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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Chronological and geographical summary of conflicts in examined region 2. Violence and modernity - modernity of violence? 3. Conditions for origins of violence and its escalation 4. Perpetrators and their motives 1 (military and paramilitary) 5. Perpetrators and their motives 2 (civilians) 6. Victims and "audience" 7. Dynamics of violence 8. Ethnic cleansing and genocide 9. Violence targeting women 10. Deportation and exile 11. Forced labor and economics of violence 12. Structural violence 13. Final discussion - the impact of violence on human beings and their behavior
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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Students will acquire basic knowledge about discussed topics, they will practice critical analysis of various sources and presentations of the results of their research.
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Prerequisites
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Students are not supposed to have attended any courses previously. To pass the course students should be able to read and comprehend professional English texts.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
Regular course attendance (max. 2 absences) and preparation for individual lessons, active work with sources and participation in discussions within the course, presentation of a short paper on the selected topic (15 min.).
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Recommended literature
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Philip Zimbardo. Luciferův efekt: Jak se z dobrých lidí stávají lidé zlí. Praha, 2014.
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