| Course title | Philosophical and Ideological Roots of a Racism |
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| Course code | KPF/B214 |
| Organizational form of instruction | 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) Introduction 2) Historical and philosophical condition of formation of racism 3) Arian myth 4) Arthur de Gobineau 5) Reception of A. de Gobineaus works 6) Huston S. Chamberlain 7) Antisemitism 8) Jewish conspiracy theories (The Protocols of the Elders of Zion) 9) Eugenics, Race hygiene, Lebensborn and T4 10) Racism as a political ideology (example of Nazi Germany: Adolf Hitler and Alfred Rosenberg, NSDAP political program and Nuremberg Laws) 11) Diskussion and atest
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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| Learning outcomes |
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This Seminar is focused on birth of racism during modern history. Main attention going to be paid to the historical and scientific assumptions of the development of racial theories and literary racism (Count Arthur de Gobineau and Huston S. Chamberlain). At the end of this course there going to be some historical excursions to specific forms of racist ideology, e. g. Nazi Germany (focusing on the issue of eugenics and the Holocaust) and South Africa (apartheid policies).
Students will have knowledge about origins of a racism and race ideologies. They will be able to understand respective primary and secondary sources. |
| Prerequisites |
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None.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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unspecified
Student will be assessed according to his/her active participation in seminars ( max.10 points), acc.to his/her essay ( max. 30 points) and participation in a final colloquium ( max. 20 points). For credit it is necessary to receive at least 35 points out of 50. |
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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): Human Studies focused Aesthetics (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: - |