Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jana Wohlmuth Markupová, Ph.D. (23.08.2023)
This course gives an overview of paradigms, methods, and research sources in contemporary history studies, and also focuses on the practical issues of historical writing and its common forms.
Literatura - angličtina
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Monika Picková (25.08.2023)
Obligatory:
Iggers, Georg G. Historiography in the twentieth century: from scientific objectivity to the postmodern challenge; with a new epilogue by the author. Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 2005, 198 s. ISBN 978-0-8195-6766-6.
Boyd, Carolyn P. Politics of History and Memory in Democratic Spain. In Annals of American Academy of Political and Social Science. 1 (2008): 133-148.
Geyer, Michael; Jarausch, Konrad (eds.). A Shattered Past: Reconstructing German Histories. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2003, 400 s. ISBN 9780691059358.
Heumos, Peter. Workers under Communist Rule: Research in the Former Socialist Countries of Eastern Central and South Eastern Europe and in the Federal Republic of Germany. In International Journal of Social History. 1 (2011): 83-115.
Hudek, Adam. Slovak Historiography and Constructing the Slovak National Story up to 1948. In Human Affairs. 1 (2006): 51-65.
Kolář, Pavel; Kopeček, Michal:. A Difficult Quest for New Paradigms: Czech Historiography after 1989. In Trencsényi, Balázs; Apor, Péter; Sorin, Antohi. Narratives unbound. Historical studies in post-communist Eastern Europe Budapest . Budapest: CEU Press, 2007, s. 173-248. ISBN 978-963-7326-85-1..
Kopeček, Michal (ed.). Past in the Making: Historical Revisionism in Central Europe after 1989. Budapest, New York: Central European University Press, 2007, 274 s. ISBN 978-615-5211-42-3.
Prečan, Vilém. The Czech Twentieth Century?. In Czech Journal for Contemporary History. 1 (2013): 7-9.
Průcha, Václav. Ninety Years of the Fruitful Life of Lenka Kalinová (1924–2014). In Czech Journal for Contemporary History. 3 (2015): 189-198.
Sabrow, Martin. Dictatorship as Discourse: Cultural Perspectives on SED Legitimacy. In Jarausch, Konrad H. (Hg.). Towards a Social-Cultural History of the GDR . New York/Oxford: , 1999, s. 195-211. ISBN 978-1-57181-181-3..
Smetana, Vít. An Unending Story with a Sudden End – and Its Immediate Consequences for East-Central Europe The Numerous Impulses from the Prague Conference on the Cold War. In Czech Journal for Contemporary History. 1 (2013): 131-148.
Sommer, Vítězslav. Chronicler of Communist Czechoslovakia Karel Kaplan and the Study of Contemporary History. In Czech Journal for Contemporary History. 2 (2014): 137-154.
. Writing history in the Czech and Slovak republics: an interview with Michal Pullmann. In Social History. 4 (2012): 384-401.
Sylabus - angličtina
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jana Wohlmuth Markupová, Ph.D. (25.08.2023)
Discussed topics:
definition of contemporary history
research of contemporary history in selected European countries and in the Czech Republic
theory and methodology of historical research
types of historical sources and literature
Podmínky zakončení předmětu - angličtina
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jana Wohlmuth Markupová, Ph.D. (23.08.2023)
The students are expected to submit a bibliography on the intended topic of their diploma thesis (min. 15 literature titles and 5 sources) at least 5 days before the exam. The oral exam is then focused on the discussed texts, literature, and the submitted bibliography.
Studijní opory - angličtina
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Monika Picková (27.08.2023)
Study materials for the course can be found on Moodle UK. All informations are written on the OHSD website.
