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CZCH 0410A: Boys and Girls: Relationships under Socialist Bohemia
1.00 Credits
Brown University
Using Milos Forman's film "Loves of a Blonde" and supporting materials around it, we will discuss human relationships and how they can be interpreted culturally and politically. Equally important is the acquisition of language. Tasks for the course are adjusted to two different language levels (intermediate and advanced).
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CZCH 0410B: Coming of Age in Postwar Czechoslovakia
1.00 Credits
Brown University
This course examines the political and cultural changes in the post-WWII Czechoslovakia through the eyes of a child. The centerpiece of the course is a film on elementary school in post-war Prague as a symbolic representation of the society that is about to emerge. Other materials such as literary and journalistic texts are used. The course places equal emphasis on the acquisition of language, including exposure to Colloquial Czech. Separate language tasks are given to students of two proficiency levels (2nd and 3rd year). Conducted in Czech. The course is for students who completed CZCH 0200 or the equivalent. Four meetings per week and use of audio/visual materials.
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CZCH 0410C: Czech View of Self and Others
1.00 Credits
Brown University
This course examines the Czech view of themselves as well as others, one of the most debated topics in the current context of expanding European Union. The centerpiece of the course is a film about a man-eating flower (animated by Jan Svankmajer) invented by a crazy scientist. The story unfolds in Prague, involving a peace-loving Czech botanist anad his daughter, the American detective Nick Carter (played by a Slovak actor), and the Czech police enforcement. The film is a treasure box of symbolic representations of Czechs and people Czechs view as others. Reading materials are drawn from literary and journalistic texts. Equal emphasis on the acquisition of language, including exposure to Colloquial Czech. Separate language tasks for students of two proficiency levels (2nd and 3rd year). Conducted in Czech. The course is for students who completed CZCH 0200 or the equivalent.
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CZCH 0410D: Czechs and the Big Brother: Czech Lands in the 1980s
1.00 Credits
Brown University
Events in Czechoslovakia in the late 1980's as represented in the Oscar-winning film Kolja. The Velvet Revolution and the Czech perspective on Russia. Readings from different genres. Equal emphasis on language acquisition, including Colloquial Czech. Separate language tasks for two proficiency levels (2nd-3rd year). Conducted in Czech. For students who have completed CZCH 0200 or the equivalent.
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CZCH 0500: Advanced Czech
1.00 Credits
Brown University
Consolidation of Standard Czech and active acquisition of stylistic registers. Discussion of emblems and icons in modern Czech culture. Focus on the process of myth-making specific to the nation, on the Czech cultural identity viewed from within and without. Prerequisites: CZ 40 or equivalent (for CZ 50); CZ 50 or equivalent (for CZ 60).
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CZCH 0600: Advanced Czech
1.00 Credits
Brown University
Consolidation of Standard Czech and active acquisition of stylistic nuances. Discussion of emblems and icons in modern Czech culture. Focus on the process of myth-making specific to the nation and the debates on the Czech cultural identity viewed from within and without. Prerequisites: CZ 40 or equivalent (for CZ 50); CZ 50 or permission of equivalent (for CZ 60).
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CZCH 0610: Topics Course on War, Revolution and National Identity in Czech Culture
1.00 Credits
Brown University
Explores war, revolution, and the issue of national identity in Czech culture and history from various angles as manifested in literary and journalistic texts, art, music, and films. Use of authentic materials. Discussion in Czech. An ancillary aim is to develop advanced language skills. Prerequisite: CZCH 0410 or placement test.
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CZCH 0610A: Czech Lands under Occupation and Terror
1.00 Credits
Brown University
Examines German occupation of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia seen from the perspective of an ordinary Czech citizen. Discussion topics include Czech-German relations, the Holocaust, and resistance movements. Use of films, journalistic and literary texts. Tasks for the course are adjusted to two different language levels. Four meetings per week and use of audio/visual materials.
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CZCH 0610B: Psychosis of Occupation in the Czech Lands
1.00 Credits
Brown University
Discussion of the Occupation period during WWII. The course is built around a Czech New Wave classic film about an eccentric director of a crematorium in Prague, who turns into a fanatic collaborator under the terror and demagogy of the regime. We will also read excerpts from the original literary text on which the film was based, and texts on Czech history to expand our discussion on the post-war East Europe and beyond. Separate language tasks are given to students of two proficiency levels (2nd and 3rd year). Conducted in Czech. The course is for students who completed CZCH 0410 or the equivalent.
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CZCH 0610C: Czech Cultural Icons, Emblems, and National Identity
1.00 Credits
Brown University
The "most famous Czech" Jára Cimrman and his most active period, namely the late 19th to early 20th-century Bohemia. Highlights of Czech cultural icons and emblems, and discussions on what constitutes Czech national identity reflected in the Cimrman phenomenon. Readings on several Czech cultural icons. Two different sets of requirements for students of two language proficiency levels. The course is for students who have completed CZCH 0410 or the equivalent.
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