UHVHNP0011 World Historiography

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2027
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Hana Komárková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Martin Pelc, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Martin Pelc, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – 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
Course objectives
The series of lectures will offer students comprehensive information about the basic milestones of the development of historiography. Attention will be paid to the most important personalities, works, concepts and thoughts of pre-scientific historiography and modern historiography, from the period of antiquity to the present. Historiography with an emphasis on European history will be presented in connection with the development of philosophical thinking in different periods. Understanding the emancipation of pre-scientific history from mythological thinking and the birth of modern historiography on the threshold of the 19th century is emphasized. Students are lead to perception of the ambiguity (historicity) of contemporary professional thinking about history.
Learning outcomes
Understanding the development of historiography from mythology to pre-modern historiography and subsequently to modern professional historiography. Introduction to the most important personalities, works, concepts and thought currents of pre-scientific historiography and modern historiography, from the period of antiquity to the present.
Syllabus
1. Overview of the development of writing about history in the period under review, review of basic literature 2. Historiography of ancient Greece and Roman Empire 3. Medieval historiography I 4. Medieval historiography II 5. Renaissance historiography 6. Baroque historiography 7. Enlightenment historiography 8. The birth of historicism 9. Liberal and national historiography 10. French school Annales and its influence on European historiography I 11. French school Annales and its influence on European historiography II 12. Postmodern currents in historiography I 13. Postmodern currents in historiography II
Literature
    required literature
  • le Goff, J. Paměť a dějiny. Praha 2007. Iggers, G.: Dějepisectví ve 20. století. Praha 2002
  • Berger, S. – Feldner, H. – Passmore, K. Jak se píšou dějiny: teorie a praxe. Brno 2016. Burke, P. Francouzská revoluce v dějepisectví. Praha 2004.
    recommended literature
  • Smyčka Václav: Objevení dějin. Dějepisectví, fikce a historický čas na přelomu 18. a 19. století. Praha 2021.
  • Assmann, J. Kultura a paměť. Písmo, vzpomínka a politická identita v rozvinutých kulturách starověku. Praha 2001.
  • Bloch, M. Obrana historie aneb historik a jeho řemeslo. Praha 1969. info
  • Croce, B. Historie jako myšlení a jako čin. Brno 2006.
  • Curtius, E.R. Evropská literatura a latinský středověk. Praha 1998. info
  • Dostálová, R. Byzantská vzdělanost. Praha 1990.
  • Gurevič, A. J. Historikova historie. Praha 2007.
  • Jaeger, F. – Rüsen, J. Geschichte des Historismus. München 1992.
  • Raphael, L. (edd.). Klassiker der Geschichtswissenschaft I.-II. München 2006. info
  • Vernant, J.-P. Počátky řeckého myšlení. Praha 1995.
  • Veyne, P. Věřili Řekové svým mýtům? Esej o konstitutivní imaginaci. Praha 1999.
  • Völkel, M. Geschichtsschreibung. Eine Einführung in globaler Perspektive. Köln 2006. info
  • White, H. Metahistorie. Historická imaginace v Evropě devatenáctého století. Brno 2011. info
Teaching methods
frontal teaching - lecture, discussion
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025, Summer 2026.
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