UHVD0012 Czech Town of High and Late Middle-Ages

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. David Radek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. David Radek, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable of Seminar Groups
UHVD0012/A: Wed 13:05–14:40 M7, D. Radek
Prerequisites
UHVD1001 Introduction to the study
For students second and third years.
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 traces the internal development of the towns and their economic and political ties to outward environment. The emphasis will be placed on the functions of various types of urban records, the relation to the landlord, the formation of a specific legal system, the coexistence of urban institutions and of various social groups. Attention will be paid to the complex urban organisms and their rural hinterland and to the transregional merchant networks.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course the student will be able to: - work independently with sources on the economic and social history of the Middle Ages - work independently with literature on the economic and social history of the Middle Ages - write a scientific text
Syllabus
  • City as a new phenomenon of high medieval society.
    Founding of the city.
    The city as a community
    Social and spatial stratification of the medieval city.
    Municipal Administration
    Municipal sources
    The city as an economic center
    Town and country
    Town and city networks
    The city as a social phenomenon
    City and people on the edge
Literature
    required literature
  • Hoffmann,F. České město ve středověku,Praha 1992. info
  • Kejř, J. Vznik městského zřízení v českých zemích. Praha 1998. info
    recommended literature
  • Flodr, M. Brněnské městské právo. Brno 2001. info
  • Nodl, M. - Šmahel, F. (edd.). Člověk českého středověku. Praha 2002. info
  • Boockmann, H. Die Stadt im späten Mittelalter. München 1987. info
  • Borovský, T. Kláštery, panovník a zakladatelé na středověké Moravě. Brno 2005. info
  • Klápště, J. Proměna českých zemí ve středověku. Praha 2005. info
  • Nodl, M. (ed.). Sociální svět středověkého města. Praha 2006. info
  • Sulitková, L. Vývoj městských knih v Brně ve středověku. Praha 2004. info
  • Isenmann, E. Der deutsche Stadt im Mittelalter. Köln, 2012. info
  • Bakala, J. Moravsko-slezské pomezí v proměnách 13. věku. Brno, 2002. info
Teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Assessment methods
Attendance at seminars (75%), elaboration of seminar work on a given topic, active approach.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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