UHVDU004 Methods and appproaches of contemporary research of modern history

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Martin Pelc, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Martin Pelc, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
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 seminar is to provide a survey of historical methods used in the 20th and 21st centuries with the accent on modern history. While interpreting selected texts, the students will learn about the various approaches of different historiographical schools, mainly concerning the period of the 18th to 20th century history.
Syllabus
  • 1. Marxist approach to history
    2. Criticism of historism
    3. The influence of nouvelle histoire in Czech historiography
    4. New cultural history, criticism of old social history
    5. Pierre Bourdieu and new social history
    6. Linguistic methods in historiography
    7. Return of narration
    8. Michel foucault and critical discourse analysis
    9. Microhistory and modern history
    10. History of everyday life, anthopological approaches in historiography
    11. The end of history?
    12. Contemporary Czech historiography and its approaches to modern history
Literature
    recommended literature
  • časopis. Dějiny ? teorie ? kritika. info
  • Kamil Činátl. Dějiny a vyprávění. 2011. info
  • Horský, Jan. Dějepisectví mezi vědou a vyprávěním. Praha, 2009. info
  • Iggers, Georg. Dějepisectví ve 20. století. Praha, 2002. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
* Minimum 80% presence
* active cooperation / work with selected texts
* delivering a presentation on an assigned topic
* passing of a test.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2012, Summer 2013.
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