Course: Introduction to the History of Material Culture of the Modern Period

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Course title Introduction to the History of Material Culture of the Modern Period
Course code KHI/BKS60
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Okurka Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The students deal with the topics summarized in the compulsory literature and in particular in the course outline, tasks assigned in the attendance part of the course or in the Moodle learning system, as well as on the basis of individual consultations with the teacher realized also through the communication forum in Moodle or other electronic form.

Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
The course aims to introduce students to the development of material culture in pre-modern, modern and contemporary history, roughly from the 18th century to the end of the 20th century. The history of material culture will be presented in close connection with the changes in everyday life and lifestyles, while placing it in the broader context of social, cultural, economic and political developments of the period. Attention will be paid primarily to the environment of the Czech lands, but the connections with general developments will also be systematically traced. The development of material culture will be demonstrated through specific objects found in the collections of Czech and foreign museums.
Students will learn in detail about the development of material culture in pre-modern, modern and contemporary history. They will deepen their knowledge of everyday life and lifestyles in the 18th to 20th centuries. They will be able to consider the history of material culture in the broader context of social, cultural, economic and political developments of the period. They will gain an overview of important objects found in the collections of Czech and foreign museums.
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Participation in class, study of recommended literature, preparation of a seminar paper focused on material culture of the 18th to 20th centuries, active participation in discussion.
Recommended literature


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