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University History in the Czech Republic = Historia de la Universidad en la República Checa

FASORA, Lukáš and Jiří HANUŠ

Basic information

Original name

University History in the Czech Republic = Historia de la Universidad en la República Checa

Name in Czech

Dějiny univerzity v České republice

Authors

FASORA, Lukáš (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Jiří HANUŠ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

CIAN-Revista de Historia de las Universidades, Madrid, Instituto Figuerola de Historia y Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2017, 1139-6628

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

60101 History

Country of publisher

Spain

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/17:00097103

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

UT WoS

000418021600003

Keywords (in Czech)

historiografický přehled; dějiny univerzity; Česká republika

Keywords in English

historiographical overwiev; History of University; Czech Republic

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 18/3/2020 17:26, Mgr. Michal Petr

Abstract

V originále

This text provides a historiographical overview of research into university history in the Bohemian lands. The authors point to the limited standing that the specialized discipline of university history has within Czech historiography, and summarize the methodological difficulties which prevent this discipline from gaining more respect. This is mainly due to it being too closely connected with anniversaries and, consequently, the uncertain existence of research teams. From a methodological perspective, this organizational problem results in the over-representation of institutional biographies in the portfolio of studies, while a greater proportion of the publications interpret university history in isolation from the rest of the society and are a priori success stories. It has only been over the past two decades that there have been changes in the discipline which have rapidly brought it up to speed in methodological terms with other, more traditional historical disciplines. The text also focuses on an overview of important, breakthrough works in the discipline and their place within socio-political changes, with special attention paid to the oldest Czech university in Prague, though there is also an examination of interesting trends in the research into the history of newer, provincial Czech universities.

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