FPF:HZCCDDRP10 Totalitarianism - Course Information
HZCCDDRP10 Between totalitarianism and authoritarianism
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in OpavaWinter 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. PhDr. Jiří Knapík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Jiří Knapík, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Contact Person: Bc. Eva Jakubcová - Prerequisites
- None.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- History with the focus on Czech and Czechoslovak history (programme FPF, HZCCDdr) (2)
- Course objectives
- The seminar is focused on the development of Czech society from 1938 to 1989. Emphasis is placed on defining the specifics of various non-democratic political systems with which society was gaining experience during this period and was looking for possibilities for survival, coexistence and resistance. In addition to the theoretical definition of individual political systems, attention will be paid to the function of the state and its institutions, the role of elites, and the forms of discipline of individual social groups and strata.
- Learning outcomes
- Seminar work.
- Syllabus
- Totalitarianism and authoritarianism from the perspective of Czech history (current discussions, polemics) Czech society in the twilight of democracy (1938-1939) Czech society and the Nazi dictatorship (1939-1945) Czech society under the rule of the National Front (1945-1948) Czech society at the beginning of the communist system (1948-1956) Czech society during the "thaw" (1956-1968) Czech society and the era of so-called real socialism (1969-1989)
- Literature
- required literature
- Novák, M. Mezi demokracií a totalitarismem. Brno 2007.
- McDermott, K. Communist Czechoslovakia, 1945-1989. A political and social history. New York-London 2015.
- Linz, J. J. Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes. London 2000.
- not specified
- Balík, S. - Kubát, M. Teorie a praxe totalitních a autoritativních režimů. Praha 2004.
- Reiman, M. O komunistickém totalitarismu a o tom, co s ním souvisí, Praha 2000.
- Teaching methods
- Theoretical preparation, study of literature, consultations.
- Assessment methods
- Seminary work.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 13 hod. sem. bloková výuka.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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