Course: Chosen Problems of the World Latest History - Holocaust

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Course title Chosen Problems of the World Latest History - Holocaust
Course code KHI/PSN2X
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Portmann Kateřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: Introduction Important facts, Holocaust phase Process of extermination Post war revenge Seminars: Analyses of Nurnberg laws Holocaust on Protectorate Czech and Moravia So called Romany holocaust Post war retribution: discussion about the book of B. Schlink: Předčítač

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing)
  • Class attendance - 56 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 62 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 62 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The goal of the lecture is to analyze all important issues of the holocaust, the most important events of the so-called "final sollution" of the Jewish question and contemporary findings and trends of the related research. The lecture is going to be focused on the issue of the post-war retribution. Part of the course is a field trip to the Centrum vizuální historie Malach, Židovské muzeum v Praze.
Students will become familiar with the political history of Europe in the context of Czechoslovakia in 1948-1989.
Prerequisites
Compliance with the previous study requirements, and knowledge of European modern Czechoslovak history.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Active attendance on discussions (lessons); fulfilment of homework; passing a test successfully; study of recommended literature
Recommended literature
  • Durman K. Útěk od praporů. Kreml a krize impéria 1964-1991. Praha, 1998.


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