Course: Czech-German Intercultural Relations

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Course title Czech-German Intercultural Relations
Course code KGER/KCNIV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
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. Institutions, publications, and personalities 2. Culture - a construct or a phenomenon? 3. Patriotism - nationalism - regionalism 4. Language and culture 5. Culture and space 6. Space and language 7. Imagology: auto- and heterostereotypes 8. Identity / otherness 9. Cultural transfer. Contact or isolation? 10. Culture and politics 11. Places of remembrance 12. Home, migration, and exile

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
This course will develop and explore communication in the Czech-German-Austrian context. Other goals include working with academic publications and taking part in discussions on selected topics and methodologies. The student will discover the relevant empirical methods, academic terminology, and the latest developments by reading and working with recent academic texts.
The student " Knows the institutions working in the Czech-German cultural space " Can orient him/herself in the recent problems of Czech-German academic dialogue " Can carry out research and work with the secondary literature " Can distinguish the basic structure of an academic text " Can argue, lead a discussion, and formulate questions
Prerequisites
No prerequisites

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
To obtain credit - Independent home study of secondary and primary literature - Analysis of these texts in seminars - Interpretation of this literature with a view cultural and political history
Recommended literature
  • Koschmal, W./ Rogall, J./ Nekula, M. (Hg.). Deutsche und Tschechen. Geschichte-Kultur-Politik. München, 2003.
  • Marek, M. a kol. (ed.). Kultur als Vehikel und Opponent politischer Absichten. Kulturkontakte zwischen Deutschen, Tschechen und Slowaken von der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts bis in die 1980er Jahre. Essen, 2010.
  • Seibt, Ferdinand. Deutschland und die Tschechen. München, 1995.


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