UHVD0020 Catering, Pubs and Restaurants as Phenomena of Everyday Life

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Irena Korbelářová, Dr. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Irena Korbelářová, Dr. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Irena Korbelářová, Dr.
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 course will provide the basic overview of catering, private kitchen and dining of burgher society in the context of conditions and habits of noble and country background. Attention will be paid to the basic features as well as to the specifics of catering, foodstuffs, ingredients and spices, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. The course will introduce the basic trends of eating habits development, structure of diet of particular classes, etc. Basic overview of the development and structure of hospitality establishments providing services in the area of catering, accommodation and entertainment will also be given. All the given issues will be studied within the Czech lands, regional context and conditions in the neighbour countries will be taken into consideration as well as the historical changes from the Middle Ages until the half of the 19 century. The seminars will be aimed at the familiarisation with literature and original sources documenting catering and hospitality services in selected towns of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia (cookery books, recipes, menus, special periodicals and entertaining calendars, prints, directories, etc.), their analysis, evaluation and possibilities of application of a particular knowledge in contemporary practice. The aim of the course is to apply the interdisciplinary approach to the issue (historical research, employment of the knowledge in modern practice in gastronomy and tourism).
Syllabus
  • 1. Catering and dining in the past, their social, cultural and ritual role in the family and society on the background of period changes
    2. Geographical, regional and socio-economic influence on the structure of diet, specifics of diet in towns in the context of country and noble background
    3. - 5. Diet, private kitchen and dining of burgher society and their differences according to the social statute (burghers, craftsmen, lower classes) in the Middle Ages/early modern period/on the threshold of the modern period (end of 18/19 century)
    6. - 7. Hospitality activities and establishments in towns (typology, characteristics, function) in the Middle Ages/early modern period
    8. Hospitality activities on the threshold of the modern period, their specifics and function in the social life
    9. - 10. Sources and literature concerning the history of catering and hospitality, practical presentation of their study and possibility of their employment in contemporary practice in the area of gastronomy, accommodation services and tourism
Literature
    required literature
  • Petráň, J. a kol. Dějiny hmotné kultury I a II. Praha 1985 a 2003.;. info
  • BERANOVÁ, M. Jídlo a pití v pravěku a ve středověku. Praha, 2005. info
  • MONTANARI, M. Hlad a hojnost. Dějiny stravování v Evropě. Praha, 2003. info
    recommended literature
  • Úlehlová-Tilschová, M. Česká strava lidová. Praha, 2011. info
  • Kment,. Hospody a jejich historická úloha v české splečnosti. Valašské Meziříčí, 2011. info
  • FREEDMAN, P. Jídlo. Dějiny chuti. Praha, 2008. info
  • BERANOVÁ, M. Tradiční české kuchařky. Jak se vařilo před M. D. Rettigovou. Praha, 2001. info
  • Hrdlička, J. Hodovní stůl a dvorská společnost. České Budějovice, 2000. info
  • BARCZYK, M. Essen und Trinkem im Barock. Sigmaringen, 1990. info
Teaching methods
Lecturing
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
One-to-One tutorial
Assessment methods
Credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
- attendance in lectures and seminars
- active participation in discussions
- written essay
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2015, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.slu.cz/course/fpf/summer2015/UHVD0020