Course: Introduction to Cultural History

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Course title Introduction to Cultural History
Course code KHI/BKK31
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pátek Jakub, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The teaching of the course in combined form summarizes the following topics by individual teaching blocks: 1) Basic methodological and theoretical issues in the field 2) Iconographic minimum 3) Cultural history terminology 4) Exercises in historical topography and geography Students of the combined form of study deal with topics covered in the compulsory literature and especially in the course outline, tasks assigned in the full-time part of the course or in the Moodle learning system, as well as on the basis of individual consultations with the teacher realized through the communication forum in Moodle or other electronic form.

Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint the students with the content and basic historical development of cultural history as a discipline. Important personalities and their work from the ancient period to the 20th century are presented. The course also introduces the student to relevant literature, especially handbooks and encyclopaedias, which will help in later independent work. A great emphasis is also placed on the acquisition of the basics of specialist terminology (conservation, cultural history, art). In addition, they will acquire some necessary additional knowledge, e.g. in the field of historical geography, historical topography, etc. The teaching in the individual seminars is divided into a theoretical part, focusing on a specific topic, and a practical part, in which specialist terminology and the chosen area of practical skills are discussed.
The graduate demonstrates knowledge of the development of the field and the basic theoretical and methodological problems of cultural history. He/she is proficient in the basic terminology of the field, has partial knowledge of iconography, historical topography and geography. He has an overview of the basic titles of domestic literature and is able to work with older literature (from the 18th and 19th centuries).
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
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Completion of continuously assigned tasks, successful completion of the written form of the final examination.
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