Course: Introduction to historiography

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Course title Introduction to historiography
Course code KHI/PV118
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)
  • Tomíček David, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint the students with the main trends in the development of historiography in the 20th century with regard to intersections with other disciplines (philosophy, sociology, economics, anthropology, geography). Emphasis is placed precisely on the search for the possibilities of interdisciplinary approaches (as a way out of the crisis of historicism and historical positivism, or ideological dogmatism), which has been present in various forms in the works of prominent authors since the beginning of the last century. Emphasis is placed on the following themes forming the content of the lectures. The interpretation will be supplemented by assigned readings in the literature.
problems of modern historiography. The student understands its origins and perceives its institutional foundations. He or she understands the importance of the journal and the Annales school and its first generation. Knows the names of important historians of the 20th century. Understands the problems of quantitative history and knows the representatives of this movement. Is familiar with the so-called third generation of the Annales school. Understands the influence of foreign historians on modern Czech historiography.
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Attentive and active participation in class (max. 3 absences), participation in colloquial discussion.
Recommended literature
  • Bloch, M. Obrana historie aneb historik a jeho řemeslo. Praha, 2011.
  • Burke, P. Francouzská revoluce v dějepisectví. Praha, 2004.
  • Dülmen, R. van. Historická antropologie. Praha, 2002.
  • Holzbachová, I. Škola Annales a současné pojetí dějin. Brno, 1995.
  • Iggers, G. G. Dějepisectví ve 20. století. Praha, 2002.
  • Kutnar, F. - Marek, J. Přehledné dějiny českého a slovenského dějepisectví. Praha, 1997.
  • Le Goff, J. Paměť a dějiny. Praha, 1997.
  • Marek, J. O historismu a dějepisectví. Praha, 1992.
  • Nodl, M. Dějepisectví mezi vědou a politikou. Brno, 2007.
  • Veyene, P. Jak se píšou dějiny. Červený Kostelec, 2010.


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