JAN EVANGELISTA PURKYNĚ UNIVERSITY IN ÚSTÍ NAD LABEM
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Course: Methods and Procedures of Historical Work I

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Course title Methods and Procedures of Historical Work I
Course code KHI/PMZ11
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Tomíček David, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Fukala Radek, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Teaching of the course in full-time form includes the following topics on a weekly basis: 1. History and historical thinking. 2. History, past, history. What is history? 3. Between the past, historiography and memory. Historical consciousness. Collective memory. 4. The historian's methods and his predicament. The ethics of the historian's work. 5. Historical work and historiography. 6. Historical interpretation. Writing history. Traditional forms of history. 7. Relationship of the non-professional public to historiographical production. 8. Microhistory and historical anthropology. 9. Rites of passage - the example of birth. 10. Folk magic of the early modern period. 11. European Reformation - forms and problems. 12. The phenomenon of witchcraft and its transformations in the Middle Ages and early modern period. 13. Model examples of witchcraft I - early examples of Sabbats, Menocchio, Benandanti and others. 14. Model examples of witchcraft II - Chonrad Stoeckhlin.

Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
The uniqueness of the course lies in the fact that it is taught in three consecutive semesters and that a large number of experts from different generations of KHI FF UJEP staff participate in its teaching. The course begins with a general introduction to the basic theoretical postulates of historical science and historical writing, and moves on to lessons that provide an introduction to the methods and practices of historical anthropology. In the second semester, it introduces students to the major phenomena of nineteenth-century studies, which are undoubtedly church history, and then emphasizes the possibilities of source research in modern history through oral history. It concludes with an explanation of the latest research topics, which are gender studies and its connection to culture, or pop culture. The three-semester course thus aims to educate MA students about practices of historical work that can be described as traditional, but also about practices that are perceived as modern. It also aims to teach them about the philosophical and historical dimension of the historian's work, as well as the ethical dimension, and to educate them about inspirational sources from the Anglo-American, as well as Central European and French, milieu. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
The student recognizes well the basic theoretical foundations of 20th century historiography. The student is able to distinguish the basic trends of historical knowledge of the early modern period. The student understands the problems of historical anthropology and microhistory. Can work with written sources and knows the principles of their interpretation. Can independently evaluate the phenomena of folk medicine and witchcraft.
Prerequisites
Ability to critically interpret historical sources.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Students must attend class and be active in the class. Respond to questions, enter into discussion, read and interpret sources. A successful completion of the test, which includes questions aimed at understanding and interpreting the source, is a prerequisite for receiving credit.
Recommended literature
  • Abramsová, L. Zrození moderní ženy. Brno, 2005.
  • Bahenská, M. Počátky emancipace žen v Čechách. Praha, 2005.
  • Bloch, M. Obrana historie aneb historik a jeho řemeslo. Praha, 2011.
  • Burke, P. Co je kulturní historie?. Praha, 2011.
  • Burke, P. Francouzská revoluce v dějepisectví. Praha, 2004.
  • Burke, P. New Perspectives on Historical Writing. Penn Press, 2007.
  • Carr, E. H. Co je historie?. Praha, 1967.
  • Certeau, M. de. Psaní dějin. Brno, 2011.
  • Čadková, K. - Lenderová, M. - Stráníková, J. Dějiny žen aneb Evropská žena od středověku do 20. století v zajetí historiografie. Pardubice, 2006.
  • Čevelová, Z. Gender, víra a manželství v "dlouhém" 19. století. Pardubice, 2012.
  • Dülmne, R. van. Historická antropologie. Praha, 2002.
  • František Stellner a kol. Úvod do studia historie. Praha, 2023.
  • Ginzburg, C. Clues, Myths, and the Historical Method. Baltimore, 1992.
  • Grele, R. J. Envelops of Sound: The Art of Oral History. Chicago, 1975.
  • Holzbachová, I. Škola Annales a současné pojetí dějin. Brno, 1995.
  • Horská, P. Naše prababičky feministky. Praha, 1999.
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  • Kalnická, Z. Úvod do gender studies.. Opava, 2009.
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  • Malínská, J. Do politiky prý žena nesmí - proč? Vzdělání a postavení žen v české společnostii v 19. a na počátku 20. století. Praha, 2005.
  • Marek, J. O historismu a dějepisectví. Praha, 1992.
  • Muir, E. - Ruggiero, G. (edd.). Microhistory and the Lost Peoples of Europe. Baltimore - London, 1991.
  • Perks, R. T. - Thompson, A, (edd.). The Oral History Reader. London - New York, 1998.
  • Vaněk, M. a kol. Naslouchat hlasům paměti: teoretické a praktické aspekty orální historie. Praha, 2007.
  • Vaněk, M. Orální historie ve výzkumu soudobých dějin. Praha, 2004.
  • Vaněk, M. Orální historie. Olomouc, 2003.
  • Věšinová, E. - Maříková, H. Společnost žen a mužů z aspektu gender. Praha, 1999.
  • Veyne, P. Jak se píšou dějiny. Praha: P. Mervart, 2010.
  • Vodáková, A. - Vodáková, O. Rod ženský. Kdo jsme, odkud jsme přišly, kam jdeme. Praha, 2003.


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JAN EVANGELISTA PURKYNĚ UNIVERSITY IN ÚSTÍ NAD LABEM, date of update: 01.11.2024 23:51. Data created for academic year 2024/2025