UHVHNP0021 Selected lecture from Modern history

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jiří Knapík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Knapík, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable
Mon 15:35–17:10 M7
Prerequisites
Completed Bachelor's degree
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 lectures will focus on selected problems of the development of Czech culture, or cultural policies as tools for influencing social consciousness and behavior. Individual topics reflect changes in Czech culture and society from 1938 to the 1980s; in principle, they will touch on the institutional background of culture, the control of culture and art from the point of view of political and ideological intentions, the relationship between culture and the media, the problems of continuity and discontinuity of culture.
Learning outcomes
The lectures will focus on selected problems of the development of Czech culture, or cultural policies as tools for influencing social consciousness and behavior. Individual topics reflect changes in Czech culture and society from 1938 to the 1980s; in principle, they will touch on the institutional background of culture, the control of culture and art from the point of view of political and ideological intentions, the relationship between culture and the media, the problems of continuity and discontinuity of culture.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction (Introduction to the topic and state of research; study literature) 2. The Second Republic: discontinuity, censorship, emigration 3. Czech culture in the shadow of the "imperial idea" I 4. Czech culture in the shadow of the "imperial idea" II 5. Košice government program – "Magna Carta" of post-war cultural policy 6. The Third Republic: culture between East and West 7. Culture at the crossroads (1948): action committees, persecution, emigration 8. The concept of socialist culture: between ideology and continuity 9. Management of Czech culture (1948–1989) I 10. Management of Czech culture (1948–1989) II 11. From the "New Course" to the "New Wave" in Czech culture 12. Culture and the "Iron Curtain" 13. School and educational policy, children and youth policy (1948–1989)
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ANTOŠÍKOVÁ, L. - BRUNOVÁ, M..: Všechny vody Čech tečou do Německa? Praha 2021.
    not specified
  • DOLEŽAL, Jiří: Česká kultura za protektorátu. Praha 1996.
  • JUST, Vladimír: Divadlo v totalitním systému. Příběh českého divadla (1945–1989) nejen v datech a souvislostech. Praha 2010.
  • SCHMARZ, Vít: Země lyr a ocele. Subjekty, ideologie, modely, mýty a rituály v kultuře českého stalinismu. Praha 2017.
  • KNAPÍK, Jiří: V zajetí moci. Kulturní politika, její systém a aktéři 1948–1956. Praha 2006.
  • ŠTOLL, Martin: Television and totalitarism in Czechoslovakia. New York, Bloomsbury Academic 2019.
  • BREN, Paulina: Zelinář a jeho televize. Kultura komunismu po pražském jaru 1968. Praha 2013.
  • KNAPÍK, Jiří – FRANC, Martin a kol.: Průvodce kulturním děním a životním stylem v českých zemích 1948–1967. Praha 2011.
  • DVOŘÁK, Jan (ed.): Scéna 1980-1989. Antologie. Praha 2019.
  • KUSÁK, Alexej: Kultura a politika v Československu 1945–1956. Praha 1998.
  • RATAJ, Jan: O autoritativní národní stát. Ideologické proměny české politiky v druhé republice 1938–1939. Praha 1997.
  • KLIMEŠ, David: Doporučeno nezveřejňovat. Fungování propagandy, cenzury a médií v pozdně normalizačním Československu. Praha 2022.
  • MOHN, Volker: Nacistická kulturní politika v protektorátu. Brno 2018.
Teaching methods
Lecture
Assessment methods
Written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
75% attendance, active participation Knowledge of basic concepts and issues
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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