HKDRPBP039 Experimental practice in cultural history

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. et PhDr. Markéta Tymonová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. et PhDr. Markéta Tymonová, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
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 extends and deepens theoretical knowledge of cultural history and heritage on practical and organizational levels. It presents selected topics in the field of material culture presented by modern teaching methods with the intersection of theoretical and practical components. The student will complete a programme block focused on experimental archaeology, experimental museology, on organising animation and event activities, courses and workshops for the public. Topics include presentation of traditional agricultural and craft production, traditional/regional food and dining, maintenance of customs and rituals associated with Christmas, Easter, Lent, feasts and other events of the agricultural and liturgical calendar, bourgeois and noble everyday life and festivals, etc. Students are motivated to participate in organized programmes, are able to apply the acquired experience and skills in a particular experiment and preparation of similarly focused individual projects; interpret knowledge with a high degree of credibility, objectivity and critical approach. The course is organized in cooperation with professional institutions (memory and cultural institutions, open-air museums), installed objects, private entities focused on activities related to the presentation and education of cultural heritage; partial experiments are realized in a specialized classroom.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction, methods, literature, information sources.
  • 2. Analysis, criticism and interpretation in experimental presentation and education of cultural heritage.
  • 3. Institutions with programmes aimed at presenting cultural heritage with elements of an experimental approach.
  • 4 - 7. Sample presentations of programmes in experimental archaeology, museology, event experience, historical reconstruction.
  • 8. - 9. Preparation of an individual project/experiment.
  • 10. Analysis, group discussion and evaluation of the individual project.
  • 11. - 13. Participation in a programme/activity focused on the experimental presentation of cultural heritage of a reputable regional institution (preparation + 2 days).
Literature
    required literature
  • Doležalová, K. (ed.) Workshopy ke středověké a novověké keramice, Panská Lhota 2015. Brno 2016.
  • Ehmigová, Z. Experiment jako nástroj výzkumu kulturních jevů. Diplomová práce. Praha 2010.
  • Malina, J.:. Metody experimentu v archeologii. info
  • Puhačová (Mikešová), V. Jaký smysl má experimentální archeologie? Cesty archeologie 2017, [online] (https://www.cestyarcheologie.cz/single-post/smysl-experimentalni-archeologie).
  • Foltýn, D. - Havlůjová, H. (eds.). Kulturní dědictví a udržitelný rozvoj místních komunit. Praha, 2013. info
    recommended literature
  • Vondruška, V. – Vondrušková, A. Průvodce českou historií – Církev. Praha 2014.
  • Vondruška, V. – Vondrušková, A. Průvodce českou historií – Město. Praha 2013.
  • Vondruška, V. – Vondrušková, A. Průvodce českou historií – Řemesla a výroba. Praha 2015.
  • Vondruška, V. – Vondrušková, A. Průvodce českou historií – Vesnice. Praha 2014.
  • Vondruška, V. Církevní rok a lidové obyčeje aneb kalendárium světců a světic, mučedníků a mučednic, pojednávající o víře českého lidu k nim, jakož i o liturgii katolické. České Budějovice 1991.
    not specified
  • Materiály
  • Archeologický park Liboc, 2003, [on-line] (http://www.archaia.cz/liboc/lib_pred.htm#predstavujeme).
  • Villa Nova Uhřínov: Centrum experimentální archeologie a ekologické výchovy. 2010, [on-line] (http://www.villanova.cz/).
  • Nabídka programů animačních a experimentálních aktivit národních a regionálních institucí (Národní zemědělské muzeum Praha; Muzeum Těšínska – Archeoskanzen Chotěbuz; OKO Opava ad.
  • Experimentelle Archäologie in Deutschland, periodikum, Oldenburg, SRN.
  • Experimentelle Archäologie in Europa, periodikum, Oldenburg, SRN.
  • Živá archeologie, periodikum, Hradec Králové.
  • Specifikace dalších informačních zdrojů dle konkrétního tématu experimentálního praktika, instituce a individuálního projektu.
Assessment methods
Oral discussion. Project/product proposal; seminar attendance (75%), obligatory participation in field training.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: + 2 dny.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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