Czech Culture and Civilization II

Garant předmětu:

Jan Bažant

Lecturer:

Jan Bažant

Tutor:

Jan Bažant

Supervisor:

Institute of Language Studies

Synopsis:

During the course, students will learn about Czech culture and civilization in two ways. Firstly, through PowerPoint presentations, designed for self-study, and secondly, through walks around Prague, where the course content is demonstrated on specific historical monuments.

Requirements:

Participation in excursions and self-study Power Point presentations. During the course, students will write an essay on any topic related to the subject matter discussed in a range of 3 pages - 5400 characters (symbols and spaces)

Syllabus of lectures:

Power Point Presentations:

1. Czech State in its Making

2. Navel of the Earth

3. Against Everyone

4. Struggles of for Court, City, Country

5. Defeated Protestants, Victorious Catholics

6. From the Enlightment to Romantic Nationalism

7. Defeated Politicians, Victorious Intellectuals

8. From the National Self-Determination to Cosmopolitanism

9. The First Czechoslovak Republiv

10. Between Hitler and Stalin

11. Ideal Socialism

12. Real Socialism

Syllabus of tutorials:

Excursions:

1. Romanesque town (House of the Lords of Kunštát)

2. Medieval cult of the ruler and saints (St. George's Basilica at Prague Castle)

3. Gothic City (Old Town and the Charles IV Prague Exhibition)

4. Medieval monastery (St. Agnes Monastery and the exhibition of Czech medieval art)

5. The city as a theatre stage (Charles Bridge and the Royal Route)

6. Habsburgs on the Czech throne (Royal Garden and Belvedere)

7. The Thirty Years' War (Wallenstein Palace)

8. Baroque Palace (Vrtba Garden)

9. Baroque religiosity (St. Nicholas in the Lesser Town)

10. Industrial Revolution (Lanna's Villa)

11. Czechoslovak Legions (Vítkov and the Military History Museum)

12. Operation Anthropoid (Paratroopers' Crypt)

Study Objective:

The aim of the course is to introduce students to Czech culture and civilization

Study materials:

Students received Power Point presentations through Úschovna

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2023/2024:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2023/2024:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed	roomDEJ:210 14:15–15:45 (parallel nr.101) Dejvice Učebna
Thu
Fri

The course is a part of the following study plans: