V027 Postmodern culture

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2002
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Josef Prokeš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Karel Pala, CSc.
Department of Machine Learning and Data Processing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Josef Prokeš, Ph.D.
Timetable
Wed 15:00–16:50 C416
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Syllabus
  • Laws of the development of styles in cultural and social epochs. The philosophical bases of postmodern culture. Psychological bases of culture. Modern vs. postmodern culture. Postmodern culture in literature, music, fine arts, architecture and popular culture. Fake-art and consumer culture. Alternative and new culture. Underground, videos, commercials apparent and hidden, interdomain works, artistic branches melting one into another, the so-called new arts and multimedia modes of expression. Postmodern culture in a sociological approach. Human personality in postmodern times. Feminism and sexual harassment. The pathology of man's efficiency, racism and xenophobia, the myth of supermen and androgyns.
Literature
  • ČERNÝ, Václav. O povaze naší kultury. 1. vyd. Brno: Atlantis, 1991, 71 s. ISBN 8071080144. info
  • LYOTARD, Jean François. O postmodernismu :postmoderno vysvětlované dětem : postmoderní situace. Translated by Jiří Pechar. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 1993, 206 s. ISBN 80-7007-047-1. info
  • ECO, Umberto. Skeptikové a těšitelé. Translated by Zdeněk Frýbort. Vydání první. Praha: Svoboda, 1995, 417 stran. ISBN 8020504729. info
  • PROKEŠ, Josef and Petr NEDOMA. Pod jednou střechou - fenomén postmoderny v českém výtvarném umění. První. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1994, 197 pp. ISBN 80-210-0872-5. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 1998, Spring 1999, Spring 2000, Spring 2001.
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