Course: Formation of a modern town

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Course title Formation of a modern town
Course code KHI/KV103
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Musilová Stanislava, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction to 19th century cities, introduction to basic literature and sources. 2. Urban society and its modernazation. The changing character of cities in connection with industrialization. 3. Marginal layers of urban society. 4. Woman in the city versus woman in the countryside. The links between urbanisation and women?s emancipation. 5. Historicizing styles in urban architecture

Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
The aim of this required elective course is to introduce students to the transformation of urban society in the 19th century. The focus will be not only on the individual components of urban society, but also in the overall character of the modern city as a structuring unit of social space. The overall concept of the course will be based on theconnection between the development of urban society and the transformation of urban space. The development of architectural forms will also be an important component of the interpretation, with an emphasis on the presentation of the links between style and society. The course will also aim to introduce students to the manifestations of modern nationalism evident iin urban space. Special attention will be paid to the North Bohemian region.
By completing the course, the student will gain knowledge about the specific development of urban society in the Habsburg Monarchy, especially during the long 19th century. The student will be able to distinguish the manifestations of modernastion both in the context of the transformation of society and in the development of architecture and urbanism. (S)he is able to desrcibe the development of urban architekcture in the context of the transformation of stylistic forms. They can also identify, describe and integrate the different building types and types typical of urban architecture in the second half of the 19th century. On the basis of the axquired knowledge, he/she will be able to work with the latest professional literature and archival documents related to urganism, the city, urban society and its develpment. An essential outcome of the course is also the students?s ability to compare the specific knowledge acquired with the general development of urban society in the Czech lands and Central Europe, with and emphasis on the territory of the Habsburg Monarchy.
Prerequisites
The prerequisite is at least basic knowledge of the historical development of the Czech lands and the Habsburg monarchy during the long 19th century. Furthermore, a basic overview of the development of architectural forms and the overall cultural development of the area. The completion of the course History of the Long 19th Century in the Czech Lands is an advantage.

Assessment methods and criteria
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Students are required to have a basic overview of the development of urban society in the sexond half of the 19th century. Furthermore, they should have an orientation in the problems of urban architecture and urbanism at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Credit requirements (optional self-selected): -participation in lectures and excursions min. 80% - preparation of two discussion papers on selected concepts related to individual course topics - independent work and preparation of professional documents useful for specialized architectural websites - final test or colloquial examination
Recommended literature
  • Dějiny obyvatelstva českých zemí. Praha, 1998. ISBN 80-204-0720-0.
  • HLAVAČKA Milan. Dějiny dopravy v českých zemích v období průmyslové revoluce. Praha, 1990. ISBN 80-200-0221-9.
  • HORSKÁ Pavla, MAUR Eduard,MUSIL Jiří. Zrod velkoměsta. Urbanizace českých zemí a Evropa. Praha / Litomyšl, 2002. ISBN 80-7185-409-3.
  • HRŮZA Jiří, ZAJÍC Josef. Vývoj urbanismu II. Praha, 2007. ISBN 80-01-01549-1.
  • HRŮZA Jiří, ZAJÍC Josef. Vývoj urbanismu I. Praha, 1997. ISBN 80-01-01342-1.
  • KLADIWA Pavel, ZÁŘICKÝ Aleš (eds.). Město a městská společnost v procesu modernizace 1740 ? 1918. Ostrava, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7368-688-.
  • LAŠŤOVKA Marek a kol. Pražské spolky. Soupis pražských spolků na základě úředních evidencí z let 1895-1990. Praha, 1998. ISBN 80-902151-9-X.
  • LENDEROVÁ Milena, JIRÁNEK Tomáš, MACKOVÁ Marie. Z dějin české každodennosti. Praha, 2010. ISBN 978-80-246-1683-4.
  • VYBÍRAL Jindřich. Česká architektura na prahu moderní doby. Devatenáct esejů o devatenáctém století. Praha, 2002. ISBN 80-7203-475-8.
  • WITTLICH Petr. Česká secese. Praha, 1985.


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