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Cultural Topography of Prague 1

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Code Completion Credits Range Language Instruction Semester
311CTP1 Z 1 25/S English winter
Subject guarantor:
Jitka HEJTMANOVÁ
Name of lecturer(s):
Jitka HEJTMANOVÁ
Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Within one semester (two in total if students attend Fall + Spring term courses) students may try to read the city and its structure, to get the historical and social background of it as well as discover important artists/galleries.

Mode of study:

Outside of school seminars.

Be aware of a certain amount of walking!

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

None

Recommended optional programme components:

None

Course contents:

Students with the teacher´s guidance reveal the essence of the famous city and the culture that had formed it and still forms. They leave the beaten daily paths to explore the urban jungle textbook of modern times in Central Europe. Prague Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Prague, which knocked down walls to give rise to new settlements and finally Prague so remote that its inhabitants hold a trip to see Charles Bridge.

From the structure of the city we move to its particularities - houses, parks, events, suburbs as well as galleries and exhibitions.

Recommended or required reading:

If needed students get on-line sources guidance.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

The course is carried out as on timely manner announced half day walk or visit

More details on each class to be found on Google Calendar of each study program.

Meeting point and time as well as rough excursion plan described ibidem.

From three to five exursions per semester.

Assessment methods and criteria:

The assignment is as follows:

2-3 pages reflection on selected tour. Please use on-line sources but do not misuse or exploit them, pay attention to quoting them properly and please emphasize your point of view and try to introduce it in a compact essay-like way.

The final essay to be sent to jitka.hejtmanova@famu.cz till Dec 20, 2014

Course web page:
Note:

1st meeting is October 3, 2014

Further information:
This course is an elective for all AMU students
No schedule has been prepared for this course
The subject is a part of the following study plans:
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