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The course is a theoretical and practical introduction into the dynamic field of urban history. Using the example of Czech and Central European cities in the 19th and 20th centuries, it traces the emergence of modern cities and the social and economic changes associated with it. Special attention will be paid to the period of state socialism, the phenomenon of urban planning and urban management as part of the system of governance. The second part of the course builds on this historical overview and discusses the administrative, economic, social, aesthetic and environmental transformations of cities after 1989.
The lectures provide students with an overview of current trends in interdisciplinary urban studies. In the seminar parts of the sessions, students work with texts by Czech scholars as well as with historical sources, including audiovisual material. Invited guest lecturers will introduce students to current research projects. 1. What is urban history? 2. The pre-modern and modern city 3. The ideal of socialist city and its construction 4. Urban planning and conservation 5. Historical memory in the urban space (guest) 6. The role of municipality in socialist governance 7. The 1989 Revolution in Prague and elsewhere 8. Economic and social change after 1989 9. Socialist architecture – an endangered species (field trip) 10. Climate change and the eco-social services 11. The city and borders 12. Where did the socialist city go? Last update: Gjuričová Adéla, PhDr., Ph.D. (02.02.2025)
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The course is a theoretical and practical introduction into the dynamic field of urban history. Last update: Gjuričová Adéla, PhDr., Ph.D. (05.02.2025)
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The exam requires active participation in the seminar parts of the course (participating in discussions, preparation of presentations). The exam is written and tests knowledge of the basic facts and trends presented during the semester and orientation in selected titles of the recommended literature. Last update: Gjuričová Adéla, PhDr., Ph.D. (02.02.2025)
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EWEN, Shane: What is Urban History? Cambridge 2016 Gjuričová, Adéla – Nodl, Martin – Pospíšil, Stanislav: Město jako laboratoř změny. Mezioborové výzvy. Praha: Argo, 2024 HOŘENÍ SAMEC, Tomáš – LEHEČKA, Michal (eds.). Pražská panelová sídliště jako místa protikladů. 2020 (online: https://www.soc.cas.cz/publikace/prazska-panelova-sidliste-jako-mista-protikladu) LANE, Jeffrey: The Digital Street. Oxford, Oxford UP 2019 KENNY, Nicolas – MADGIN, Rebecca: Cities Beyond Borders: Comparative and Transnational Approaches to Urban History. 2015 ROUBAL, Petr: The Battle of Žižkov: Urban Planners’ Transition from Heritage Protection to Neoliberal Discursive Planning. Journal of Urban History. First Published March 14, 2020. (DOI: 10.1177/0096144220908881) ROUBAL, Petr: Planning, Politics and Panel Housing: State-Socialist Czechoslovak housing estates. In: Victoria Grau – Max Welch Guerra (eds.) Histories of Urban Planning and Politcal Power. European Perspectives. New York and London: Routledge, 2024, s. 119-128. SPURNÝ, Matěj: Making the Most of Tomorrow: A North Bohemian Laboratory of Socialist Modernism, Praha: Karolinum, 2019 VALEŠ, Lukáš – PETRÁŠ, Jiří a kol.: Sametová revoluce v českých obcích, městech a regionech aneb 25 let poté. České Budějovice 2016 WAKEMAN, Rosemary: A Modern History of European Cities: 1815 to the Present. London 2020 Last update: Gjuričová Adéla, PhDr., Ph.D. (02.02.2025)
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The lectures provide students with an overview of current trends in interdisciplinary urban studies. In the seminar parts of the sessions, students work with texts by Czech scholars as well as with historical sources, including audiovisual material. Last update: Gjuričová Adéla, PhDr., Ph.D. (05.02.2025)
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Where did the socialist city go? Researching post-socialist urban transformation Kam zmizelo socialistické město? Postsocialistická urbánní transformace jako výzkumný problém The course is a theoretical and practical introduction into the dynamic field of urban history. Using the example of Czech and Central European cities in the 19th and 20th centuries, it traces the emergence of modern cities and the social and economic changes associated with it. Special attention will be paid to the period of state socialism, the phenomenon of urban planning and urban management as part of the system of governance. The second part of the course builds on this historical overview and discusses the administrative, economic, social, aesthetic and environmental transformations of cities after 1989. The lectures provide students with an overview of current trends in interdisciplinary urban studies. In the seminar parts of the sessions, students work with texts by Czech scholars as well as with historical sources, including audiovisual material. Invited guest lecturers will introduce students to current research projects. 1. What is urban history? 2. The pre-modern and modern city 3. The ideal of socialist city and its construction 4. Urban planning and conservation 5. Historical memory in the urban space (guest) 6. The role of municipality in socialist governance 7. The 1989 Revolution in Prague and elsewhere 8. Economic and social change after 1989 9. Socialist architecture – an endangered species (field trip) 10. Climate change and the eco-social services 11. The city and borders 12. Where did the socialist city go?
Attestation The exam requires active participation in the seminar parts of the course (participating in discussions, preparation of presentations). The exam is written and tests knowledge of the basic facts and trends presented during the semester and orientation in selected titles of the recommended literature. Last update: Gjuričová Adéla, PhDr., Ph.D. (05.02.2025)
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