| Course title | War, Aristocracy and Society in Modern Period Early Modern Era |
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| Course code | UHV/RNOV |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminar |
| Level of course | Master |
| 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) |
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| Course content |
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War as a cultural and civilization phenomenon in European history. The so-called "military revolution" and its impacts. Noble tournaments - a little war or a theatre for the powerful? Renaissance and Baroque fortifications and their symbolic and real meaning. Military role of an aristocratic residence. Residence armory on its way from usage to representation. Terrain places and their position in Czech society before Bílá Hora. Aristocratic warrior - Archetype 1: "The knight of honor and fame". Aristocratic warrior - Archetype 2: "A man making a business of war". Aristocracy from the Czech countries and the body of officers of the Habsburg army. Reflection of a military career in the society of the Early Modern Period. Inter Arma Silent Musae? The reflection of war in contemporary art.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming) |
| Learning outcomes |
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The aim of this course is not to see war through the systems of weapons, the battles fought, or the strategies used. War is understood as a phenomenon that is an integral part of history, co-shaping element of culture and the world of thought in the society of the Early Modern Period, especially in regard to its highest layer, the aristocracy. The aim of this course is to follow the ways in which war and its forms are reflected on the practical level (military career, militarisation of an estate, the impact of war conflicts) and on the symbolic level (representation, art, architecture) and the mental level (the prestige of a military commander, creation of aristocrat-warrior images in the eyes of society).
Students will reflect warfare and its consequences in real life (military careers, militarized society, effects of warfare on society) as well as in symbolical (representation, arts, architecture) and mental (prestige and making the image of aristocrat as a warrior) level. |
| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Written examination
Credit is dependent on active participation in seminars; reading prepared texts; a willingness and ability to discuss; and a final semester test. At least a passive knowledge of English is necessary; German is an advantage. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): English Language Teacher Education (2013) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Social Anthropology (2016) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2013) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Religious Studies (2013) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Cultural History (2013) | Category: History courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Cultural History (2013) | Category: History courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Cultural History (2013) | Category: History courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Cultural History (2013) | Category: History courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Resocialization Pedagogy (2013) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Social Anthropology (2013) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Cultural History (2013) | Category: History courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): - (2015) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |