| Course title | The emergence and development of the Czech extreme left |
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| Course code | KPF/B068 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Seminary |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| 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 |
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| Course content |
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1. General definition of the extreme left 2. Marxism, communism, Trotskyism 3. Radical Socialism in Czechoslovakia and its currents before the Communist Party 4. The emergence of social democracy and its development into an independent Czechoslovakia 5. 21st points of The Comintern 6. The emergence of the Communist Party 7. The process of Bolshevization and the influence of The Comintern 8. Communist Party under the leadership of Gottwald 9. Protectorate, collaboration and Exile 10. Post-war situation and the Third Republic 11. The February coup 12. "Trotskyism" 13. The international context of development
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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The aim of this course is to acquaint students with the development of far-left political parties in a separate Czechoslovakia, over the period of the Second Republic and the Protectorate to the seizure of power by the Communist Party in 1948. The course will focus on the dynamics of development, background and ideology of the far left, as well as its international dimension and continuity.
Student gains the following expertise: - Identifies the basic parameters of left-wing political agenda - Distinguish Trotskyism from the Stalinist form of Marxism-Leninism - A basic overview of the development of Czech extreme left-wing scene - Identify the main organizations and representatives - Student learns how to analyze texts of extreme Left in the context of this ideology. |
| Prerequisites |
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None.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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unspecified
Basic knowledge of concepts, organizations, and schools of thought associated with Far-left in Czech republic. Ability to analyze the submitted text. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A8) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Political Science (Two-Subject Combination) (A8) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Political Science (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |