UHVHNP0007 Czech historiography

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jiří Knapík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Hana Komárková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Knapík, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable
Sun 1. 9. to Tue 10. 12. Tue 8:05–9:40 H7, Wed 11. 12. to Sun 22. 12. Tue 13:05–14:40 M7
Prerequisites
The lecture course provides a basic orientation in the development of Czech and Czechoslovak historiography in relation to the general developmental features of European and world historiography. The student will gain a reasonable idea and specific knowledge about the development of historiography in individual thematic and chronological sections (eg medieval legends, fraternal historiography, Goll's school, Marxist historiography, etc.), as well as the current state of processing individual key historical topics (eg literature and beginnings). Czech state, literature on the Hussites, on the economic history of the 19th century, Czech state law, minority issues, World War II, the communist system, etc.). The interpretation should lead to an independent study of literature and deepening of knowledge of the history of Czech thought and its reflection in historiography (eg Enlightenment, Romanticism, positivism, Marxism, etc.). An overview of the personalities of leading historians and their work is required.
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 lecture course provides a basic orientation in the development of Czech and Czechoslovak historiography in relation to the general developmental features of European and world historiography. The student will gain a reasonable idea and specific knowledge about the development of historiography in individual thematic and chronological sections (eg medieval legends, fraternal historiography, Goll's school, Marxist historiography, etc.), as well as the current state of processing individual key historical topics (eg literature and beginnings). Czech state, literature on the Hussites, on the economic history of the 19th century, Czech state law, minority issues, World War II, the communist system, etc.). The interpretation should lead to an independent study of literature and deepening of knowledge of the history of Czech thought and its reflection in historiography (eg Enlightenment, Romanticism, positivism, Marxism, etc.). An overview of the personalities of leading historians and their work is required.
Learning outcomes
The lecture course provides a basic orientation in the development of Czech and Czechoslovak historiography in relation to the general developmental features of European and world historiography. The student will gain a reasonable idea and specific knowledge about the development of historiography in individual thematic and chronological sections (eg medieval legends, fraternal historiography, Goll's school, Marxist historiography, etc.), as well as the current state of processing individual key historical topics (eg literature and beginnings). Czech state, literature on the Hussites, on the economic history of the 19th century, Czech state law, minority issues, World War II, the communist system, etc.). The interpretation should lead to an independent study of literature and deepening of knowledge of the history of Czech thought and its reflection in historiography (eg Enlightenment, Romanticism, positivism, Marxism, etc.). An overview of the personalities of leading historians and their work is required.
Syllabus
  • 1. Historiography on the Czech lands up to the 14th century 2. Hussite historiography, historiography of the Poděbrady and Jagiellonian times 3. Historiography from 1526 to the 18th century 4. Enlightenment historiography 5. Historiography of the first half of the 19th century (F. Palacký and contemporaries) 6. Historiography in the second half of the 19th century, German historiography in the Czech lands 7. The beginnings of positivism (J. Goll and contemporaries, the dispute over the meaning of Czech history, regional historiography) 8. Czechoslovak historiography (1918-1938) 9. Czech historiography 1939-1945 and 1945-1948 10. Historiography 1948-1968 11. Historiography 1969-1989 12. Czech historiography after 1989 13. Current problems of Czech historiography
Literature
    required literature
  • Kutnar, F. - Marek, J. Přehledné dějiny českého a slovenského dějepisectví. Od počátků národní kultury až do sklonku třicátých let 20. století. Praha 1997
  • Hanzal, J. Cesty české historiografie 1945-1989. Praha 1999.
  • Nodl, M. Dějepisectví mezi vědou a politikou. Úvahy o historiografii 19. a 20. století. Brno 2007.
  • Storchová, L. – Horský, J. a kol. Paralely, průsečíky, mimoběžky. Teorie, koncepty a pojmy v české a světové historiografii 20. století. Ústí nad Labem 2009.
  • Čornej, P. Historici, historiografie a dějepis. Praha 2016.
  • Jiroušek, B. a kol. Proměny diskursu české marxistické historiografie. České Budějovice 2008.
    recommended literature
  • NODL, M. - URBÁNEK, V.: Josef Válka a myšlení o dějinách. Praha 2022.
  • Kořalka, J. František Palacký (1798-1876). Životopis. Praha 1998.
  • Horský, J. Dějepisectví mezi vědou a vyprávěním. Praha 2009.
  • Jiroušek, B. Josef Macek – mezi historií a politikou. Praha 2004.
  • Třeštík, D. Mysliti dějiny. Praha-Litomyšl 1999.
  • Jiroušek, B. Jaroslav Goll. České Budějovice 2006.
  • Górny, M. Mezi Marxem a Palackým. Historiografie v komunistickém Československu. Praha 2018.
  • Jiroušek, B. a kol. Proměny diskurzu české marxistické historiografie 20. století. České Budějovice 2007.
Teaching methods
Lecture, study of literature, consultations.
Assessment methods
Written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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