HV7MP_TUHS General Theory of Art and Music Semiotics

Faculty of Education
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Marek Sedláček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Marek Sedláček, Ph.D.
Department of Music – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Marek Sedláček, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Music – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of the course the students should be able to understand the basic semiotic concepts in relations (as written below): Art, specificity of art communication, means of artistic expression. Primary and secondary functions, potentional and actualized value, kinds of attitude, changeability of norms. Extensional and intensional crossings in art, specifics of artistic and non-artistic music. The kitsch in art, mass culture. The notion of sign, presentation and representation. Kinds of signs (icon, index and symbol).
Syllabus
  • The program of lectures:
  • 1. Relation between aesthetics and theory of art. Art, its classification, specificity of art communication, means of artistic expression.
  • 2. Function, potential and actualized value, changeability of norms.
  • 3. The Development of general, artistic and music semiotics
  • 4. The main kinds of sign: icon, index and symbol; a theory of signs (type, token, interpretant etc.)
  • 5. Art work as a sign system, codes in music and other kinds of art
  • 6. The analysis of art work
  • 7. Art work in time of its technical reproducibility
  • 8. Mass culture in general term
  • 9. The Kitsch as a product of mass culture; problem of advertisement; the midcult.
  • 10. Relationship between art and non-art, commerciality in music.
  • 11. Pragmatic level of semiotics
Literature
  • SEDLÁČEK, Marek. Eco, Umberto. Teorie sémiotiky (A Theory of Semiotics) (A Theory of Semiotics). (Translated by Marek Sedláček). 1st ed. Brno: JAMU, 2004, 410 pp. JAMU. ISBN 80-85429-99-3. info
  • JIRÁK, Jan and Barbara KÖPPLOVÁ. Média a společnost. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2003, 207 s. ISBN 80-7178-697-7. info
  • POSTMAN, Neil. Ubavit se k smrti : veřejná komunikace ve věku zábavy. Translated by Irena Reifová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1999, 190 s. ISBN 8020407472. info
  • ECO, Umberto. Skeptikové a těšitelé. Translated by Zdeněk Frýbort. Vydání první. Praha: Svoboda, 1995, 417 stran. ISBN 8020504729. info
  • CHVATÍK, Květoslav. Strukturální estetika :řád věcí a řád člověka. 1. vyd. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1994, 86 s. ISBN 80-85865-03-3. info
  • VOLEK, Jaroslav. Základy obecné teorie umění. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1968, 259 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures, theoretical practising, discussion.
Assessment methods
Oral exam and semester paper (5-8 pages) on arranged topic submitted at the end of semester.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
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