HIB021b The American Civil War and American Society

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marek Vlha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Marek Vlha, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 16:00–17:40 B2.24
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Znalost anglického jazyka.
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 4/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • History (programme FF, B-HI_) (3)
Course objectives
After completing the course, students should acquire knowledge about the causes and course of the American Civil War and the post-war reconstruction of the USA, understand the turning point role of this conflict in American history, realize the process of creating historical memory, and the concepts of second life and (dis)continuity in history.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- place the American Civil War in a broader context, including connections with Czech history;
- understand the role of slavery and multi-ethnicity in American society;
- work with the phenomenon of second life as a historiographical concept;
Syllabus
  • - Introduction, recommended literature
  • - American society of the Antebellum period
  • - Secession
  • - The conflict in 1861-1863
  • - Total war?
  • - From slavery to emancipation
  • - War and ethnic minorities
  • - The conflict in 1863-1865
  • - Reconstruction era
  • - Second life and heritage of the civil war
  • - Birth of a Nation by D.W. Griffith (1st part), with comment
  • - Birth of a Nation by D.W. Griffith (2nd part), with comment
  • - Credit
Literature
    required literature
  • Dopisy z války Severu proti Jihu : korespondence českých vojáků v americké občanské válce. Edited by Marek Vlha. Vyd. 1. Brno: Matice moravská, 2010, 133 s. ISBN 9788086488721. info
  • HUTEČKA, Jiří. Země krví zbrocená : americká občanská válka, 1861-1865. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2008, 564 s. ISBN 9788071069553. info
  • MCPHERSON, James M. Battle cry of freedom : the civil war era. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988, 904 s. ISBN 0195038630. info
    not specified
  • Další doporučená literatura viz informace učitele
Teaching methods
seminary
Assessment methods
credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
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