ENSn4580 Contemporary Cultural Dimension of Nature and Landscape - excursion

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Barbora Černík Bakošová (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Karel Stibral, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Zbyněk Ulčák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Karel Stibral, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Hendrychová
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites
! HEN580 Cultural Dimension of Nature &&!NOW( HEN580 Cultural Dimension of Nature )
ability to walk 15 km
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 18 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 4/18, only registered: 0/18, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/18
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students will obtain and practice methods of applied field research in the specific locality.
At the end of the course students should be able to understand and explain various theories of the Man-Landscape relationship and to create the output of their field research project.
Students should be able to understand contemporary artistic and aesthetic attitude towards nature, based for all on principles of contemporary landscaping and land-art, or contemporary visual art.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to:
- identify and summarisse the main features of studied lansdscape;
- describe factors which influence the character and use of landscapes;
- critically analyse land-use conflicts.
Syllabus
  • Field research, reflections connected with ontemporary art and its attitude towards nature and landscape. Individual work. Conclusion, discussions
Literature
    recommended literature
  • CARLSON, Allen. Nature and landscape : an introduction to environmental aesthetics. New York: Columbia University Press, 2009, xiii, 188. ISBN 9780231518550. info
  • Land and environmental art. Edited by Jeffrey Kastner - Brian Wallis. London: Phaidon Press, 2005, 304 s. ISBN 0714835145. info
  • Od země přes kopec do nebe-- : o chůzi, poutnictví a posvátné krajině. Edited by Jiří Zemánek. Vyd. 1. V Litoměřicích: Severočeská galerie výtvarného umění, 2005, 183 s. ISBN 8085090619. info
  • BRADY, Emily. Aesthetics of the natural environment. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2003, viii, 287. ISBN 0817313745. info
  • Divočina - příroda, duše, jazyk : věnováno Gary Snydereovi a Josefu Váchalovi. Edited by Jiří Zemánek. Praha: Kant, 2003, 171 stran. ISBN 8086217825. info
  • SEDLÁŘ, Jaroslav. Land Art. Universitas. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999, vol. 1999, No 4, p. 53-59. ISSN 1211-3384. info
  • BERLEANT, Arnold. The aesthetics of environment. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, xv, 218 p. ISBN 0877229937. info
  • TUAN, Yi-fu. Topophilia : a study of environmental perception, attitudes, and values. New York: Columbia University Press, 1990, xiv, 260. ISBN 0231073941. info
  • LIBROVÁ, Hana. Láska ke krajině? Vyd. 1. Brno: Blok, 1988, 165 s. URL info
Teaching methods
The course is taught as an research excursion to the Czech mountain range "Central Mountains" (České Středohoří/Ostrava/Bezděz region.
Assessment methods
Active participation in the whole excursion
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 1 týden.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Minimální počet studentů: 7
Teacher's information
The exkursion is only in Czech languague. The date is still to be specified, it will probably be an extended weekend (Thurs-Sun) between April and May, the condition for the credit is the completion of the whole excursion. Accommodation will be provided at your own expense. For the excursion to the České Středohoří/Bezděz region it is necessary to have hiking equipment (backpack, sleeping bag, hiking boots, etc.) and to count on a day's walking in moderately difficult terrain up to 15 km.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2023.
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