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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. Rome and the Germanic peoples 2. Charles the Great 3. The medieval Empire and the Germans 4. Medieval society. Investiture 5. Medieval colonisation 6. The Hausmachtkönige. Charles IV 7. The Reformation and Martin Luther 8. The 30-year war 9. Absolutism and the Enlightenment 10. The emancipation period 11. Vormärz, the 1848 revolutions, Palacký 12. The Industrial Revolution 13. The nationalisation of society
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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Through seminars, lectures and independent study, students will acquire a chronological overview of key events in the political history and cultural development of German-speaking society from the early Middle Ages to the rise of the nation communities in the Habsburg Empire, and the creation of the German Reich in 1871. 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 " Can engage critically with selected historical sources " Can formulate a question and interpret a text independently " Can argue for a position during seminar discussions " Can orient him/herself in the political and cultural development of the German-speaking areas up until the second half of the 19th century " Will deepen his/her knowledge of the geography of the German-speaking areas
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Prerequisites
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No prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
To obtain credit " Preparatory homework " Regular and active part in the seminars " multiple-choice " 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.
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Recommended literature
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Müller, Helmut/ Krieger, K. und Vollrath, H. Dějiny Německa. Praha, 1995.
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Müller, Helmut/ Krieger, K. und Vollrath, H. Schlaglichter der deutschen Geschichte. Bonn, 2010.
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Müller, R.A. Deutsche Geschichte in Quellen und Darstellung.. München, 2005.
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Seibt, Ferdinand. Deutschland und die Tschechen.. München, 1995.
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Veber, Václac a kol. Dějiny Rakouska. Praha, 2010.
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Wehler, H.-U. Deutsche Gesellschaftsgeschichte. München, 1996.
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