DISQ007 Metaphors we act by

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024

The course is not taught in Autumn 2024

Extent and Intensity
1/1/5. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D.
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
Knowledge of book Metaphors we live by (Lakoff, Johnson).
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
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Course objectives
The course is dealing with exploration of possible application conceptual metaphor theory in theatrological field.

The course is held in Czech.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course student will be able to:
- explain, how one can use theories of cognitive sciences to analyse drama and theatre;
- characterize the role of conceptual metaphor for drama and theatre analysis;
- apply the Conceptuan Metaphor Theory and Conceptual Blending/Integration Theory to drama and theatre analysis.
Syllabus
  • 1. Cognitive linguistics, Cognitive poetics - an introduction
  • 2. Cognitive linguistics, Cognitive poetics - key terms
  • 3. Iconicicty in languange and theatre
  • 4. Conceptual metaphor: conceptual domains and projection
  • 5. Types of Conceptual matephors
  • 6. Conceptual metaphor in multimedial space
  • 7. Conceptual metaphor in in theatre: metaphorical image in language
  • 8. Conceptual metaphor in in theatre: metaphorical image in performance
  • 9. Conceptual metaphor in in theatre: metaphorical image in scenography
  • 10. Conceptual metaphor in in theatre: metaphor and music
  • 11. Conceptual analysis of the fragment of drama
  • 12. Projekt: conceptual analysis of a play
Literature
    required literature
  • Evans, Vyvyan. Cognitive linguistics. WIREs Cognitive Science. 2012.
  • Geeraerts, Dirk. Introduction. A rough guide to Cognitive Linguistics. In Cognitive Linguistics: Basic Readings. Berlin and New York: Mouton de Gruyter, 2006: 1-28.
  • LAKOFF, George. Metafory, kterými žijeme. Edited by Mark Johnson. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2002, 282 s. ISBN 8072940716. info
  • Margolis, Eric and Stephen Laurence. Concepts: 190-213. Accessed http://www.philosophy.dept.shef.ac.uk/papers/Concept.pdf
  • Stockwell, Peter. Cognitive Poetics: An Introduction. London and New York: Routledge, 2002: 75-89.
Teaching methods
lecture, seminar work, discussion
Assessment methods
Seminar project, oral or written exam. Pass-fail line is 70%.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught: every week.
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