FPF:UCJITBK604 Italian History and Culture 1 - Course Information

UCJITBK604 Italian History and Culture 1

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Táňa Alešová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jaroslava Malá (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Táňa Alešová, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – 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

• Italian (programme FPF, ITAL-bpk)

Course objectives

As part of the course  Dějiny a reálie Itálie 1 -  which is directly followed by  Dějiny a reálie Itálie 2 - students acquire fundamental knowledge and an overview of the history of the Apennine Peninsula. The course’s primary objective is to consolidate students' basic knowledge, expand their historical understanding, and place the information they have gained within a broader pan-European context, including the relationship between Italy and the Czech lands.

Learning outcomes

The knowledge acquired is intended to enable students to navigate the political and economic transformations of various historical periods. The lecture outlines presented here will be supplemented with additional material.

Syllabus

1. Italy before Roman expansion
2. Ancient Rome
3. The Early Middle Ages. Maritime republics
4. Communes and signorie
5. Humanism and the Renaissance
6. The era of foreign domination
7. Il Seicento: the century of stagnation and the Baroque
8. Napoleon

Teaching methods

reading, class discussion, homework; presentation of a topic of interest

Assessment methods

Requisiti per ottenere i crediti del corso: preparazione individuale, partecipazione attiva ai seminari e una presentazione su un argomento concordato.

Language of instruction

Czech

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