HZCCDDRP09 Transformation of Society in the Bohemian Lands in the Modern Era

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Martin Pelc, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Martin Pelc, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Contact Person: Bc. Eva Jakubcová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The seminar is focused on understanding the structural changes in the society of the Czech lands from the end of the 18th century to the interwar period. The methodological basis consists of a critical theory of modernization, respectively the concept of modernization processes, as well as the work of Niklas Luhmann, Pierre Bourdieu or Jürgen Habermas. Within the individual seminars, the current results of research on individual thematic segments will be analyzed in the form of a guided discussion. Emphasis will be placed on critical evaluation and interpretation of different scientific theses and concepts.
Learning outcomes
The Ph.D. candidate will be familiar with current concepts and theories on modern history, taking into account the topic of the dissertation.
Syllabus
  • The seminar will take place in blocks. The individual blocks will focus on the following problem areas (taking into account the topic of the dissertation): Concepts of society: Luhmann's society as an autopoietic system and its subsystems, Pierre Bourdieu and the theory of relatively autonomous social fields National and other modern identities Towards an industrial society: the city and the countryside Towards civil society: voluntary association of citizens Work and leisure: social and cultural dimensions of category change
Literature
  • Bourdieu, P. Bourdieu-Handbuch. Leben – Werk – Wirkung, Stuttgart 2009.
  • Habermas, J. Strukturální proměna veřejnosti. Zkoumání jedné kategorie občanské společnosti. Praha 2000.
  • Hroch, M. Hledání souvislostí. Eseje z komparativních dějin Evropy. Praha 2018.
  • Fasora, L. – Hanuš, J. – Malíř, J. Sekularizace českých zemí 1848-1914. Brno 2007.
  • Hlavačka, M. Modernizace. In: Základní problémy studia moderních a soudobých dějin. Praha 2014, s. 451-460.
  • Jindra, Z. – Jakubec, I. a kol. Hospodářský vzestup českých zemí od poloviny 18. století do konce monarchie. Praha 2015.
  • Cerman, I. (ed.). Habsburkové 1740-1918. Vznikání občanské společnosti. Praha 2016.
  • Urbanitsch, P. et al. Die Habsburgermonarchie 1848-1918, Band I-XI. Wien 2000-2015.
  • Judson, P. M. The Habsburg Empire. A New History. Cambridge, Mass. 2016.
  • Velké dějiny zemí Koruny české XIIa-XVIb
  • Luhmann, N. Sociální systémy. Nárys obecné teorie. Brno 2006.
  • Hlavačka, M. České země v 19. století. Proměny společnosti v moderní době I-II. Praha 2016.
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, writing short texts, homework, reading
Assessment methods
colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 13 hod. sem. bloková výuka.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2021, Summer 2022, Winter 2022, Summer 2023, Winter 2023, Summer 2024, Winter 2024.
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