Philological Area Studies and area of Central Europe at Department of Slavonic Studies, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University in Brno Cover Image

Studia filologiczno-areałowe i areał Europy Środkowej w Instytucie Slawistyki Wydziału Filozoficznego Uniwersytetu Masaryka w Brnie
Philological Area Studies and area of Central Europe at Department of Slavonic Studies, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University in Brno

Author(s): Ivo Pospíšil
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Central European Studies; Czech area studies; Masaryk University

Summary/Abstract: The article contains some basic information on Philological Area Studies, a unique study course created at the Department of Slavonic Studies at Masaryk University. The author presents the most important historical data, explains the specific character of these studies and provides a comprehensive bibliography on the discussed phenomena. Also, the article engages itself with a so-called problem of Central Europe, an important issue for Slavonic and in particular – Philological Area Studies. The author points out some mistakes and misunderstandings and defines some challenging prospects for Central European studies oriented towards area and philology.

  • Issue Year: 15/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 141-149
  • Page Count: 9
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