UHVHMBP050 Selected Chapters from Modern History I

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Marian Hochel, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Marian Hochel, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites (in Czech)
TYP_STUDIA(B)
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 seminar focuses on the analysis of the cultural heritage of the French Revolution and the Government of Napoleon Bonaparte, which influenced the development of European culture and found its response in many European countries. The focus is on: 1) material and immaterial cultural heritage, which was a product of French society in the period under review; 2) the historical cultural heritage of past centuries, which entered the service of the French revolutionary governments and the regime of Napoleon Bonaparte; 3) selected cultural monuments in European countries, created in connection with cultural influences or with reference to European events in Revolutionary and Napoleonic France.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- interpret the material and immaterial cultural heritage of the French Revolution and Napoleon's government;
- to summarize the specifics of the political development of the French Revolution and the First Empire in France;
- to analyze the phenomena, processes and trends of the observed epoch through work with translations or originals of historical sources and iconographic material.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the Subject: Content, Literature, Information Sources.
  • 2. The French Revolution and the Reign of Napoleon Bonaparte - Milestones in Modern Cultural History?
  • 3. Cultural Policy of the French Revolution, the Consular Republic and the First Empire in France.
  • 4. Cultural Heritage in the service of the French Revolution and Napoleon's Government.
  • 5. Revolution in the World of Museums - the Beginnings of Modern Museology in France.
  • 6. Monument Care in the Era of the Revolution and Napoleon's Time. 7. Collecting around 1800.
  • 8. Revolutionary Classicism, Memorabilia, Artifacts and Festivities.
  • 9. Arts and Monuments in the Service of Politics - Napoleon's Imperial Style (Le Style Empire).
  • 10. Fashion and Lifestyle of Revolutionary and Napoleonic France.
  • 11. Material and Immaterial Cultural Heritage of Revolutionary and Napoleonic France.
  • 12. Revolution, Napoleon and Places of Memory - "Second Life" in the Era of Monuments and Memorials.
  • 13. Napoleonics (objets napoléoniens) in Historical Memory.
Literature
    required literature
  • Ellis, G. Napoleon. Praha – Litomyšl 2001.
  • Furet, F. Francouzská revoluce. Díl 1. Od Turgota k Napoleonovi (1770-1814). Praha 2004.
  • Tinková, D. Revoluční Francie 1787-1799. Praha 2008.
  • Hochel, M. – Pavlíková, M. Zrcadlo moci. Pilíře moci Napoleona Bonaparta ve vizuálním umění. Praha 2018.
  • Hochel, M. – Pavlíková, M. Třináctá komnata Napoleonova. Obraz Napoleona Bonaparta v mobiliárních fondech Národního památkového ústavu. Praha 2017.
    recommended literature
  • Tinková, D. (ed.). Zrození občana: antologie dokumentů z Francouzské revoluce. Praha 2015.
  • Hochel, M. Brána památek otevřená: sociabilita a kulturní dědictví v Paříži v období konzulátu Napoleona Bonaparta, Acta Historica Universitatis Silesianae Opaviensis, 11, 2018, s. 11–38.
  • Fasora, L. – Hanuš, J. – Malíř, J. (eds.). Napoleonské války a historická paměť: sborník příspěvků ze stejnojmenné konference konané ve dnech 21.-22. dubna 2005 v Brně. Brno 2005.
  • Švankmajer, M. Čechy na sklonku napoleonských válek 1810–1815. Praha 2004.
  • Mžyková, M. Napoleon a jeho doba: výběrový katalog výstavy ke 190. výročí bitvy u Slavkova. Slavkov u Brna 1995.
  • Hochel, M. Stopy hrdinství a elegance: napoleonika a jejich odraz v historické paměti, Acta Historica Universitatis Silesianae Opaviensis, 8, 2015, s. 75–111.
  • Hochel, M. Dominique-Vivant Denon známý i neznámý: arbitr, censor a Napoleonův hlavní poradce v otázkách umění a vkusu, Acta Historica Universitatis Silesianae Opaviensis 6, 2013, s. 29-50.
  • Baszkiewicz, J. – Meller, S. Francúzska revolúcia 1789-1794: občianska spoločnosť. Bratislava 1989.
  • Ozouf, M. Revoluční svátky: 1789-1799. Brno 2006.
  • Starobinski, J. Symboly rozumu: proměny umění a revoluce. Brno 2003.
  • Hochel, M.: Napoleonovo muzeum (Musée Napoléon) v Louvru a počátky moderního evropského muzejnictví. In: Hochel, M. (ed.): Moderní Evropan první poloviny 19. století. K životnímu jubileu profesora Dušana Uhlíře. Opava – Praha 2019.
  • Hunt, L. Francouzská revoluce: politika, kultura, třída. Brno 2007.
  • Zemanová, M. – Zeman, V. (eds.). Napoleonské války v české historické paměti a v paměti regionu. Ústí nad Labem 2014.
  • Schama, S. Občané: kronika Francouzské revoluce. Praha 2004.
  • Bělina, P. – Šedivý, I. (eds.). Napoleonské války a české země. Praha 2001.
Teaching methods
seminar
Assessment methods
PowerPoint presentation, active discussion during lessons, written test
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024.
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