DU0208m Introduction to visual culture and image science

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 14:10–17:25 K31
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
The seminar aims at: 1) providing systematic overview of disciplines of voisual studies and image science and their relationship with art history 2) mapping main concepts and issues of vision and visuality, shared by various disciplines of visual 3) presenting models of image analysis from various contexts of art, popular culture, as well as science. Students will gain analytical and conceptual tools and skills that should enable them to reflect upon, analyze and interpret various kinds of images and visual apsects of contemporary culture.
Syllabus
  • 1. History of art, visual studies, image science 2. What is visual culture? 3.Historical and anthropological dimensions of the concept of image 4. Visual medium 5. Vision as a biological, social and cultural phenomenon 6. Visual hermeneutics and image understanding in art and non-art images 7. Power and agency of images 8. History of vision 9. Images and models in science and medicine 10. Everyday visual culture; images in public space 11. Images in popular culture, spectacle and surveillance 12. Manipulation and abuse of the image; ethical and political dimensions of images 12. Visual inteligence and competence
Literature
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  • Vizuální teorie : současné anglo-americké myšlení o výtvarných dílech. Edited by Ladislav Kesner, Translated by Lucie Vidmarová - Ladislav Kesner. Vyd. tohoto souboru 1. Jinočany: H & H, 1997, 265 s. : i. ISBN 80-86022-17-X. info
Teaching methods
lectures, students´presentations, discussion
Assessment methods
essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
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