UCJOKN20 Cultural History of Germany

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 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
  • German (programme FPF, N7310 Filo)
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
  • 1. Tourism in Germany
    2. Locations of German history
    3. Germany today
    4. German Federal Lands and regions as travel destinations
    5. German cuisine
    6. Architecture 1
    7. Architecture 2
    8. Visual arts 1
    9. Visual arts 2
    10. German literature 1
    11. German literature 2
    12. Music
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Attendance, active participation, portfolio. There will be a written examination at the end of the course.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Winter 2016, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020.
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