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Lecturer(s)
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Němec Miroslav, doc. Dr. phil.
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Course content
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1. German national unification. Nationalism. 2. Bismarck's Germany. The Gründerjahre 3. Wilhelminism. Platz an der Sonne 4. Multinational Austria-Hungary 5. The First World War 6. The interwar years - the Weimar Republic 7. Germans in Czechoslovakia 8. Anti-semitism in German-speaking societies 9. Nazi Germany 10. The Second World War and its consequences 11. Germans as perpetrators and victims 12. East and West Germany 13. The second unification of Germany, and European integration
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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In seminars, lectures and by independent study, students will acquire a chronological overview of key events in the political history and cultural development of German-speaking society from the rise of the nation communities in the Habsburg Empire, and the creation of the German Reich in 1871 to the present. There will be a special focus on Czech-German relations. Another goal is to introduce the significant figures from German cultural history and their role in the collective national consciousness of today's Germans and Austrians.
The student - is able to work critically with German-language primary and secondary sources; - is able to identify a problem independently and interpret the text; - improved their ability to argue in discussions; - improved in writing; - expanded vocabulary in the field of history and culture; - is familiar with the geography of the German-speaking area; - is familiar with the historical and cultural development of German-speaking areas.
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Prerequisites
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prerequisite: History and Culture of German-Speaking Countries 1
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
To obtain credit - Regular preparatory homework - Regular and active part in the seminars - Review of a relevant book or anthology The review comprises a critical reflection, written in German, and will serve as the basis of an oral exam. It must summarise the content of the book, describe its goals, and critically engage with the author's claims and arguments. The exam: The student will speak about the reviewed book, will describe the time period and place it in the relevant context of German, Austrian or Swiss history. Furthermore, he/she will be asked to explain the significance of certain concepts or figures and thereby demonstrate his/her understanding of the history and culture of the German-speaking societies.
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Recommended literature
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KOSCHMAL, Walter/ NEKULA, Marek/ ROGALL, Joachim (Hg.). Deutsche und Tschechen. Geschichte - Kultur - Politik. München, 2001.
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Müller, H., Krieger, K. F., Vollrath, H. Dějiny Německa. Praha, 1995.
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Müller, H., Krieger, K. F., Vollrath, H. Schlaglichter der deutschen Geschichte.. Bonn, 2009.
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