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Lecturer(s)
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Demeter Peter, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Initial history. Ampelmann and other manifestations of ostalgia 2. Cultural and historical background. The disintegration of the Eastern Bloc and historical phenomena remembered in ostalgia 3. Vintage, retro and (n)ostalgie 4. Ostalgie in the broader context of sentiment and kitsch 5. Pop-communism as a means of remembering the past 6. "Good bye, Lenin!" German and Polish context 7. Sentiment or irony? The connection of ostalgia with the so-called campy sensibility 8. Sentiment or irony? Ostalgic expressions in contemporary Czech film and TV series (From Pelíšky to Vyprávěj and beyond) 9. Sentiment or irony? Ostalgic Expressions in Contemporary Czech Literature (Petr Šabach and Irena Dousková) 10. Ostalgie and its specifics in the Czech culture? 11. Ostalgia manifestations with an overlap into the socio-cultural sphere 12. From the ostalgia phenomenon to nostalgia for the "wild nineties"
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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The course will introduce students to the issue of ostalgia, i.e. nostalgia for the aesthetics of the "good old days" when the so-called Eastern Bloc was dominated by the Communist Party. The interpretation will be conducted with the appropriate cultural and historical context, focusing on the concept of ostalgia as a unique reflection of history. The basic characteristics of the phenomenon will be outlined, as well as its connections with other phenomena such as vintage, retro, pop-communism, kitsch and camp. In addition to the manifestations of ostalgia in the Czech environment, ostalgia in Germany (as its "cradle") and Poland will also be highlighted.
The student will have a basic orientation in the issue of ostalgia, its historical background and will be able to use this interpretive tool in the interpretation of various aesthetic-cultural phenomena, phenomena or tendencies, especially in the field of pop culture and art.
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Prerequisites
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The course assumes a basic knowledge of (post)modern literature, culture and history.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay
Active participation, preparation of assigned tasks (reading an article or literary text, watching a film, etc.).
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Recommended literature
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BARTL, Rita; NOVOTNÁ, Kateřina; DANKERT, Susan; HIEPE, Theresa; Anonym. Ostalgie in Gesellschaft und Literatur. Norderstedt, 2016.
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BREN, Paulina. Zelinář a jeho televize. Kultura komunismu po pražském jaru 1968. Praha, 2013.
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ČERNÍK, Jan. Ostalgická nálada v českém historickém filmu po roce 1989. In: PTÁČEK, Luboš; KOPAL, Petr a kol. Film a dějiny 6. Post-komunismus. Proměny českého historického filmu po roce 1989. Praha: Václav Žák / Casablanca, Ústav pro studium totalitních režimů. 2016.
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ČINÁTLOVÁ, Blanka. Zátiší se sifonovou lahví. Fotogenie ostalgického vzpomínání. Cinepur. 2011.
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KRÓLAK, Joanna. Prvky camp-estetiky v recesistických projevech ostalgie. In: JUNGMANNOVÁ, Lenka, ed. Česká literatura rozhraní a okraje. Praha: Akropolis, Ústav pro českou literaturu Akademie věd ČR. 2010.
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KUNŠTÁT, Daniel; MRKLAS, Ladislav, edd. Historická reflexe minulosti aneb "Ostalgie" v Německu a Česku. Praha, 2009.
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MAREŠOVÁ, Ina. Mezi etikou a estetikou. Ostalgie jako typ kolektivní paměti. In: DANIEL, Ondřej; KAVKA, Tomáš ? MACHEK, Jakub, eds. Populární kultura v českém prostoru. Praha: Karolinum.
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PEHE, Veronika. Drobné hrdinství. Vzdor jakožto předmět nostalgie v díle Petra Šabacha a Michala Viewegha. Česká literatura. 2015.
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