UHVDN015 Everyday Life of Burghers

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Petr Kozák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Petr Kozák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Petr Kozák, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable
Tue 11:25–12:10 PraPed
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
UHVDN015/A: Tue 12:15–13:00 PraPed, P. Kozák
Prerequisites
Prerequisite for passing the exam, which takes place in written or oral form, is the successful completion of the seminar part of the course.
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
Introduction of the medieval and early modern city as an independent legal, economic and cultural phenomenon of European society and its material (housing, clothing, hygiene) and spiritual everyday life (traditions, festivities, leisure), all with regard to the diverse stratification of cities in terms of size, importance and character, as well as the stratification of urban society and the individual role and status of the individual, gender, religious and educational aspects. Emphasis on the urban environment in the Czech lands in the context of European development and with the awareness of their central location at the interface between the Western and Eastern European cultural circle.
Learning outcomes
By completing the course, the student will gain a comprehensive (legal, administrative, economic, cultural) insight into the phenomenon of medieval and early modern cities. They will get acquainted with the idea of living, clothing, hygiene, they will get acquainted with the spiritual everyday life of bourgeois society. All this with regard to the stratification of cities in terms of their size, importance and character, as well as with regard to the stratification of urban society and the individual role and status of the individual, generals, religious and educational aspects.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction (topic definition, literature, sources).
  • 2. Urban landscape and medieval / early modern city in Central Europe.
  • 3. Stratification of cities (legal status, function, size).
  • 4. Urban society I. - internal conditions (structure, legal status of social classes, groups and individuals: townspeople, settlers, people on the outskirts).
  • 5. Urban Society II. - external relations (economic and social contacts and ties, relations with the nobility, the countryside).
  • 6. Man, woman, children and family.
  • 7. Religion, confessionalization of urban society.
  • 8. Education and training, value perception of the world.
  • 9. Bourgeois material culture (housing, clothing, hygiene).
  • 10. Bourgeois spiritual culture (traditions, festivities, leisure).
  • 11. The town as the center of dominion.
  • 12. The world of rural towns.
  • 13. Conclusion.
Literature
    required literature
  • Miller, J. Uzavřená společnost a její nepřátelé. Město středovýchodní Evropy (1500-1700). Praha 2006. info
  • Bůžek, V. a kol. Společnost českých zemí raného novověku. Praha, 2010. info
    recommended literature
  • Dulmen, R. von. Kultura a každodenní život v raném novověku (16. - 18. století), I. Dům a jeho lidé. Praha 1999, II. Vesnice a město. Praha 2006, III. Náboženství, magiem osvícenství. Praha 2006. info
  • Korbelářová, I. Města na Těšínsku v 18. století. Český Těšín 2005. info
  • Petráň, Josef a kol.: Dějiny hmotné kultury. II (1, 2), Kultura každodenního života od 16. do 18. století, Praha 1995-1997.
  • Petráň, Josef a kol.: Dějiny hmotné kultury. I (1,2), Vymezení kulturních dějin. Kultura každodenního života od pravěku do 15. století, Praha 1985.
  • Lenderová,M. a kol. Žena v českých zemích. Praha, 2011. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical and practical preparation (lecture, seminar), frontal teaching, work with resources, discussion.
Assessment methods
Written test (or oral exam). Attendance at seminars (minimum 75%), report / project, active approach.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
The course will be closed by a written test (or oral exam). Prerequisite for the exam is successful completion of the seminar part of the course.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020.
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