Lecturer(s)
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Charvát Jan, Mgr. Ph.D., M.A.
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Course content
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1 The relationship of Christianity to the Jews in the Middle Ages, Anti-Judaism 2 Social anti-Semitism, folk anti-Semitism and Protocols of the Elders of Zion 3 Modern Age, the Enlightenment and the predecessors of "scientific racism" 4 Racial theories versus racial ideology 5 New World and the issue of slavery 6 Racial Theory: Arthur de Gobineau 7 Racial Theory: H. Chamberlain 8 Nationalism and colonialism 9 National Socialism 10 Holocaust 11 New anti-Semitism, Holocaust denial and anti-Zionism 12 Racialism and racial separatism 13 Identity and the "Third Way"
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The aim is to identify the main lines of racial theories and ideologies in the European environment from the 19th century to the present day, including contemporary currents that are verbally distance themselves from biological racism.
Students will acquire this expertise: - Basic concepts and theories related to racism and anti-Semitism - Knowledge of the chronological development of racism and anti-Semitism, particularly in Europe - Learn to distinguish between racial theory and racial ideology - Learn to identify typical practices common to the racial ideology - Learn to distinguish anti-Semitism from anti-Zionism - Can identify "hidden" racism
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Prerequisites
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None.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
The course ends with a written text that validates the knowledge gained. Before the test, the student must write an essay on a topic selected by him from the field of racial theories.
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Recommended literature
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Bauman Zygmunt. Modernita a holocaust. Praha, 2010. ISBN 80-86429-23-7.
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Budil, Ivo. Jitro Árijců. Praha, 2009.
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Budil, Ivo. Úsvit rasismu. Praha, 2013.
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Fredrickson. Rasismus - stručná historie. Brno, 2003. ISBN 80-7341-124-5.
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Charvát Jan. Současný politický extremismus a radikalismus. Praha, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7367-098-6.
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Laquer. Měnící se tvář antisemitismu. Praha, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7106-927-0.
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Lipstadt. Popírání Holocaustu: Sílící útok na pravdu a paměť. Praha, 2001. ISBN 80-7185-402-6.
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MacLean. Pod maskou ušlechtilosti. Praha, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7381-105-1.
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McGowan. Radikální pravice v Německu. Praha, 2004. ISBN 80-7260-122-9.
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