UCJOKN05 Cultural History of Germany

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/6/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Dr. phil. Martin Maurach (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Dr. phil. Martin Maurach
Institute of Foreign Languages – 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 aim of this class is to open some insights into the state(s), cultural life and society of the Germans from a historical viewpoint. The main focus lies on symbols, ideas, and crucial intersections of social and cultural life, in short 'lieux de mémoire'. The changes in their interpretation during different periods of history should - at least in principle - be reconstructed. In this way, basic knowledge about German history and nowaday's Germany shall be made accessible to the students in order to show around which crucial issues German public life is revolving again and again.
Syllabus
  • Four subjects from each of the fields ?everyday life', ?history', and 'cultural life' will be selected, as may be changed in the following academical year, e.g.: 1. The Berlin Wall, the 'Weißwurstäquator': What is or has been separating the Germans. 2. The cultural memory of the Germans and its paradoxies. 3. The social life of the Germans: ?Vereine' and other particularities.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Etienne François, Hagen Schulze (Hrsg.): Deutsche Erinnerungsort. Etienne François, Hagen Schulze (Hrsg.): Deutsche Erinnerungsorte. Bde. 1-3. München: Beck 2003 (zuerst 2001). info
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Attendance of at least 80 %, active participation, homework. There will be a written examination at the end of the course.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022.
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