Course: The Position of Germans in Czech Lands and the Propositions for the Adaptation of the Relations Between Czechs and Germans in 1848-1918

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Course title The Position of Germans in Czech Lands and the Propositions for the Adaptation of the Relations Between Czechs and Germans in 1848-1918
Course code KHI/PNČ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Melanová Miloslava, PhDr.
Course content
The subjects presents the development of the position of Germans in Bohemia from 1848 when the first confrontation of German and Czech requirements occurred as well as the first proposal for the administrative adjustments of the areas with German inhabitants. Changes in the position of Germans in Bohemia in the context of constitutional and political development of the monarchy and the attempts and proposals for the solution of controversial questions are traced. 01) Germans and Czechs in Habsburg Monarchy before 1848 02) 1848 and confrontation of the Czech and German demands 03) German society in the period of neo-absolutism and the beginning of Liberal era 04) Czech Germans, Hapsburg monarchy and unification of Germany 05) Constitutional development of monarchy and changes in the position of German in Czech lands 06) National agitation and its organizational base 07) Polarization of German political streams and parties in monarchy and its position in Czech lands 08) Proposals for arrangement of Czech-German relations until 1890 09) Radicalization of German-Czech relations in the 1890s 10) Attempts at national settlement 11) Liberec proposals for solution of Czech-German relations 12) Germans in Prague and borderland regions 13) Czech Germans and the WWI 14) Summary of course

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing)
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 16 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 16 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The subjects presents the development of the position of Germans in Bohemia from 1848 when the first confrontation of German and Czech requirements occurred as well as the first proposal for the administrative adjustments of the areas with German inhabitants. Changes in the position of Germans in Bohemia in the context of constitutional and political development of the monarchy and the attempts and proposals for the solution of controversial questions are traced.
Students will meet the development status of Germans in Bohemia since 1848, with the first confrontation of German and Czech, and the first draft of requirements for the administrative arrangements with the German settlement areas.
Prerequisites
Fulfilment of previous study obligations, knowledge of the elderly in Czech history.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student's performance analysis

Active attendance on discussions (lessons); fulfilment of homework; passing a test successfully; study of recommended literature
Recommended literature
  • Cohen, G. B. Němci v Praze 1861-1914. Praha, 2000.


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