a scientific literature; categorize archive sources and clarify the criteria of their classification; summarize the basic knowledge of archives and other record offices; define the terms of methodology, method, techniques in historical research; describe and explain the process of historians work and historical methods.
Learning outcomes
Students should be able to: Define contents and objects of history as a discipline, its position among the other branches and its relation to them; describe the basic types of bibliographies, Czech and foreign scientific journals, encyclopaedia and other handbooks; apply the principles of the work with a scientific literature; categorize archive sources and clarify the criteria of their classification; summarize the basic knowledge of archives and other record offices; define the terms of methodology, method, techniques in historical research; describe and explain the process of historians work and historical methods.
Syllabus
  • Contents and objects of history, its position among other disciplines, its relation to the period.
  • Periodization: purpose and types. Czech and foreign organization of the historical branch (workshops, universities etc.).
  • Bibliographies: types and principles of the composition of a bibliographic record.
  • Czech and foreign encyclopaedia and historical journals. Principles of the work with a scientific literature.
  • Archive sources, its definition and criteria of classification.
  • Archives and other institutions (record offices, museums etc.).
  • Archive instruments. Editions of sources.
  • Basic types and groups of archive evidence; principles of source-critique.
  • Terms of methodology, method, techniques of historical research; reconstruction of history.
  • Role of language in history and historiography, Methods.
  • Techniques and outlets of historians work (themes, hypothesis etc.).
Literature
    recommended literature
  • VEYNE, Paul. Jak se píšou dějiny. Červený Kostelec 2010.
  • MAUR, Eduard. Základy historické demografie. Praha 1978.
  • ŠTOURAČOVÁ, Jiřina. Úvod do archivnictví. Brno: MU Brno, 2002, 139 pp. ISBN 80-210-2216-7. info
  • HLAVÁČEK, Ivan, Rostislav NOVÝ and Jaroslav KAŠPAR. Vademecum pomocných věd historických. 3. opravené a doplněné vy. Jinočany: H & H, 2002, 544 stran. ISBN 8073190044. info
  • ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
  • SVÁTEK, František and Jiří ŠTAIF. Úvod do studia hospodářských a sociálních dějin. Edited by Zdeněk Jindra. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1997, 161 s. ISBN 8071844381. info
  • BENEŠ, Zdeněk. Historický text a historická kultura. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1995, 224 s. ISBN 8071841269. info
  • MAREK, Jaroslav. O historismu a dějepisectví. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1992, 254 s. ISBN 8020002847. info
  • HROCH, Miroslav. Úvod do studia dějepisu. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1985, 304 s. URL info
  • CARR, Edward Hallett. Co je historie? : přednášky pronesené na cambridžské universitě v lednu-březnu 1961 v rámci cyklu G.M. Trevelyana : What is history? (Orig.). Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1967, 167 s. info
  • BLOCH, Marc. Obrana historie, aneb, Historik a jeho řemeslo. Translated by Alena Ondrušková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1967, 182 s. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded with an oral colloquium and written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Zapisujte souběžně s předmětem Proseminář I (HIAb01I).
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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