Course: Analysis of the far-right texts

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Course title Analysis of the far-right texts
Course code KPF/B356
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
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. The period before 1989 and the first racist and nationalist texts 2. Creation of the band Orlík 3. The transition from racism to neo-Nazism (until 1993) 4. New bands (Buldok, Vlajka, Excalibur) 5. Leaflets, printed matter and statements of informal organizations of the far right 6. Texts of official organizations (SPR-RSČ) 7. Analysis of November 17 by M. Dolejší (anti-Semitism, etc.) 8. The second wave of new bands (Conflict 88, Impérium) 9. Web and internet presentation of official and semi-official organizations (VF, National Idea, Altermedia, etc. 10. National Alliance, National Social Bloc 11. Web presentations - new wave - free nationalism, autonomous nationalism 12. Extreme right populism (National Party, etc.) 13. Workers' Party, Workers' Party of Social Justice

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course focuses on the texts of music bands as well as on the texts of statements and general public speeches of political organizations of the far right. The course pays attention to the development of opinions that have been taking place in the Czech far right since the early 1990s especially the shift from nationalism to racism and further to neo-Nazism or neo-fascism. One of the aims of the course is to identify the "variables" that can be identified during this process and which can thus serve as an indicator of the changes that generally occur in groups tending to the far right. In addition, the course also serves to clearly distinguish the individual currents within the far right (reactionary populism, neo-fascism, neo-Nazism) and to determine their mutual differences and the consequences. Of particular interest is the phenomenon of the "hidden message", which often appears in far-right texts. It is about identifying topics (but also in general procedures) that try to use or follow the program of open (and legally punishable) political extremism in a hidden or indirect way.
The student will gain the following professional knowledge: - learn to identify key postulates associated with neo-fascism and neo-Nazism - gain a basic overview of ways to decipher "hidden messages" in far-right texts
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of concepts, organizations and schools of thought associated with political extremism.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
To successfully complete the course, it is necessary to prepare a seminar paper on the selected topic. The student chooses a specific text which they then analyse.
Recommended literature
  • Bastl, M. Radikální levice v české republice po roce 1990. Brno, 2002.
  • Fiala, P. a kolektiv. Politický extremismus a radikalismus v České republice. Brno, 1998.
  • Fredrickson G. M. Rasismus- stručná historie. Praha, 2003.
  • Charvát, J. Současný politický extremismus a radikalismus. Praha, 2007.
  • Kropotkin, A. Anarchistická etika. Praha, 1999.
  • Laquer, W. Měnící se tvář antisemitismu. Praha, 2007.
  • Lee, M. A. Bestie se probouzí. Praha, 2004.
  • Lipstadtová D. E. Popírání Holocaustu: Sílící útok na pravdu a paměť. Praha, 2001.
  • MacLeanová N. Pod maskou ušlechtilosti. Praha, 2007.
  • Mareš, M. Pravicový extremismus a radikalismus v ČR. Brno, 2003.
  • McGowan L. Radikální pravice v Německu. Praha, 2004.
  • Millza, P. Evropa v černých košilích. Praha, 2005.
  • Sullivan, N. Fašismus. Praha, 1995.
  • Winock M. a kolektiv. Historie extrémní pravice ve Francii. Praha, 1998.


Study plans that include the course
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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 Education Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -