UHVD0005 Structures of Everyday Life in Pre-modern Period

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Boguslaw Czechowicz, Dr. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Irena Korbelářová, Dr. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Boguslaw Czechowicz, Dr. (seminar tutor)
prof. PhDr. Irena Korbelářová, Dr. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Irena Korbelářová, Dr.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable
Tue 11:25–12:10 PED2
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
UHVD0005/A: Tue 12:15–13:00 PED1
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course introduces basic areas of everyday life of the medieval and early modern societies in the context of their basic stratification (aristocratic, urban/burgher, rural society, specific groups), penetration of the public/private and profane/religious components of life: life cycle, family and household (husband, wife, child, others), work, education, religiousness, leisure, festivities and rituals, housing, catering, clothing, health care and hygiene, travelling, etc. The subject draws the attention to the perception of the issue from the point of view of cultural history, history of material culture and everyday life, social history, history of mentality taking the methods of historical anthropology, micro-history and others into account. The seminars will be aimed mainly at deepening/improving the orientation in the given issue via introducing the most recent literature and current research topics in the frames of interactive discussion, students? involvement in partial topics processing (heuristics, data analysis), etc.
Syllabus

  • 1. Literature, sources, systematic methods
    2. ? 5. Stratification of the society, characteristics of the social classes and groups (nobility, burghers/urban population, subjects/country population, the clergy, Jews, proto-industrial businessmen, etc.).
    6. ?The public? and ?the private? in everyday life.
    7. Work and leisure
    8. Changes in mentality
    9. Spiritual everyday life (religion, festivities and rituals)
    10. ? 11. Material everyday life (housing, clothing, catering)
    12. Health, hygiene, specific activities.
Literature
    required literature
  • Petráň, J. a kol. Dějiny hmotné kultury II/1, Praha 1995, II/2. Praha 1997. info
  • Kybalová J. - Novotná J. Habánská fajáns 1590 - 1730. Uměleckoprůmyslové muzeum v Praze, Moravská galerie v Brně. info
  • Dulmen, R. von. Kultura a každodenní život v raném novověku (16. - 18. století), I. Dům a jeho lidé. Praha 1999, II. Vesnice a město. Praha 2006, III. Náboženství, magiem osvícenství. Praha 2006. info
  • Beranová, M.:. Jídlo a pití ve středověku a raném novověku. Praha, 2011. info
    recommended literature
  • Lenderová,M. a kol. Žena v českých zemích. Praha, 2011. info
  • Bůžek, V. a kol. Společnost českých zemí raného novověku. Praha, 2010. info
  • LENDEROVÁ, M. - JIRÁNEK, T. - MACKOVÁ, M. Z dějin české každodennosti. Praha, 2009. info
  • Burke, P. Lidová kultura v raně novověké Evropě. Praha, 2004. info
Teaching methods
Lecturing
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
One-to-One tutorial
Assessment methods
Credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2019, recent)
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