FF:DVE063 Metaphors - Course Information
DVE063 Metaphors at Center Stage
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2018
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Margita Havlíčková
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Karolína Stehlíková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- Mon 1. 10. 10:00–11:40 B2.33, 14:00–15:40 B2.21, Tue 2. 10. 10:00–11:40 B2.33, 14:00–15:40 B2.21, Wed 3. 10. 10:00–11:40 B2.52, 14:00–15:40 B2.52, Thu 4. 10. 10:00–11:40 G32, 14:00–15:40 B2.33
- Prerequisites
- Before attending the course the students has to read the following text: "Metaphor. A Practical Introduction" by Z. Kövecses.
- 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
- Theatre Science (programme FF, B-HS)
- Theatre Science (programme FF, B-OT) (2)
- Theatre Science (programme FF, N-HS)
- Theatre Science (programme FF, N-OT) (3)
- Course objectives
- The course focuses on the introduction to the metaphor theory from the linguistic perspective, including: the role of metaphor in culture; multimodality; the (conceptual) metaphor theory(ies) as an analytical tool in drama and theatre performance analysis.
- Syllabus
- Course outline:
- Introduction to CMT
- Recent extensions of CMT
- Metaphor and culture (poetry, universality-variation, money, …)
- Metaphor and emotion; metaphor and perception (conceptualizing the five senses)
- Metonymy
- Metaphor and multimodality (cartoons, paintings, statues,…)
- Metaphor in theater / film I.
- Metaphor in theater / film II.
- Literature
- required literature
- KÖVECSES, Zoltán. Metaphor. A Practical Introduction. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.
- recommended literature
- KÖVECSES, Zoltán. Metaphor in Culture. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
- KÖVECSES, Zoltán. Metaphor and emotion : language, culture, and body in human feeling. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, xvi, 223. ISBN 9780521641630. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures, discussions.
- Assessment methods
- Essay (3-5 pages, in English) on a topic relevant for the course. The topic will be specified during the lectures. OR Lecture attendance (7 out of 8 lectures)
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
General note: The course is taught in English from October 1st to 4th every day from 10.00 to 11.30 and 14.00 to 15.30.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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