Course: The emergence and development of the Czech extreme left

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Course title The emergence and development of the Czech extreme left
Course code KPF/B068
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Charvát Jan, Mgr. Ph.D., M.A.
Course content
1. General definition of the extreme left 2. Marxism, communism, Trotskyism 3. Radical Socialism in Czechoslovakia and its currents before the Communist Party 4. The emergence of social democracy and its development into an independent Czechoslovakia 5. 21st points of The Comintern 6. The emergence of the Communist Party 7. The process of Bolshevization and the influence of The Comintern 8. Communist Party under the leadership of Gottwald 9. Protectorate, collaboration and Exile 10. Post-war situation and the Third Republic 11. The February coup 12. "Trotskyism" 13. The international context of development

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of this course is to acquaint students with the development of far-left political parties in a separate Czechoslovakia, over the period of the Second Republic and the Protectorate to the seizure of power by the Communist Party in 1948. The course will focus on the dynamics of development, background and ideology of the far left, as well as its international dimension and continuity.
Student gains the following expertise: - Identifies the basic parameters of left-wing political agenda - Distinguish Trotskyism from the Stalinist form of Marxism-Leninism - A basic overview of the development of Czech extreme left-wing scene - Identify the main organizations and representatives - Student learns how to analyze texts of extreme Left in the context of this ideology.
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Basic knowledge of concepts, organizations, and schools of thought associated with Far-left in Czech republic. Ability to analyze the submitted text.
Recommended literature
  • Bastl. Radikální levice v české republice po roce 1990. Brno, 2001. ISBN 80-210-2722-3.
  • Kocián Jiří. Český a slovenský komunismus (1921?2011). Praha, 2013. ISBN 978-80-87211-70-0.
  • Pečínka Pavel. Pod rudou vlajkou proti KSČ: osudy radikální levice v Československu. Brno, 1999. ISBN 80-7239-031-7.
  • Rupnik Jacques. Dějiny Komunistické strany Československa. Praha, 2002. ISBN 80-200-0957-4.
  • Tomek Václav. Český anarchismus 1890-1925. Praha, 1996. ISBN 80-7007-080-3.


Study plans that include the course
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A8) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Political Science (Two-Subject Combination) (A8) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Political Science (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -