UCJNNPKG Cultural history of German-speaking countries

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. Paul Martin Langner (lecturer)
prof. Paul Martin Langner (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Miroslav Urbanec, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
without precondition
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the lecture is to provide students with an insight into the cultural history of German-speaking countries, which are understood here as a whole (taking into account regional differences). The focus is on the epochs that the culture of these countries has gone through since the beginning of the modern age, as well as the approach of current generations to the historical cultural heritage.
Learning outcomes
The student is able to identify and describe the most important historical epochs in the history of the countries studied. The student is able to identify and summarize the most important features of political, economic and cultural life in each country.
Syllabus
  • 1. Humanism, renaissance and reformation
  • 2. Baroque and the Enlightenment
  • 3. Romanticism
  • 4. The industrial revolution and its cultural impact
  • 5. Fin de siecle
  • 6. World War I - between "Culture" and "Civilization"
  • 7. Weimar Republic - an attempt to internationalize cultural and social life
  • 8. National Socialism in Germany and Austro-Fascism in Austria - Cultural Heritage in the Hands of Anti-Modernists
  • 9. An Attempt at a New Beginning - "Stunde Null"
  • 10. Culture in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
  • 11. Culture in the GDR - culture as a subject of planning
  • 12. German-speaking area as part of a united Europe
  • 13. Final discussion and summary
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, group projects, presentations.
Assessment methods
written test, active cooperation
Language of instruction
German
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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