PH01109 Introduction to the philosophy of poststructuralism

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Michaela Fišerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Zdeňka Jastrzembská, Ph.D. (assistant)
prof. Dr. phil. Jakub Mácha, Ph.D. (assistant)
doc. PhDr. Dagmar Pichová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Josef Krob, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 14:00–15:40 T103
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is a cycle of lectures, which focuses on contemporary philosophy of poststructuralism and postmodernism. It offers an overview in the most influential conceptions, as well as an orientation in their sources, followers and mutual relationships. In order to present the actual philosophical possibilities of understanding of the problem of representation on the example of the chosen thinkers's works (Barthes, Lyotard, Foucault, Derrida, Deleuze, Eco, Butler, Ranciere), the course distinguishes nine different poststructuralist conceptions of meaning: aesthetics of reception, deconstruction, vitalist rhizomatics, conventional realism, postmodern "differend", discursive archeology and genealogy, queer studies, politics of meaning's emancipation. it aims to point out a possible application of the poststructuralist methodological instruments on a philosophical solution of the problem of production / creation of the meaning and of its representation / interpretation.
Learning outcomes
After completing the subject, student will be able: - to better understand the relationship between ethics, politics and aesthetics; - to consider in a broader context the practice of forming and sharing meaning; - to explain the reasons for the present return to Kant's metaphysics; - to analyze the links between philosophy, history and literature.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction. Critique of structuralism. Politics of representation and ethics of the unrepresentable. 2. Roland Barthes. Fascism of language. Death of the author. Temporality of signs. Studium and Punctum. 3. Umberto Eco. Open work and role of the reader. Text and intertextuality. Limits of interpretation. 4. Gilles Deleuze I. Philosophy as creation of concepts. Assemblage of chaos, event, immanence. 5. Gilles Deleuze II. Image-movement, image-time, montage, becoming of sense. 6. Michel Foucault I. Historical a priori. Epistemological ruptures. The concept of human in modern humanities. 7. Michel Foucault II. Archeology. Discourse, enunciation, archive. Genealogy. Knowledge and power. 8. Jacques Derrida I. Deconstruction and différance. Deferral. Archi-écriture. 9. Jacques Derrida II. From sign to dissemination. Nothing is beyond text. Supplement. Graft. 10. Judith Butler. Deconstruction of gender. Prejudices, performativity, frames of representation. 11. Jean-François Lyotard. Postmodern situation. Meta-naration. Sublime and alterity. 12. Jacques Ranciere. Regimes of sharing of the sensible. Emancipation. Politics and police.
Literature
  • Seznam vizte Informace učitele.
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussions
Assessment methods
It is necessary to write a paper dealing with one chosen topic from the course. The paper should be 6 pages long. The reflexion should be based on student's own racing of 3 texts from the suggested bibliography.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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