UHVM1016 Material Culture II

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ilona Matejko-Peterka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Boguslaw Czechowicz, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ilona Matejko-Peterka, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
The basic orientation in the history of Early Modern period and the 19th century in the Bohemian lands, the knowledge of basic terms from art history, material culture and the history of everyday life.
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
Series of lectures follows the first part of the block of lectures and focuses on basic material artefacts from the area of everyday life, as well as on phenomena associated with crafts, manufacture production, industrialization, and lifestyle of aristocracy, nobility and bourgeoisie. This involves material sources in cultural, historical and intellectual currents and historical movements (from the Enlightenment to industrial and liberal society). The emphasis would be placed on the material artefacts with which the student most likely to encounter in the collections of museums. Basic heuristic typology and material sources, represented in the collections, will be accompanied by an outline of their usefulness as specific sources, allowing reconstructing historic and cultural-historical context of these monuments and their role in contemporary society.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to: - use basic concepts from the history of art, material culture and the history of everyday life. - identify and describe specific material artifacts. - describe the period historical and cultural-historical context of the origin of individual monuments and their role in contemporary society.
Syllabus
  • 1. Aspects of life and material culture of the aristocracy in the Early Modern Period I
    2. Aspects of life and material culture of the aristocracy in the Early Modern Period II
    3. Aspects of material culture in the early modern towns
    4. Aspects of material culture associated with country life in Early Modern times
    5. Aspects of material culture associated with churches and religious life in the Early Modern Period
    6. Aspects of life and material culture of the aristocracy in the 19th century
    7. Aspects of material culture of cities and towns in the early 19th century
    8. Aspects of material culture associated with country life in the 19th century
    9. Aspects of material culture associated with churches and religious life in the 19th century
    10. Aspects of material culture associated with the industrial revolution
    11. Aspects of material culture associated with the development of public transport

Literature
    recommended literature
  • Dana Stehlíková. Encyklopedie českého zlatnictví, stříbrnictví a klenotnictví. Praha, 2003. info
  • Josef Petráň (ed.). Dějiny hmotné kultury II/1-2. Praha, 1997. info
  • Milan Buben. Encyklopedie heraldiky. Světská a církevní titulatura a reálie. Praha, 1994. info
Teaching methods
Lecturing
Assessment methods
Oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
The successful completion of exam.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023.
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