Course: Periodicals as a Source for the History of the 19th and 20th Centuries

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Course title Periodicals as a Source for the History of the 19th and 20th Centuries
Course code KHI/PV323
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Grisa Jan, Mgr.
Course content
1. General introduction into the history of periodicals 2. Literature 3. Possibilities of online sources (2x) 4. Differentiation of the then printed materials 5. Possibilities of using printed materials for individual periods 6. Spectrum of periodicals usage within selected topics (2x) 7. Demonstration of using periodicals for the history of the first half of the 19th century 8. Demonstration of using periodicals for the history of the second half of the 19th century 9. Demonstration of using periodicals for the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries 10. Demonstration of using periodicals for the history of the first half of the 20th century 11. Demonstration of using periodicals for the history of the second half of the 20th century

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce periodicals as a secondary, but also a primary source for the history of the 19th and 20th centuries; to acquaint students with the possibilities and pitfalls of its use; to approach the origin and differentiation of printed materials; and to enable students to orientate themselves in this issue.
After completing the course, students will master the history of journalism in this country on a basic level. They can work critically with periodicals as a source (primary and secondary). They will learn to know and work with individual databases that allow access to periodicals.
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Students must complete at least 70% of the course. Ideally, they engage in discussion. The main output for the successful completion of the course will be a short work (3 pages) proving that the student is able to work critically with the periodical press as a source.
Recommended literature
  • BEDNAŘÍK, P., Jirák, J., Köpplová, B. Dějiny českých médií: od počátku do současnosti. Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-802-4730-288.
  • Jan Gebhart; Barbara Köpplová; Jitka Kryšpínová. Řízení legálního českého tisku v Protektorátu Čechy a Morava 1939-1945. Praha, 2010. ISBN 9788024616322.
  • Jaromír Kubíček. Dějiny žurnalistiky na Moravě: První století českých časopisů 1848 ? 1948. Brno, 2013. ISBN 9788072750955.
  • Končelík, Jakub, Večeřa, Pavel, Orság, Petr. Dějiny českých médií 20. století. Praha, 2010. ISBN 8073676982.
  • VEČEŘA, Pavel. Úvod do dějin tištěných médií. Praha, 2015. ISBN 9788024741789.


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