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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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Survey of Themes: 1. The phenomenon of Germans in the Czech lands in the context of the Czech state history from the Middle Ages until the 19th century. 2. Introduction to the 19th century history with focus on methodology of nationalism. Benedict Anderson, Eric Hobsbawm, Ernst Gellner, Miroslav Hroch. 3. The chances for Bohemian studies? The Czech-German issue at the background of the Austrian Monarchy until the year 1948, The year 1848 - jointly and differently. 4. Attempts at solving national questions until 1914 - the Prussian-Austrian War of 1866 - a test of identity - the breakthrough influence resulting in the German unification - language laws as a form of national fight. 5. František Palacký and his idea of "keeping company wit" and "skirmishing with" in Czech history. Theodor Mommsen and the Czechs. 6. The First World War - "Breaking of the national Bread" 7. Deutschböhmen - aversion to the reality of the Czechoslovak republic, possibilities and myths. 8. Position of minorities in the Czechoslovak Republic, formal possibilities, everyday reality 9. Josef Pekař and Tomáš G. Masaryk, Dispute of the Sense of Czech History. Sudeten German historiography. 10. Causes of annexation of the Border territories in 1938 and subsequent occupation of Czechoslovakia 11. Defeat of Germany and forcible transfer of German population from Czechoslovakia, problems associated with their incorporation into the post-war society in Germany 12. The Destiny of the German minority that has not been transferred from Czechoslovakia until the present day 13. Memorial culture in the Czech Republic and in Germany as related to the history of the Germans in the Czech lands 14. Current Czech and German-language historiography about Czech-German-Austrian territories
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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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The lecture and the seminar as well deal with Czech-German national conflicts in the 19th and 20th centuries at the background of the Habsburg monarchy development and subsequently with that of the Czechoslovak Republic in the context of international relations. Special attention is also paid to historical views of Czech-German relations from the 19th century up to the present day.
- Improvement of knowledge concerning the issues of Czech German relations; - Ability to work critically with primary and secondary literature in the German language; - Ability to work independently and learn to formulate a problem and interpret text; - Improvement of the ability to use arguments in the course of discussions; - Extension of the word stock in the area of history and culture; - Looking for/search for information
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Prerequisites
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none
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
Active participation in lectures and seminars, elaboration of assigned tasks
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Recommended literature
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Havelka Miloš. Spor o smysl českých dějin 1895-1938. Praha, 1999.
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Hroch Miroslav. Na prahu národní existence. Touha a skutečnost. Praha, 1999.
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Jaworski Rudolf. Na stráži němectví nebo v postavení menšiny? Sudetoněmecký národností boj ve vztazích výmarské republiky a ČSR.. Praha, 2004.
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Kaiserová Kristina, Rak Jiří (eds.). Nacionalizace společnosti v Čechách 1848-1914.. Ústí nad Labem, 2008.
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Křen Jan. Konfliktní společenství. Češi a Němci 1780 - 1918. Praha, 1990.
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Staněk Tomáš. Odsun Němců z Československa 1945 - 1947.. Praha, 1991.
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