Course: British Cultural Identities

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Course title British Cultural Identities
Course code KCJ/W0041
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Izavčuk Jaroslav, Mgr.
Course content
1. Introduction 2. Cultural geography - land and settlement 3. Roman Britain. 4. Anglo-Saxon Britain 5. Late Anglo-Saxons. Norman Conquest 6. Norman culture in Britain 7. Tudors 8. Late Tudors. Golden Age 9. Civil War 10. Restoration of the Monarchy 11. British Empire 12. Queen and Monarchy 13. UK and EU. Brexit

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
  • unspecified - 26 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 26 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 26 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
This course engages the broad cultural dynamics of Britain, with particular attention paid to the developing role of historical institutions and their impact on mechanisms of power, social conditions, and cultural production. Emphasis is placed on the changing discourses of British life mainly cultural and social, history.
Participants expand their English language competence, discuss particular issues, compare cultural identities of both countries, apply the knowledge of the UK culture identities when analyzing the Czech culture, identify differences in both systems
Prerequisites
Level B2

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
75% attendance, submit 10 assignments, final test (70% pass mark), colloquy
Recommended literature
  • mike storry. British Cultural Identities. London, 2012. ISBN 9780415424608.


Study plans that include the course
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Faculty: Faculty of Social and Economic Studies Study plan (Version): Social Work (E) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
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Faculty: Faculty of Social and Economic Studies Study plan (Version): Social Work (D) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Social and Economic Studies Study plan (Version): Regional Development and Public Administration (A) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Social and Economic Studies Study plan (Version): Social Work Leadership and Management (B) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Social and Economic Studies Study plan (Version): Business Administration and Management (B) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Social and Economic Studies Study plan (Version): Regional Development and Public Administration (A) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -