UBKVKKNP29 History of Documet Communication

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Brožovská Onderková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Brožovská Onderková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jana Brožovská Onderková, Ph.D.
Institute of The Czech Language and Library Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable
Mon 11:25–13:00 PraPed
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
UBKVKKNP29/A: Mon 13:05–14:40 PraPed, J. Brožovská Onderková
Prerequisites
orientation in history.
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 explains the forms of document communication from the earliest period to the present. It traces the beginnings of documentary communication in the society of ancient civilizations and its development in medieval and modern Europe. The form of documents, methods of their production and dissemination in individual periods are described. The processes that restricted the dissemination of certain documents, especially censorship, are also explained.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- describe the beginnings of document communication;
- describe the way of documentary communication over the centuries;
- explain and describe changes and processes that facilitated or hindered the dissemination of information (writing, letterpress, censorship, the industrial revolution, digitization;
- describe method and means of mass communication (book, its origin and distribution, periodicals);
- describe the development of document communication in the 21st century.
Syllabus
  • 1.The oldest types of documents.
  • 2.First writting systems.
  • 3.Document communication in the Middle Ages.
  • 4.Document communication in the early modern period.
  • 5.Beginnings of letterpress.
  • 6.Beginnings of letterpress in the Czech lands.
  • 7.Letterpress in the Czech lands in 17. and 18. century.
  • 8.Document communication during the industrial revolution.
  • 9.Newspapers and magazines as a means of mass communication.
  • 10.Document communication in the 20th century.
  • 11.Document communication at the turn of the 20th and 21th century.
  • 12.E-books.
  • 13.Repetition.
Literature
    required literature
  • BROŽOVSKÁ ONDERKOVÁ, J. Dokumentová komunikace. Opava, 2019.
  • BEDNAŘÍK, Petr; JIRÁK, Jan; KÖPPLOVÁ, Barbara. Dějiny českých médií : Od počátku do současnosti. Praha, 2011. info
  • KONČELÍK, Jakub; VEČEŘA, Pavel; ORSÁG, Petr. Dějiny českých médií 20. století. Praha : Portál, 2010. info
  • ELIAS, Norbert. O procesu civilizace : sociogenetické a psychogenetické studie. In Historické myšlení. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2007, 353 s. Historické myšlení, sv. 41. ISBN 978-80-7203-962-3. info
  • ELIAS, Norbert. O procesu civilizace : sociogenetické a psychogenetické studie. In Historické myšlení. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2006, 338 s. Historické myšlení, sv. 34. ISBN 80-7203-838-9. Digitalizovaný dokument info
  • FALK, B. Internet Roadmap. Praha, 1996. ISBN 80-85896-19-2. info
    recommended literature
  • Faulstich, W. Medienwandel im Industrie- und Massenzeitalter (1830-1900). Göttingen, 2004. ISBN 3525207913. info
  • AUGE, Oliver and Michal KARL. Medien der Kommunikation im Mittelalter. In Beiträge zur Kommunikationsgeschichte. Stuttgart: Steiner, 2003, 323 s. Beiträge zur Kommunikationsgeschichte, Bd. 15. ISBN 3-515-08034-1. 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
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion.
Assessment methods
written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2021, Summer 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
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