FF:KSCB092 Fascism in Europe and Asia - Course Information

KSCB092 Fascism and its specifics in Europe and Asia

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Jakub Drábik, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Denisa Hilbertová, M.A. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Jakub Drábik, Ph.D.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Bc. Denisa Hilbertová, M.A.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Thu 18. 9. 12:00–13:40 Virtuální místnost, Thu 25. 9. 12:00–13:40 Virtuální místnost, Thu 2. 10. 12:00–13:40 Virtuální místnost, Thu 9. 10. 12:00–13:40 Virtuální místnost, Thu 16. 10. 12:00–13:40 Virtuální místnost, Thu 23. 10. 12:00–13:40 Virtuální místnost, Thu 30. 10. 12:00–13:40 Virtuální místnost, Thu 6. 11. 12:00–13:40 Virtuální místnost, Thu 13. 11. 12:00–13:40 Virtuální místnost, Thu 27. 11. 12:00–13:40 Virtuální místnost, Thu 4. 12. 12:00–13:40 B2.43, Thu 11. 12. 12:00–13:40 B2.43, Thu 18. 12. 12:00–13:40 B2.43

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 70 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 27/70, only registered: 0/70, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/70

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Chinese Studies (programme FF, B-CS_) (2)

Course objectives

The aim of this course is to explain what fascism is, how and why historians, political scientists, sociologists and other humanities scholars have defined it in different ways, and to show how it worked in practice through specific historical events. The class will concentrate on the nature of fascism as expressed in its Italian and German forms, but also in many other movements in Europe, with special attention to specific manifestations of fascism in Asia: in China and Japan.

Learning outcomes

- after completing the course the student will be able to identify fascism and fascist movements and to recognize which of them can really be said to be fascist and which not - understand the philosophical and ideological roots of fascist ideology and the way in which specific national permutations of fascism have emerged from them - understand the historical and political evolution of fascist regimes in Germany and Italy and selected fascist movements in Europe and Asia - analyse contemporary (neo)fascist movements and compare them with those of the interwar period - understand and describe the factors influencing the growth of fascism and identify the dangers

Syllabus

1. What is fascism? 1.1. Confusion in definitions, developments in the study of fascism, new consensus, definition of fascism 1.2 The roots of fascism 2. Italian Fascism 2.1 The rise of Italian fascism, 1918-1929 2.2 Empire building, war and collapse, 1929-1945 2.3 Mussolini 3. German Fascism 3.1. "Kampfzeit" of German Nazism, 1918 - 1933 3.2 From the seizure of power to the race war and destruction 3.3 Film: Leni Riefenstahl - Triumph des Willens 3.4 Film: Marcel Schwierin - Eternal Beauty 4. Fascism in Asia: China 4.1 Fascism and its specifics in China 4.2 The Chinese Blue Shirt Movement 4.3 Influence of fascism on Koumintang 5. Fascism in  Asia: Japan 5.1 Fascism and its specifics in  Japan 5.2 Japanese racism and "Asia for Asians" 5.3 Japanese Empire 1918-1945 6. Other manifestations of fascism 6.1 Fascism in Great Britain 6.2 Fascism in Czechoslovakia 6.3 Neofascism, Populism, Radical Right - definition 6.4 Fascism after 1945

Literature

recommended literature
• Hsia Chang, Maria. The Chinese Blue Shirt Society. Fascism and Developmental Nationalism. Berkeley: University of California, 1985.
• Payne, Stanley G. A History of Fascism: 1914-1945. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1996.
• GRIFFIN, Roger. Modernismus a fašismus : pocit začátku za Mussoliniho a Hitlera. Translated by Eva Kalivodová. První české vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2015, 600 stran. ISBN 9788024632315. info
• DRÁBIK, Jakub. Mýtus o znovuzrození : Britská unie fašistů a její propaganda. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filozofická fakulta University Karlovy, 2014, 331 s. ISBN 9788073085209. info
• GENTILE, Emilio. Politická náboženství : mezi demokracií a totalitarismem. Translated by Hana Mondelli-Lhotáková. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2008, 223 s. ISBN 9788073251536. info
• PAXTON, Robert O. Anatomie fašismu. Translated by Martin Machovec - Vanda Pokorná. Vyd. 1. Praha: NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2007, 382 s. ISBN 9788071068112. info
• NOLTE, Ernst. Fašismus ve své epoše. Translated by Jan Dobeš - Blanka Pscheidtová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 1999, 695 s. ISBN 8072031074. info
• GRIFFIN, Roger. The nature of fascism. London: Routledge, 1993, xiii, 249. ISBN 0415096618. info

Teaching methods

Lectures - online/presentation. part of the course will be self-study in an interactive curriculum, part of the course will be face-to-face (dates to be specified)

Assessment methods

The completion of the course has two parts 1. The group project is a prerequisite for admission to the test 2. Test Project Goal: Your task is to create a scenario of a model fascist regime in a real, alternative, or fictional country and then critically analyze this regime. You should show that you understand the historical development of fascism, its ideology and instruments of power - and that you can apply them to new conditions. Final test (by attendance) - Form: multiple choice (closed questions) - Topics: main concepts from lectures, readings and other materials provided during the semester - Only students who have completed the project portion may take the test.

Language of instruction

Slovak

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.

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