ESBA01 The Aesthetics of Everyday Life

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lenka Lee, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Lenka Lee, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:40 D32, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
Prerequisites
Basic orientation in the methodology and history of aesthetics and philosophy
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: 18/20, 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
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Course objectives
The main topic will be the question of what can be considered phenomena of everyday aesthetics and for what reason, based on the polemics of Thomas Leddy, Kevin Melchionne and Ossi Naukkarinen, whose texts we will study and discuss in the course. This topic will be explicated within the broader framework of other issues of everyday aesthetics.
Learning outcomes
The main objectives can be summarised as follows; to be able to describe in detail the phenomenon of everyday aesthetics; to describe selected topics; especially which phenomena belong to this field of aesthetics and for what reason; and to summarize briefly the polemic of Leddy, Naukarrinen and Melchione.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to the aesthetics of everyday life, discussion of what is aesthetics and what is everyday life
  • Yuriko Saito - Everyday Aesthetics
  • Kevin Melchionne - The Definition of Everyday Aesthetics
  • Ossi Naukkarinen - What is 'Everyday' in Everyday Aesthetics? (2 lectures)
  • Thomas Leddy - Experience of Awe: An Expansive Approach to Everyday Aesthetics
  • Thomas Leddy - Defending Everyday Aesthetics and the Concept of 'Pretty'
  • Presentation of students in pairs on a selected topic of aesthetics of everyday life
  • Presentation of students in pairs on a selected topic of aesthetics of everyday life
  • Presentation of students in pairs on a selected topic of aesthetics of everyday life
Literature
  • Katya Mandoki: Everyday aesthetics: Prosaics, the play of culture and social identities
  • Berleant, Arnold, 1970, Aesthetic Field: A Phenomenology of Aesthetic Experience
  • Yuriko Saito: Everyday Aesthetics
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, presentations, self-study, reading weeks
Assessment methods
Presentation (50% marks), homework assigments (50% marks)
Náhradní absolvování
The course cannot be taken at a distance, only in person.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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