UHVHPPBP47 Selected Chapters from Early Modern History I

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Igor Zmeták, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Igor Zmeták, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable of Seminar Groups
UHVHPPBP47/A: Wed 14:45–16:20 M6, I. Zmeták
Prerequisites
Intended for 2nd and 3rd year students
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 seminars are designed as analytical. They focus on the conceptual apparatus and on the reading and interpretation of written and visual sources. The students are acquainted with the main research tools for early modern Central European history, such as editions, repertories and databases. The individual units are designed as problem oriented and special emphasis is put on the current state of the art in the field.
Learning outcomes
The seminars are designed as analytical. They focus on the conceptual apparatus and on the reading and interpretation of written and visual sources. The students are acquainted with the main research tools for early modern Central European history, such as editions, repertories and databases. The individual units are designed as problem oriented and special emphasis is put on the current state of the art in the field.
Syllabus
1. Introduction 2. Letterpress and libraries 3. Changes and revolutionaries in science. (M. Koperník, Paracelsus, Ján Jesenský, Vavřinec Benedikt Nedoserius) 4. Important humanists 5. Nations of the world through the lens of the 16th century 6. Portuguese Cruises and the Spanish Empire 7. Discovering Afriky 8. - 9. Colonization of Central and South America 10. Far East and South Seas Islands 11. Slavery 12. Finding fair society 13. On the way to the Age of Reason. From celebrities to the academies of sciences.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Foucault, M. Dějiny šílenství v době osvícenství: hledání historických kořenů pojmu duševní choroby. Praha 1994. info
  • Maťa, P. Svět české aristokracie 1500-1700. Praha 2004. info
  • Tinková, D. Hřích, zločin, šílenství v čase odkouzlování světa. Praha 2004. info
  • Miller, J. Odložený zrod Leviatana. Krize raně stuartovské monarchie (1603 - 1641). Praha 2006. info
  • Munck, T. Munck, T.: Evropa sedmnáctého století. Praha 2003. info
  • Geremek, G. Slitování a šibenice. Dějiny chudoby a milosrdenství. Praha 1999. info
  • Rachum, I. : The Meaning of "Revolution" in the English Revolution (1648-1660). Journal of the History of Ideas 56, 1995, 2, s. 195-215 (pro studenty SLU přístupno v databázi www.jstor.org). info
  • Schama, S. Občané. Kronika francouzské revoluce. Praha 2004. info
  • Hroch, M. a kol.:. Encyklopedie dějin novověku 1492-1815. Praha 2005. info
  • Hroch, M. Buržoazní revoluce v Evropě. Praha 1981. info
  • Darnton, R. The Business of Enlightenment. A Publishing History of the Encyclopédie 1775-1800. London 1979. info
  • Foucault, M. Dohlížet a trestat. Kniha o zrodu vězení. Praha 2000. info
  • De Sévigné, M. Rozhovory na dálku. Praha 1977. info
  • Black, J. Evropa osmnáctého století. Praha 2003. info
  • Im Hof, U. Evropa a osvícenství. Praha 2001. info
  • Vocelka, K. Otázky výzkumu 18. století v habsburské monarchii ve světle nejnovější metodologické diskuse. ČMM 121, 2002, s. 433 - 439. info
  • Goodman, D. Goodman, D.: The Republic of Letters. A Cultural History of the French Enlightenment. Ithaca - London 1994. info
  • Miller, J. Uzavřená společnost a její nepřátelé. Město středovýchodní Evropy (1500-1700). Praha 2006. info
  • Himl, P. Zrození vagabunda. Neusedlí lidé v Čechách 17. a 18. století. Praha 2007. info
  • Storchová, L. Humanistická komunikace a její sociální rozměr. ČMM 122, 2003, s. 61-98. info
  • Kroupa, J. Kroupa, J.: Alchymie štěstí. Pozdní osvícenství a moravská společnost 1770-1810, Brno 2006. info
Teaching methods
The seminars are designed as analytical. They focus on the conceptual apparatus and on the reading and interpretation of written and visual sources. The students are acquainted with the main research tools for early modern Central European history, such as editions, repertories and databases. The individual units are designed as problem oriented and special emphasis is put on the current state of the art in the field.
Assessment methods
Evaluation of work with sources and topics and their processing in seminar papers and their presentations
Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
* Passing a final written exam
* Knowledge of key concepts and problems
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024, Winter 2025.
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