Course: European Cultural History II

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Course title European Cultural History II
Course code KGER/EKD2
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Němec Miroslav, doc. Dr. phil.
Course content
1. European medieval culture, education 2. Europe and Germanic peoples, Pre-Romanesque and Romanesque art 3. Gothic style and court culture 4. Renaissance - a new worldview, Humanism and the Reformation 5. Baroque - culture during the Absolutism period 6. Age of Enlightenment, French Revolution and contemporary movements (Classicism, Empire Style) 7. National cultures, nationalism and contemporary art movements (Biedermeier, Romanticism) 8. European perspective of Romanticism 9. Communication and media in European cultural history - media types, their history 10. Book history 11. Nature and culture 12. Technology and culture 13. Civil society, democracy, masses 14. European cultural politics today

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
Students will get familiar with single phases of European cultural history, partly chronologically and partly thematically. They will study the history of art throughout the artistic and cultural spectrum as well. Europe will be seen as a specific space of cultural communication - in relation to European cultural history I.
Student knows the keywords and gets basic overview of changes of European cultural history and art. He/she is familiar with cultural and historical changes in Europe, is able to use secondary literature in German and can interpret images and texts.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Active participation in seminars and completed tasks. To obtain the credit students have to write a seminar paper on a chosen topic, 5 pages in length.
Recommended literature
  • Funke, Fritz. Buchkunde. Die historische Entwicklung des Buches von der Keilschrift bis zur Gegenwart.. Wiesbaden, 2006.
  • Jakobi-Mirwald, Christine. Das mittelalterliche Buch. Funktion und Ausstattung. Stuttgart, 2004.
  • Landwehr, Achim/Stefanie, Stockhorst:. Einführung in die Europäische Kulturgeschichte.
  • Pijoan, J. Dějiny umění. 12 dílů. Odeon, Praha 1977 -. 2002.
  • Pott, Hans-Georg. Kurze Geschichte der europäischen Kultur. 2005.
  • Vietta, Silvio. Europäische Kulturgeschichte. Eine Einführung,. 2007.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Intercultural German Studies (A14) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer