Course: History of Germans in the Czech Lands in the 19th and the first half of the 20th century

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Course title History of Germans in the Czech Lands in the 19th and the first half of the 20th century
Course code KGER/KN09
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
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. Introduction to the 19th century history with focus on methodology of nationalism. Benedict Anderson, Eric Hobsbawm, Ernst Gellner, Miroslav Hroch. 2. The chances for Bohemian studies? The Czech-German issue at the background of the Austrian Monarchy until the year 1948, The year 1848 - jointly and differently. 3. Attempts at solving national questions until 1914 - the Prussian-Austrian War of 1866 - a test of identity - the breakthrough influence resulting in the German unification - language laws as a form of national fight.45. František Palacký and his idea of "keeping company wit" and "skirmishing with" Czech history. Theodor Mommsen and the Czechs. 5. The First World War - "Breaking of the national Bread" 6. Deutschböhmen - aversion to the reality of the Czechoslovak republic, possibilities and myths. 7. Position of minorities in the Czechoslovak Republic, formal possibilities, everyday reality, Josef Pekař and Tomáš G. Masaryk, 8. Dispute of the Sense of Czech History. Sudeten German historiography. 9. Causes of annexation of the Border territories in 1938 and subsequent occupation of Czechoslovakia 10. Defeat of Germany and forcible transfer of German population from Czechoslovakia, problems associated with their incorporation into the post-war society in Germany 11. The Destiny of the German minority that has not been transferred from Czechoslovakia until the present day, Memorial culture in the Czech Republic and in Germany as related to the history of the Germans in the Bohemian lands

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The lecture and seminar deals with the Czech-German national conflicts in the 19th and 20th centuries against the background of the development of the Habsburg Monarchy and subsequently the Czechoslovak Republic and in the context of the international context. Special attention is also paid to historical perspectives on Czech-German relations from the 19th century to the present day.
- Improvement of knowledge concerning the issues of Czech German relations; - Ability to work critically with primary and secondary literature in the German language; - Ability to work independently and learn to formulate a problem and interpret text; - Improvement of the ability to use arguments in the course of discussions; - Extension of the word stock in the area of history and culture; - Looking for/search for information
Prerequisites
none

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Active participation in the seminar, elaboration of an essay on a selected topic
Recommended literature
  • Gellner, Arnošt. Národy a nacionalizmus. Praha, 1993.
  • Hahn, Eva. Od Palackého k Benešovi, Německé texty o Češích, Němcích a českých zemích.. Praha, 2014.
  • KOSCHMAL, Walter/ NEKULA, Marek/ ROGALL, Joachim (Hg.). Deutsche und Tschechen. Geschichte - Kultur - Politik. München, 2001.
  • KŘEN, Jan. Die Konfliktgemeinschaft. Tschechen und Deutsche 1780-1918. München, 1999.
  • Seibt, F. Deutschland und die Tschechen, München- Zürich. 1995.


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