DVH039 World Modernism and the Avant-Garde and Their Contexts

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Martina Musilová, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 14:10–15:45 J21
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
Course objectives
At the end of the course students will be able to characterize the period of modern and avant-garde art, include the work of theatre modernist and avant-garde artists into historical context respecting the changes of European civilization at the turn of the 19th and 20th century (modern science, industrialization of the society, change of the relationship to the body) and to relate to the other kinds of art.
Syllabus
  • 1. Historical context - change of European society 2. Utopian vision and the position of the art in the new society 3. The period of modernist experiments (till 1918) 4. Turn to pragmatism of the avant-garde (after 1918)
Literature
    required literature
  • CSÁKY, Moritz. Dramatika viedenskej (vídeňské) moderny : Arthur Schnitzler, Hugo von Hoffmannsthal, Hermann Bahr, Karl Kraus. Edited by Anna Grusková. Bratislava: Divadelný ústav, 1999, 220 s. ISBN 8070081023. info
  • KŠICOVÁ, Danuše. Secese. Slovo a tvar (Art Nouveau. Word and Image). Brno: MU, 1998, 320 pp. Spisy MU, FF, č.320. ISBN 80-210-1970-0. info
  • HYVNAR, Jan. Francouzská divadelní reforma :od Antoina k Artaudovi. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Pražská scéna, 1996, 237 s., [4. ISBN 80-901671-7-9. info
    recommended literature
  • BORSCHEID, Peter. Virus času : kulturní dějiny zrychlování. Translated by Pavel Sojka. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2007, 483 s. ISBN 9788020414199. info
    not specified
  • MOHOLY-NAGY, László. Od materiálu k architektuře. Edited by Petr Rezek, Translated by Anita Pelánová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Triáda, 2002, 261 s. ISBN 80-86138-29-1. info
  • KANDINSKY, Wassily. Bod - linie - plocha : příspěvek k analýze malířských prostředků : Punkt und Linie zu Fläche (Orig.). Translated by Anita Pelánová, Edited by Pavla Pečinková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Triáda, 2000, 191 s. : i. ISBN 80-86138-16-X. info
  • FREUD, Sigmund. Výklad snů. Translated by Ota Friedmann. Vyd. 3.,upr. Pelhřimov: Nová tiskárna, 1997, 395 s. info
  • SIBLÍK, Emanuel. Tanec : projev života a umění. Praha: F. Topič, 1917. info
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods
test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
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