FPF:UHVH0040 Scribes and Prayers - Creators - Course Information
UHVH0040 Scribes and Prayers - Creators of the Medieval World
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in OpavaSummer 2015
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. Mgr. Martin Čapský, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. Mgr. Martin Čapský, 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
- History (programme FPF, N7105 HiVe)
- History - Museology (programme FPF, N7105 HiVe)
- Cultural History (programme FPF, N7105 HiVe)
- Secondary School Teacher Training in History (programme FPF, N7504 UcSS)
- Course objectives
- The seminar focuses on the types of communication in the medieval town. Students are introduced to the basic concepts of communication theory and the role of communication in shaping the social space.
- Syllabus
- 1. Introduction.
2. Medieval and communication theory.
3. Basic concepts.
4. Verbal communication.
5. Written communication.
6. Symbolic communication.
7. Scribe and the city council.
8. The medieval city chronicle.
9. Pulpit as a medium.
10. Medieval urban revolt.
11. Institutional memory.
12. Test.
- 1. Introduction.
- Literature
- recommended literature
- Althoff, G. Die Macht der Rituale. Symbolik und Herrschaft im Mittelalter. Darmstadt 2003. info
- Althoff, G. Inszenierte Herrschaft. Geschichtschreibung und politisches Handeln. info
- BEDNAŘÍK, Petr. Dějiny českých médií. Od počátku do současnosti. Praha, 2011. info
- Thompson, John B. Média a modernita. Sociální teorie médií. Praha, 2004. info
- briggs, Asha - Burke, Peter. A Social History of the Media. From Gutenberg to the internet. Cambridge, 2000. info
- Faulstich, W. Medien zwischen Herrschaft und Revolte. Göttingen, 1998. 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
- * written test - success rate 70 %
- Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2015, recent)
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