UHVHNP0020 Optional lecture on modern history

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Martin Pelc, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Martin Pelc, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable
Tue 9:45–11:20 M9
Prerequisites
-
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 focuses on the phenomenon of sport as part of modern social history. It emphasizes its history since the end of the 18th century, when it was created in England by codifying the rules of traditional games and entertainment. In general, its task is to enable the understanding of sport as an important social phenomenon. Students will gain an overview of current methodological approaches to the historiography of the history of sport. The phenomenon will be presented in the context of modernization processes of the 19th century and globalization of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Learning outcomes
The student will be acquainted with the main development tendencies and facts from the modern history of sport.
Syllabus
1. Mask and vertigo: Philosophy and typology of the game 2. The emergence of sport and capitalist society 3. Globalization of sport: sport and media I 4. Globalization of sport: sport and media II 5. Commercialization of sport: professionalism, advertising, sponsorship, betting 6. Sport and politics: nationalism and ideology in sport 7. Game community: spectatorships and fans 8. The rise of football to global fame 9. Sport as a masculine domain: gender and gender in sport 10. Doping in sport 11. Reflections on sport: sport and art I 12. Reflections on sport: sport and art II 13. Sport and urbanism: sports ground as an urban element
Literature
  • Pelc, M. K dějinám pojmu „sport“ v habsburské monarchii, Dějiny – teorie – kritika 2016, č. 2, s. 237–252. Pelc, M. Národní stadion. Polemiky o ústředním sportovišti Československa 1918–1938, Moderní dějiny 26, 2018, č. 1, s. 67–90.
  • Fink, E., Hra jako symbol světa. Praha 1993. Kalous, J. – Kolář, F. (eds.) Sport v komunistickém Československu 1945–1989. Praha 2015. Pacina, V. Sport v Království českém. Praha 1986.
  • Eisenberg, C. „English sports“ und deutsche Bürger. Eine Gesellschaftsgeschichte 1800–1939. Paderborn – München – Wien – Zürich 1999.
  • Švácha, R. (ed.), StArt: Sport jako symbol ve výtvarném umění. Řevnice 2016. Waic, M. Tělesná výchova a sport v politickém životě meziválečného Československa. Praha 2016. Waic, M. Tělovýchova a sport ve službách české národní emancipace. Praha 2014.
  • Caillois, R. Hry a lidé. Maska a závrať. Praha 1998. Collins, T. Sport in Capitalist Society. New York 2013. Děkanovský, J. Sport, média a mýty. Zlatí hoši, Královna bílé stopy a další moderní hrdinové. Praha 2008.
  • Olivová, V. Lidé a hry. Historická geneze sportu. Praha 1979. Pelc, M. Sport a česká společnost do roku 1939. Osobnosti – instituce – reflexe. Praha 2018.
Teaching methods
Lecture, frontal teaching, discussion
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, Winter 2024.
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