soc154 Sociology of Art

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Blahoslav Rozbořil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D.
Division of Sociology – Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Division of Sociology – Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 18:00–19:40 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy
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 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 19 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to understand sociological conception of art and explain the differencies against traditional views of humanities;
work with information on organization of particular art world to analyse institutional structure and processes;
Syllabus
  • 1) sociology in the field of arts 2) art in changes 3) social production of culture 4) rules of making art 5) constructed author and a reputation 6) art as a social process 7) sociability of solitairs 8) social uses of art 9) distribution of recipients´satisfaction 10) segmented production of an audience 11) work of art as an act and a text 12) state as a generalized patron of art 13) economy of aestehtics
Literature
    required literature
  • KYLOUŠEK, Petr and Petr DYTRT. Pierre BOURDIEU, Pravidla umění. Vznik a struktura literárního pole (Les Regles de l'Art. Genese et structure du champ littéraire) (Rules of Art: Genesis and Structure of the Literary Field). Překladatelé. 1. vyd. Brno: Host, 2011, 496 pp. Teoretická knihovna, č. 27. ISBN 978-80-7294-364-7. URL info
  • BELL, Daniel. Kulturní rozpory kapitalismu. Translated by Lukáš Gjurič. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1999, 335 s. ISBN 80-85850-84-2. info
  • BOURDIEU, Pierre. Teorie jednání. Translated by Věra Dvořáková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1998, 179 s. ISBN 8071845183. info
    recommended literature
  • HARRINGTON, Austin. Art and social theory : sociological arguments in aesthetics. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2004, vii, 237. ISBN 0745630391. info
  • ALAN, Josef and Miloslav PETRUSEK. Sociologie, literatura a politika : literatura jako sociologické sdělení. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1996, 206 s. ISBN 8071840343. info
  • HAUSER, Arnold. Filosofie dějin umění. Translated by Bohumil Pánek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1975, 316 s. URL info
Teaching methods
lectures; class discussion, reading of recommended texts
Assessment methods
as a final exam is planned written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011.
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