Central European Myths and Memory - JTB302

• Title: Central European Myths and Memory
• Czech title: Středoevropské mýty a paměť
• Guaranteed by: Department of Russian and East European Studies (23-KRVS)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2023
• Semester: summer
• E-Credits: 6
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:1/1, Ex [HT]
• Extent per academic year: 12 [hours]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (25)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Level: specialized
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: PhDr. Petr Balla
• Class: Courses for incoming students

Annotation

Last update: PhDr. Petr Balla (15.02.2022)

IMPORTANT! In summer semester 2021/22 course is going to be taught not only in classes but also via walking tours, so you need to be in Prague in May (as hopefully in May pandemic situation allows us to do so)

The aim of the course is to show how history has been used as a tool in politics in Central Europe. During the course basic teoretical concepts (myths, politics of memory, collective memory, site of memory...) will be discussed. Course focuses on two main issues: use (and misuse) of history in nationalistic discourse (from 19th century until today) and how public space was shaped by politics (monuments, representative role of capital cities...). The main goal is to show how useful history is to understand present. Course requires basic knowledge of Central European history.

Aim of the course

Last update: PhDr. Petr Balla (03.02.2020)

The aim is to learn how historical facts are reflected and interpreted in CE countries. Apart from theoretical concepts students will learn how to work with symbols widely understood in Hungarian, Polish and Slovak society. During the course pictures, videos, literature, films as well as other popular culture object will be examined.

Course completion requirements

Last update: Mgr. Jiřina Tomečková (13.02.2023)

According to the Dean's provision, the teacher evaluates the student's performance in the percentages assigned to grades A to F (https://fsv.cuni.cz/opatreni-dekanky-c-20/2019):

90 % or more => A
80-89 % => B
70-79 % => C
60-69 % => D
50-59 % => E
0-49 % => F

Literature

Last update: PhDr. Petr Balla (28.04.2020)

Boros G., Szoborpark, Budapest 2002.
Feischmidt M. (et al.), Nemzet a Mindennapokban, Budapest 2014
Hájková D. (et al.), Sláva republice!, Praha 2018.
Hajós Gy., Heroes Square, Budapest 2001.
Hojda Z. - Pokorný J., Pomníky a zapomníky, Praha 1996.
Halbwachs M., On collective memory, Chicago 1992.
Jezernik B., Mesto brez spomina, Ljublana 2014.
Michela M. - Vörös L., Rozpad Uherska (k politikám pamäti na Sl. a v Maď.), Bratislava 2013.
Kosatík P., České snění, Praha 2010.
Krekovič E. (et al.), Mýty naše slovenské, Bratislava 2005.
Rak J., Bývali Čechové, Praha, 1994.
Salner P. (et al.), Taká bola Bratislava, Bratislava 1991.
Szcygiel M., Gottland. Berlin 2008.
Varga K., Gulasz z turula, Warszawa 2008.

Teaching methods

Last update: PhDr. Petr Balla (15.02.2022)

Lecture and discussion.

In case of bad pandemic situation online form is possible, please follow IMS website and Decrees of IMS Director.

Petr Balla is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Mýty a paměť - úterý
Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime

Join Zoom Meeting
https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/98520272889?pwd=dllaM2xnL3ZiUVFnZ1V4MXZlN0tsZz09

Meeting ID: 985 2027 2889
Passcode: turul

Requirements to the exam

Last update: PhDr. Petr Balla (15.02.2022)

Attendance 40%, final test 40%, final oral exam on topic chosen by student 20%.

Syllabus

Last update: PhDr. Petr Balla (27.01.2021)

1) Introduction, topics, concepts, requirements

2) National holidays and culture of commemoration in CE

3) Myth of origin (Great Moravia, Ugrofin or Turan? Sarmatism, Germans - colonists or natives...)

4) Has history meaning?

5) Creating national (fairy)tales

6) National traumas and betrayals

7) Monuments and sites of memory

8) Cities and public spaces (Budapest, Bratislava, Warszawa, Prague, Lublana...)

9) Memory lost - memory altered (Sudetenland, Cluj, Lwów, Košice...)

10) Lost paradise (Transylvania, Ruthenia, Kresy...)

11) Central Europe and its stereotypes

12) Final class