FPF:UCJOKN20 Cultural History of Germany - Course Information

UCJOKN20 Cultural History of Germany

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

Timetable of Seminar Groups

UCJOKN20/A: Mon 11:25–13:00 PraPed, M. Maurach

Prerequisites (in Czech)

TYP_STUDIA(N)

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 offer some insights into everyday life, history, and culture of Germany from a historical point of view, based on a choice of subjects which have some representative meaning. Subjects and events from German culture, politics, and society are to be analysed which have gained somewhat symbolical meanings; the latter, and their interpretation during different periods from history and in particular nowadays is a further object of study. The aim is an introduction into fundamental knowledge about German history and nowadays' Germany. Special emphasis is placed on subjects from cultural history. These may be, for example, but are not limited to: 1. North and South, East and West, rich and poor: What is separating the Germans from each other - and what makes them stick together 2. Highbrow culture, "Ami-Kultur", culture of singing: Clashes and moments of continuity in German cultural memory Referring to the first ensemble of subjects, you will find e.g. the border between former Eastern and Western Germany, in particular the Berlin Wall between 1961 and 1989, the history of the concept of the social responsibility of the state ("Sozialstaat"), and the differences between Northern and Southern Germany which have been rather ironically summarized by the terminus "Weißwurstäquator". Below the second headline it will be recommended to work on subjects like the history of the city of Weimar, German glee clubs (as an example of the German love for associations and clubs ("Vereine") in general), and the cultural and political changes brought about by the year "1968". The seminar is based on the three volumes of collected essays entitled as "Deutsche Erinnerungsorte" ('lieux de mémoire of the Germans') which have been edited by François Etienne and Hagen Schulze. The choice of main subjects may therefore occasionally be revised and changed.

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.

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