Course: Industrial archaeology

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Course title Industrial archaeology
Course code KAR/IND
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Matoušek Václav, Prof. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
1 Significance and purpose of study of the industrial period. Discussion of the basic terminology: Post-medieval archaeology, archaeology of the modern era, industrial archaeology, archaeology of present era, archaeology of modernity, modernization, industrialization, industrial revolution. Comments on the recommended literature. 2 Introduction to the political, economic, social and cultural development of the pre-industrial era. 3Introduction to the political, economic, social and cultural development of the industrial period. 4 Introduction of the history of technology. 5 Comparison of development of the industrial archaeology in England and the Czech Lands. 6 Possibilities and practical application of the industrial archaeology. Examples from England and Bohemia I. Agricultural landscape. 7 Possibilities and practical application of the industrial archaeology. Examples from England and Bohemia II. Landscape of water streams and water reservoirs. 8 Possibilities and practical application of the industrial archaeology. Examples from England and Bohemia III. Landscape of the forest economy. 9 Possibilities and practical application of the industrial archaeology. Examples from England and Bohemia IV. Landscape of the mineral resources. 10 Possibilities and practical application of the industrial archaeology. Examples from England and Bohemia V. Military and religious landscape, landscape of the monuments and historical landmarks. 11 Possibilities and practical application of the industrial archaeology. Examples from England and BohemiaVI. Town landscape. 12 Possibilities and practical application of the industrial archaeology. Examples from England and Bohemia VII. Landscape of holiday.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture with visual aids, Seminar
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 35 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
To characterize and to classify individual prehistoric periods chronologically
To summarize the importance of archaeology for understanding the past
To name the most important milestones of modern period
Skills
To understand a scientific text in English/German
To use adequate terminology in Czech
To understand a scientifically-structured lecture
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To summarize political, economic, social and cultural development of the Czech lands during the proto-industrialization and the Industrial Age
To summarize existing development and current state of modern archaeological knowledge of the Industrial Age and the anthropology of the Industrial Age, respectively
To compare the development of the field in England to the attempts of applying the field in the Czech Republic
To summarize the principles of modern British industrial archaeology, including the options of their application in the Czech Republic with emphasis on the study of material culture
Skills
To use archaeological sources to solve different questions related to communities of the Industrial Age
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture with visual aids
Practicum
assessment methods
Combined exam
Recommended literature
  • Efmertová, Marcela C. České země v letech 1848-1918 : dějiny českých zemí. 1. vyd. Praha : Libri, 1998. ISBN 80-85983-47-8.
  • Kárník, Zdeněk. České země v éře První republiky (1918-1938). Díl druhý, Československo a české země v krizi a v ohrožení (1930-1935) /. Praha, Libri, 2002.
  • Kárník, Zdeněk. České země v éře První republiky (1918-1938). Díl první, Vznik, budování a zlatá léta republiky (1918-1929). Praha : Libri, 2003. ISBN 80-7277-195-7.
  • Kárník, Zdeněk. České země v éře První republiky (1918-1938). Díl třetí, O přežití a o život (1936-1938) /. Praha, Libri, 2003.
  • Lněničková Jitka. České země v době předbřeznové 1792-1848. Praha : Libri, 1999. ISBN 80-85983-27-3.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Archaelogy (16-4) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter