UHVD3002 Modern history of Silesia

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Martin Pelc, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Martin Pelc, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable
Wed 13:05–14:40 M123-1
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 this lecture course is the overview of modern history of Silesia, i. e. the period after the split of Silesia in 1742. The accent is on the region of former Austrian Silesia (1742-1918) and contmporary Czech Silesia. However basic data will be delivered on the history of Prussian Silesia, too. The course emphasizes the provincial government and sel-government bodies, demographic, ethnical, confessional, economical, social and cultural aspects.
Syllabus
  • 1. The birth of Austrian Silesia: the reasons and the history of the split of Silesia
    2. Integration of Silesia into the Hohenzollern Prussia
    3. Provincial government of Austrian Silesia till 1848
    4. Silesian enlightenment / The society of Austrian Silesia till 1848
    5. Indsutrial revolution in Austrian Silesia
    6. The beginnings of national and political polarization of Silesian society after 1848
    7. National, polical and confessional image of Silesian society in the last decades of the Habsburg monarchy
    8. Provincial government of Austrian Silesia till its dissolution in 1928
    9. The position of Silesia in the Habsburg monarchy: the raltions between periphery and centre
    10. Cultural environment of Austrian Silesia in the context of the Habsburg monarchy
    11. The position of Silesia in Czechoslovakia 1918-1938, I.
    12. The position of Silesia in Czechoslovakia 1918-1938, II.
Literature
    required literature
  • GAWRECKI, D. a kol. Dějiny českého Slezska I.,II. Opava, 2003. info
  • kolektiv. Opava. Praha, 2006. info
    recommended literature
  • kolektiv. Biografický slovník Slezska a severní Moravy 1-24. Ostrava - Opava. info
  • Žáček. Dějiny Slezska v datech. info
  • Czapliński, M. a kol. Historia Slaska. info
  • Kolektiv. Neklidné století. Opava, 2015. info
  • Kolektiv. Země a její pán. Opava, 2014. info
  • kol. Kulturně historická encyklopedie Českého Slezska a severní Moravy, Sv. 1-2. Ostrava, 2013. info
  • Pelc-Šopák-Šústková. Opava - Vídeň. Opava, 2012. info
  • Kolektiv. Paměť Slezska. Katalog. Opava, 2011. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
* Passing a test or an exam (will be specified by the lecturer at the beginning of the semester).
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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