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Lecturer(s)
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Němec Miroslav, doc. Dr. phil.
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Course content
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1. German national unification. Nationalism. 2. Bismarck's Germany. The Gründerjahre 3. Wilhelminism. Platz an der Sonne 4. Multinational Austria-Hungary 5. The First World War 6. The interwar years - the Weimar Republic 7. Germans in Czechoslovakia 8. Anti-semitism in German-speaking societies 9. Nazi Germany 10. The Second World War and its consequences 11. Germans as perpetrators and victims 12. East and West Germany 13. The second unification of Germany, and European integration
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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Through seminars, lectures and independent study, students will acquire a chronological overview of key events in the political history and cultural development of German-speaking society from the rise of the nation communities in the Habsburg Empire, and the creation of the German Reich in 1871 to the present. There will be a special focus on Czech-German relations. Another goal is to introduce the significant figures from German cultural history and their role in the collective national consciousness of today's Germans and Austrians.
The student " Can formulate a question and interpret a text independently " Can evaluate a book " Can orient him/herself in the political and cultural development of the German-speaking areas from the second half of the 19th century to the present day " Will deepen his/her knowledge of the geography of the German-speaking areas
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Prerequisites
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History of German-Speaking Areas I
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
To obtain credit " Regular preparatory homework " Regular and active part in the seminars " multiple-choice " Review of a relevant book or anthology The review comprises a critical reflection, written in German, and will serve as the basis of an oral exam. It must summarise the content of the book, describe its goals, and critically engage with the author's claims and arguments. The exam: The student will speak of the issues in one of the reviewed books, will describe the time period, and place it in the relevant context of German, Austrian or Swiss history. Furthermore, he/she will be asked to explain the significance of certain concepts or figures and thereby demonstrate his/her understanding of the history and culture of the German-speaking societies.
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Recommended literature
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Francois,É./ Schulze, H. Deutsche Erinnerungsorte. München, 2001.
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Müller, Helmut/ Krieger, K. und Vollrath, H. Dějiny Německa. Praha, 1995.
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Müller, Helmut/ Krieger, K. und Vollrath, H. Schlaglichter der deutschen Geschichte. Bonn, 2010.
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Müller, R.A. Deutsche Geschichte in Quellen und Darstellung.. Stuttgart, 2005.
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Seibt, Ferdinand. Deutschland und die Tschechen.. München, 1995.
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