Course: Child and childhood in pre-modern times

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Course title Child and childhood in pre-modern times
Course code KHI/KV20
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
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)
  • Holý Martin, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course will present selected aspects of childhood history in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times. Its aim is to deepen the knowledge of students in the field of cultural, social and educational history of Czech lands in European context. The course involves regular PowerPoint presentations and also an interpretation of relevant iconographic, written and other sources on the issue of a childś world in pre-modern times.
By completing the course, the student will gain knowledge about the phenomenon of childhood in the 13th-18th centuries, but also insight into the broader context of European cultural, social and political history. At the same time, the student will acquire the competence to work with older and recent literature and archival documents related to the issues of childhood of various kinds and their development in the High and Late Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period. An essential outcome of the course is also that the student will be able to compare the specific knowledge acquired in the field of the Habsburg monarchy with the general development of the phenomenon under study in pre-modern Europe.
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Regular active participation in classes.
Recommended literature
  • Albrecht CLASSEN. Childhood in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Berlin-New York, 2005.
  • Dana DVOŘÁČKOVÁ-MALÁ; Martin HOLÝ; Tomáš STERNECK; Jan ZELENKA a kol. Děti a dětství. Od středověku na práh osvícenství. Praha, 2019.
  • Martinn Holý. Zrození renesančního kavalíra. Výchova a vzdělávání šlechty z českých zemí na prahu novověku (1500-1620). Praha, 2010.
  • Milena LENDEROVÁ; Karel RÝDL. Radostné dětství? Dítě v Čechách devatenáctého století. Praha, 2006.
  • Phillipe ARIES. L'enfant et la vie familiale sous l'Ancien régime. Paris, 1960.


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): History (Single Subject) (A14) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -