FF:ARTS003 Contemporary culture - Course Information

ARTS003 On current issues of contemporary culture, especially music and theater

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Miloš Štědroň, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Miloš Štědroň, CSc.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Alena Albíniová
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Fri 18:00–19:40 B2.13, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.

Prerequisites

! PROGRAM(B-VH_ ) || ( PROGRAM(B-VH_ ) && ( ARTS001 Cognitive Sciences || ARTS002 Approaches to language || ARTS004 Homer and European literature || ARTS005 Life in cyberspace || ARTS006 The Fall of an Empire || ARTS007 Germanic literatureNobel Prize || ARTS008 Argumentation and Logic || ARTS009 Czech 101 || ARTS010 History of Mongolia and steppe empires || ARTS011 Transformations of Christian Europe: Visions, Critical Analysis and Discussions || ARTS012 Cult. Constr. of Other. || ARTS013 Slavonic Areas || ARTS014 How to read World Literature. || ARTS015 Humans as a cultural species || ARTS016 Medieval Literary Life || ARTS017 Life after Death in Arts || ARTS018 || ARTS019 Shakespeare: Art and Virtue || ARTS020 Digital Humanities || ARTS021 Art and Culture in Cent.Europe || ARTS022 Transformations of the stories ))
Basic orientation in the contemporary cultural scene.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 150 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 115/150, only registered: 3/150, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/150

Course objectives

To acquaint students with important cultural trends and activities in the field of theatre, music, literature and, indirectly, visual arts and the activities of galleries, if they display literature, music and theater projects. If possible, the teacher will invite important representatives of culture within the region to classes, generally those with a significant regional overlap (directors and actors of Brno theaters, composers, writers, musicians).

Learning outcomes

The purpose of the lecture/course is to acquire listeners for more regular viewing of important television and radio programs (ČRo Vltava, ČT Art-zóna, broadcasts of important festivals - Prague Spring, Concentus Moraviae, Smetanova Litomyšl, St. Wenceslaus Music Festival, Colours of Ostrava) and literary, dramatic and music-oriented activities in Prague, Ostrava, Olomouc, Brno and elsewhere. At the same time, regular information from the professional press - monitoring the literary monthly HOST and others will be given. After completing the course, the student should familiarize himself more independently and with interest in the contemporary Czech cultural scene.

Syllabus

• Music festivals: Prague Spring, Olomouc, Ostrava, Brno, Concentus Moraviae, Janáček Brno, Litomyšl, Český Krumlov and others, Jazz in the Czech Republic: Jazz Fest Brno, Musical theaters: Prague, City Theater Brno (S. Moša), Ostrava, Studio and experimental theaters: DHNP, Dejvické, Zábradlí, Dlouhá, La Fabrica, Magnesia littera, Important magazines (HOST), Television: Art-zóna, ČT Art: comparison with  France 3, ZDF etc., Opera directors, Drama directors, Bestsellers: book fairs, translations, New Czech films, exhibitions, galleries, Jindřich Chalupecký Prize: basic trends

Literature

• Aktuální kulturní periodika: Host, Opus musicum, Harmonie, Hudební rozhledy atd.

Teaching methods

Lectures with examples, guest lectures, dialogue-discussion, survey

Assessment methods

written test, colloquium

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• ARTS006 The Fall of an Empire or the Rise of Europe?
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• ARTS010 History of Mongolia and steppe empires
  ! PROGRAM(B-VIE_ ) || (PROGRAM(B-VIE_ ) && (ARTS001 || ARTS002 || ARTS003 || ARTS004 || ARTS005 || ARTS006 || ARTS007 || ARTS008 || ARTS009 || ARTS011 || ARTS012 || ARTS013 || ARTS014 || ARTS015 || ARTS016 || ARTS017 || ARTS018 || ARTS019 || ARTS020 || ARTS021 || ARTS022))  
• ARTS020 Digital Humanities
  !program(B-ISK_)||(program(B-ISK_)&&(ARTS001 || ARTS002 || ARTS003 || ARTS004 || ARTS006 || ARTS007 || ARTS008 || ARTS009 || ARTS010 || ARTS011 || ARTS012 || ARTS013 || ARTS014 || ARTS015 || ARTS016 || ARTS017 || ARTS018 || ARTS019 || ARTS021 || ARTS022))  

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