Course: Cultural History of Bulgaria

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Course title Cultural History of Bulgaria
Course code KLKS/BLKD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kouba Miroslav, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Theoretical introduction in the thema. The conception of culture and history of culture in the Bulgarian tradition. The relation between history of culture and history of arts; causality between history of culture and other human sciences (historiography, ethnography, ethnology, historical anthropology, archaelogy). The meaning of "center" and "periphery" for the understanding of the national culture. The Bulgarian space and its material culture in the pre-Slavonic period. Thracian culture - its place and importance. The processes of slavonization of the bulgarian lands and their reflection in culture. The Bulgarian nationhood and culture life. The Golden age of the Bulgarian culture. The tradition of popular culture in the Bulgarian history. Ethno-cultural character of Bulgarians and folklore. The cultural development in the era of the Bulgarian national revival. The changes in the Bulgarian culture in the 20th century (thematical concretization with regard on particular areas of cultural activity). The Bulgarian culture after 1990. The cultural potential of Bulgaria - the final considerations.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Projection
Learning outcomes
The course is focused on the culture of the Bulgarian nation and its history, the changes of the Bulgarian nation in the past centuries, the most important events of the Bulgarian spiritual life and, last but not least, its distinctive features.
The students will be able to define and analyze the elementary chapters of Bulgarian cultural history (spiritual and material) and Bulgarian cultural dialogues with Europe, East or neighbours.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Home assignment evaluation, Discussion

Active participations in the course. Written exam.
Recommended literature
  • AMORT, Č. a kol. Dějiny československo-bulharských vztahů.. Praha, 1980.
  • BOUZEK, J. Thrákové.. Praha, 1990.
  • CVIJIČ, J. Balkánské otázky. Kulturní a politicko-zeměpisné stati.. Praha, 1924.
  • CZAJKA, H. Bohaterska epika ludowa Słowian południowych - Struktura treści, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich.. Krakow, 1976.
  • Dinekov, Petăr i kol. Kirilo-metodievska enciklopedija I ? IV. Sofija, 2003.
  • DOROVSKÝ, I.; HRONKOVÁ, D. a kol. Slovník spisovatelů - Bulharsko.. Praha, 1978.
  • Genčev, Nikolaj. Bălgarskata kultura XV-XIX v. : Lekcii . Sofija, 1988.
  • GRUBE, E. J. Umění světa - Islámské umění.. Praha, 1973.
  • GUSEV, V. J. Estetika folklóru.. Praha, 1978.
  • Chadžinikolov, V. (ed.). Bălgarska narodna kultura . Sofija, 1981.
  • CHROPOVSKÝ, B. Slované. Historický, politický a kulturní vývoj a význam.. Praha: Orbis, 1989.
  • Kol.aut. Istorija na Bălgarija v četirinadeset toma. Sofija, 1991.
  • Krăstev, Venelin (ed.). Iz istorijata na bălgarskata muzikalna kultura : XIX i načaloto na XX v. : Sbornik statii. Sofija, 1979.
  • KUBA, L. Slovanstvo ve svých zpěvech, Hudební matice Umělecké besedy.. Praha, 1928.
  • KVAPIL, M.; NEDVĚDOVÁ, M. a kol. Slovník spisovatelů - Jugoslávie.. Praha, 1979.
  • Romanska, Cvetana. Bălgarsko narodno poetično tvorčestvo . Sofija, 1969.
  • Rychlík, Jan a kol. Mezi Vídní a Cařihradem 1 (Utváření balkánských národů). Praha, 2009.
  • Rychlík, Jan. Dějiny Bulharska. Praha, 2000.
  • Rychlík, Jan; Kouba, Miroslav. Dějiny Makedonie. Praha, 2003.
  • VÁŇA, Z. Svět dávných Slovanů. Praha, 1983.
  • WAKARELSKI, Ch. Etnografia Bułgarii.. Wroclaw, 1965.
  • ZÁSTĚROVÁ, B. a kol. Dějiny Byzance.. Praha, 1994.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Slavonic Studies of the European Union (2013) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Slavonic Studies of the European Union (2013) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Slavonic Studies of the European Union (2013) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Slavonic Studies of the European Union (2015) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer