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Lecturer(s)
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Svoboda Milan, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Teaching methods: Practically oriented exercises reinforce the course's pedagogical approach by assessing the students' mastery of the historian's craft as applied to a selected topic in regional history. Instruction based on active student collaboration fosters the development of cognitive (interpretive) competencies. The research component includes a visit to a regionally significant property and its interpretation by the students. Topics: 1) Regional studies, regional history, and local history (historical *Heimatkunde*)past and present. Disciplinary terminology. Defining physical and mental boundaries. Cultural and civilizational influences and clashes. "Auxiliary" disciplines for the historian's regional research. 2) The region within the context of the Czech state's thousand-year evolution. The Lands of the Bohemian Crown in the Middle Ages: territorial, ecclesiastical-administrative, and cultural development (case study: Liberec Region). 3) The region in the early modern period: society, settlements, livelihoods, coexistence, and conflicts. Economic, social, and demographic development during the "long" 19th century (case study: Northern Bohemia, Liberec area). 4) Regional research in the Czech lands from the early modern period to 1918. Key figures in regional research from the Enlightenment to the modern era. Themes and significant works. 6) Working with sources in German-language regional research (up to 1918). Utilizing the results of German local history scholarship (up to 1945). 7) What and how to teach pupils and students? Didactic aspects of regional history at lower levels of education.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Lecture
- Class attendance
- 28 hours per semester
- Preparation for credit
- 31 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 31 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The basis of cooperation with students is a general overview of regional history as a specialization accompanying knowledge of regional history. In addition to the interpretation focused on the past of the Liberec region from the Middle Ages to 1918, the emphasis is placed on the results of mainly German-language national history research from the early modern period to the beginning of the 20th century, its working methods and procedures (the period's use of memorial books, municipal and other types of chronicles or other sources) .
1 156 The aim of the course is to provide students with a general overview of regional history as a specialized field complementing their knowledge of national history. Attention is focused on applying and practicing the historical knowledge and skills acquired thus far. Using the history of the Liberec Region and Northern Bohemia as a case study, the course aims to present the region's developmentboth generally and specificallyfrom the Middle Ages to 1918, while employing various methodological approaches to its study. The course also seeks to utilize the findings of regional historical researchpredominantly German-languageconducted from the early modern period through the first half of the 20th century. Students will examine the research methods and practices of the time, identifying both valuable data and problematic aspects of the prevailing mindset, such as gender stereotypes, racial prejudices, and nationalist animosity. Depending on student capabilities, the course aims to utilize period sources covering politics, religion, culture, and the economy. In addition to conducting their own research, students engage in discussions regarding selected (assigned) tasks, applying the interpretive skills and terminology they have mastered. They also critically evaluate information from electronic sources, including AI-generated content.
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Prerequisites
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Active participation in practical classes and a presentation on a selected topic during the seminar are required. The presentation must be submitted electronically by December 31, 2026; late submissions will not be accepted. Failure to submit the presentation will result in a failure to obtain course credit and an inability to take the oral exam. Students are required to attend seminars where their peers are giving presentations. Absences are excused only in cases of illness or a serious family event. The oral exam will be conducted either individually or in the form of a colloquium. The exam cannot be taken online.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay
Submission of the selected presentation in electronic form by December 31, 2026. Completion of an oral exam involving the application of knowledge to the presentation topic. To obtain course credit, the student must present their chosen topic during a seminar, with both physical and mental presence. Lecture attendance is optional. Attendance at all seminars is mandatorynot only during the student's own presentation but also during those of other studentsto enable them to comment on the topics chosen by their peers.
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Recommended literature
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Bartoš, J.:. Metodické otázky regionálních dějin. Praha 1981. &, &.
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HLEDÍKOVÁ, Zdeňka ? JANÁK, Jan ? DOBEŠ, Jan. Dějiny správy v českých zemích od počátků státu po současnost. Praha. 2007.
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KUTNAR, František ? MAREK, Jaroslav. Přehledné dějiny českého a slovenského dějepisectví. Od počátků národní kultury až do sklonku třicátých let 20. století. Praha. 2009.
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SEMOTANOVÁ, Eva ? CAJTHAML, Jiří a kol. Akademický atlas českých dějin. Praha. 2016.
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VOREL, Petr. Základy historické regionalistiky. Metodika výzkumu a interpretace pramenných zdrojů místních a regionálních dějin v českých zemích. Pardubice. 2005.
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