UHVHPPBP52 Selected chapters from contemporary history II

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Lucie Gilarová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. PhDr. Jiří Knapík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Knapík, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable of Seminar Groups
UHVHPPBP52/A: Tue 17:15–18:50 M5, J. Knapík
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 elective seminar develops a series of lectures from Recent History II, mainly in the form of independently prepared papers, the topics of which are selected to deepen the basic knowledge of lectures, or. developed less exposed problems and led students to work with (printed) sources. Topics can be continuously changed. The organic part of the seminar consists of students' discussions on the papers, resp. problems raised by the seminar leader, further analysis of (especially printed) sources important for the issue and elaboration of seminar work. The gain of the credit is conditioned, in addition to participation in the seminar, by the activity of students (participation in discussions), the quality of the paper on the assigned topic, resp. term paper. When compiling the work, the student must demonstrate mastery of the basic techniques of the historian's work; in addition to compiling a special bibliography, emphasis is placed on searching for printed sources and source editions, working with sources, the ability to independently formulate problems. The scope of the work should not fall below 12 standard pages, of course, there are proper citations of the sources and literature used.
Learning outcomes
The elective seminar develops a series of lectures from Recent History II, mainly in the form of independently prepared papers, the topics of which are selected to deepen the basic knowledge of lectures, or. developed less exposed problems and led students to work with (printed) sources. Topics can be continuously changed. The organic part of the seminar consists of students' discussions on the papers, resp. problems raised by the seminar leader, further analysis of (especially printed) sources important for the issue and elaboration of seminar work. The gain of the credit is conditioned, in addition to participation in the seminar, by the activity of students (participation in discussions), the quality of the paper on the assigned topic, resp. term paper. When compiling the work, the student must demonstrate mastery of the basic techniques of the historian's work; in addition to compiling a special bibliography, emphasis is placed on searching for printed sources and source editions, working with sources, the ability to independently formulate problems. The scope of the work should not fall below 12 standard pages, of course, there are proper citations of the sources and literature used.
Syllabus
  • 1. Political system of the so-called second republic 2. Slovakia in the period of the so-called second republic 3. Representatives of the occupation and autonomous administration of the protectorate 4. Selected activities of domestic and foreign resistance 5. Holocaust in the Czech lands and Slovakia 6. National Front in the Czech lands 7. February coup in the center and at the regional level 8. Political processes and mass illegality of the 50s 9. Liberalization of Czech and Slovak society in the 1960s 10. Prague Spring 1968 in the regions 11. Selected features of the so-called normalization system 12. Issues of political exile and emigration (1938–1989) 13. Culture and art in political and social contexts (1938–1989)
Literature
    required literature
  • Hrbek, J. a kol. Draze zaplacená svoboda. Osvobození Československa 1944–1945 I-II. Praha 2009.
  • Gebhart, J. – Kuklík, J. Druhá republika 1938–1939. Praha–Litomyšl 2004.
  • Kaplan, K. Kořeny československé reformy 1968 I.-IV. Brno 2002.
  • Kaplan, K. Československo v letech 1945-1969. Praha 1991–1993.
  • Otáhal, M. Opoziční proudy v české společnosti 1969–1989. Praha 2012.
    recommended literature
  • Macháček, M. Gustáv Husák. Praha 2017.
  • Kocian, J. – Smetana, V. a kol. Květnové volby 1946 – volby osudové? Československo před bouří. Praha 2014.
  • Rychlík, J. Češi a Slováci ve 20. století: spolupráce a konflikty 1914–1992. Praha 2012.
  • Kaplan, K. Národní fronta 1948–1960. Praha 2012.
  • Cuhra, J. a kol. České země v evropských dějinách IV. (1918–2004). Praha–Litomyšl 2006.
  • Pažout, J. (ed.). Každodenní život v Československu 1945/48-1989. Praha 2015.
  • Kocian J. – Devátá, M. 1948: únor 1948 v Československu: nástup komunistické totality a proměny společnosti. Praha 2011.
  • Vaněk, M. (ed). Mocní? a Bezmocní? Politické elity a disent v období tzv. normalizace. Praha 2006.
  • Pasák, T. Pod ochranou říše. Praha 1998.
Teaching methods
seminar, discussion, papers
Assessment methods
Seminar work, report, at least 75% attendance
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2025.
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