HIB0464 Culture as a Subject of Historiography, Semiotics and Literary Theory

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jan Dvořák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Malíř, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 17:30–19:05 128A
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand the development of culture concept in history; explain the different conception of culture across humanities and within the frame of the same discipline; critically appraise the semiotics approach to culture; interpret semiotics terms.
Syllabus
  • The concept of culture in history until the end of the 19th century.
  • The trends of culture theory in the 20th century.
  • Marxism and structuralism.
  • Culture and nature, culture and its origin, culture and game etc.
  • Typology of definitions of culture.
  • Semiotics approach to culture.
  • Analysis of the publication by Umberto Eco Theory of semiotics (several lectures).
  • Tartu school.
Literature
    required literature
  • Mukařovský, Jan: Studie. Díl I–II. Brno 2007.
  • Burke, Peter: Co je kulturní historie? Praha 2011.
  • Eco, Umberto: Teorie sémiotiky. Praha 2009.
    recommended literature
  • Burke, Peter: Lidová kultura v raně novověké Evropě. Praha 2005.
  • Eco, Umberto – Rorty, Richard – Culler, Jonathan – Brooke-Roseová, Christine: Interpretácia a nadinterpretácia. Ed. Stefan Collini. Bratislava 1995.
  • Lotman, Jurij M.: Štruktúra umeleckého textu. Bratislava 1990.
  • Petráň, Josef (ed.): Dějiny hmotné kultury. Díl II/1–2. Praha 1995–1997.
  • Lotman, Jurij M.: Text a kultúra. Bratislava 1994.
Teaching methods
lecture; analysis of text; homework; discussion
Assessment methods
Essay to the extent of 12000 signs at least as an analysis of a chosen paper, or discussion on a chosen topic
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
General note: Kurs probíhá v rámci projektu č. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/15.0232 Multikulturní výchova, který je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013.
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