ESA911 European Culture Studies

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D. (lecturer), Mgr. Hana Řehulková, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Ivana Vašinová
Supplier department: Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 18:00–19:40 C33
Prerequisites
The course is opened as optional to the wide range of students in humanities without special requirements.
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
Course deals with divers topics from European culture, art, and history with a special regard to cross-influences, contextuality and interpenetrations of the cultural, social and national identities.
Learning outcomes
A student will learn from the European cultural tradition a several themes and motifs (authors, institutions, myths, philosophy, religion).
Syllabus
  • Teaching lessons and film-projections concerning divers topis of European culture
  • Plato and the problem of Realism
  • Aristotle and his concept of Mimesis
  • Modern Realism as an Aesthetic Ideal
  • Discussion about so-called Social-Realism
  • Gyorgy Lukacs and his concept of Realism
  • Europe, Totalitarian States and their Aesthetic Doctrines
  • Sources of the Modern Europe, its Art and Culture
Literature
  • GOMBRICH, E. H. Příběh umění. Translated by Miroslava Gregorová. Vyd. v češtině 2. (rev.),. Praha: Argo, 1997, 683 s. ISBN 8072031430. info
  • LUKÁCS, György. Umění jako sebepoznání lidstva. Edited by Petr Rákos, Translated by Růžena Grebeníčková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1976, 447 s. URL info
  • AUERBACH, Erich. Mimesis : zobrazení skutečnosti v západoevropských literaturách. Translated by Miloslav Žilina - Vladimír Kafka - Rio Preisner. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1968, 501 s. info
  • LUKÁCS, György. Metafyzika tragédie. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1967, 187 s. URL info
  • LUKÁCS, György. Studies in European realism. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1964. info
  • HOSTINSKÝ, Otakar. O umění. Vydání I. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1956, 686 stran. URL info
Teaching methods
lectures, film projections
Assessment methods
written essay based on recommended literature, a colloquium about it
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Obecné podmínky ukončování kursů Semináře estetiky
The course is taught only once.
General note: Obecné podmínky ukončování kursů Semináře estetiky.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
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