Course: Propaganda of the Third Reich

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Course title Propaganda of the Third Reich
Course code KHI/PROP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Breitfelder Miroslav, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Propaganda and its objectives 2. Adolf Hitler: Mein Kampf and ?Der Führer? 3. National Socialism: World view and program 4. Reich Ministry for National Enlightenment and Propaganda, Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels 5. Intellectuals and National Socialism 6. Science, culture and education in the service of NS 7. Reichsfilmkammer: propaganda in film 8. Persecution of Churches, propagandistic misuse Hilter-Jugend, BMD 9. Radio and print, ?zglajchšaltování?, ?Schriftleitergesetz? 10. The other side of Propaganda: Methods of Terror 11. Public opinion and propaganda during the war 12. Olympics 1936

Learning activities and teaching methods
Discussion, Self-study of literature, Lecture, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 24 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 14 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Deeper knowledge of the history of Germany in the years 1918 - 1945 and National Socialism - the object of presenting only the view of the methods of government in the Third Reich.
learning outcomes
Graduate of this course recognizes the possibilities of political propaganda in a democratic and totalitarian state. Students should evaluate the importance of Nazi propaganda for the history of the Third Reich, distinguishing between ?peace and war propaganda. Explain the methods of propaganda, describing the use of media, especially press, radio and film. Explain Goebbels theory about fun as the best form of propaganda and terror as its necessary complement. More generally, define the role of culture, science and sport for successful propaganda. Demonstrating changes in the language of a totalitarian socialist state.
teaching methods
Lecture
Seminar
Self-study of literature
Discussion
assessment methods
Test
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Bauer, F., Stárek, F. Hitlerův můj boj očima historiků.. Praha, 1992.
  • Broszat, Martin. Uchopení moci. Vzestup NSDAP a zničení Výmarské republiky.. Praha, 2002.
  • Duffack. J., J. Dr. Joseph Goebbels. Poznání a propaganda. komentovaný překlad vybraných projevů.. Praha, 2002.
  • Goebbels, Joseph, Paul. Deníky 1938. Praha, 1992.
  • Irving, David. Goebbels. Pán myšlenek Třetí říše. Brna, 1998.
  • Kershaw, Ian. Hitlerův mýtus : Image a skutečnost v Třetí říši. Praha : Iris, 1992. ISBN 80-901268-2-0.
  • Klemperer, Victor. Jazyk Třetí říše. LTI. Poznámky filologovy.. Jinočany, 2003.
  • Nolte, E. Fašismus ve své epoše. 1 vyd. Praha : Argo, 1998. ISBN 80-7203-107-4.
  • Picker, Henri. Hitlerovy rozhovory u kulatého stolu. Praha, 2005.
  • Riefenstahlová, L. V mé paměti: memoáry fotografky a filmové režisérky, která pracovala pro Hitlera. V českém jazyce vyd. 1. Praha, 2002. ISBN 80-7260-078-8.
  • Shirer, William, L. Berlínský deník. Zápisník zahraničního zpravodaje. Chomutov, 2007.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): - (19) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): - (18) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History in Education (14) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): - (17) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History in Education (16) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): - (15) Category: History courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): - (16) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History in Education (17) Category: History courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): - (15) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History in Education (18) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History in Education (17) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer