Course: Reading, Analyzing, and Interpreting Historical Texts

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Course title Reading, Analyzing, and Interpreting Historical Texts
Course code KHI/PMZ31
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
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)
  • Holý Martin, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes

Students will gain a deeper insight into the issues of historical texts, their types, development trends and other contexts of their creation and use (reception), while they will be able to develop competences acquired in other subjects. They will also broaden their knowledge of the methods, possibilities and limits of contemporary historical research. The course should also help them to draft their own academic papers based on the analysis of texts.
Prerequisites
The prerequisite for the course is a basic orientation in the types of historical sources.

Assessment methods and criteria
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Recommended literature
  • František Kutnar - Jaroslav Marek. Přehledné dějiny českého a slovenského dějepisectví. Praha, 2009. ISBN 78-80-7106-402-2.
  • Josef Bartoš. Nauka o historických pramenech. Olomouc, 2005.
  • Martin Elbel (ed.). Limity a možnosti historického poznání. Pardubice, 2008.
  • Zdeněk BENEŠ. Historický text a historická skutečnost. Praha, 1993.


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