ULGATLA062 Spa and turism in historical context

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Martin Pelc, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Martin Pelc, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Martin Pelc, Ph.D.
Centrum interdisciplinárních studií – 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
This course gives a concise overview of the history of modern travel, tourism and spas with the accent on the Czech Lands. It gives an account of the preconditions of modern tourism. It draws attention to various kinds of travel and tourism, organized or spontaneous (travel agency, hiking clubs etc., summer camps, holiday by the sea etc.).
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction: terminology, prototourism: travel in antiquity, the Middle Ages and Early Modern Era
    2. Characteristics of modern tourism: Hotel and Tourist Guide
    3. Travel agency
    4. Travelling abroad
    5. Holiday by the sea
    6. Hiking
    7. Houses in the Country
    8. Camping, Scouting
    9. Pre-modern Spa
    10. The birth of modern Spa
    11. History of spas in the Czech Lands till 1918
    12. History of spas in teh Czech Lands since 1918
    13. Final overview
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KŘÍŽEK, V. Obrazy z dějin lázeňství. Praha: Libri. ISBN 80-7277-092-6. info
  • Knapík, J. - Franc, M. Průvodce kulturním děním a životním stylem v českých zemích 1948-1967. Praha, 2012. info
  • Pelc, M. Umění putovat. Brno, 2009. info
  • BOŘÍK, O. a kol. Fabián Summer: o lázních císaře Karla IV. Fornica, 2008. info
  • BUDINSKÁ, J. - ZERJATKE, P. Kapitoly z dějin lázeňství. Teplice, 2006. info
  • DĚDINA, J. Management, organizování a ekonomika lázeňství. Praha: VŠ CRHL, 2004. ISBN 80-86592-01-4. info
  • Burachovič, S. Encyklopedie lázní a léčivých pramenů v Čechách, na Moravě a ve Slezsku. Praha, 2001. info
  • KNOPP, K. a kol. Lázeňství: ekonomika a management. Praha, 1999. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
- written test
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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