LJ453 Expert lectures

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Petra Mutlová, M.A., Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
doc. Mgr. Irena Radová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
prof. PhDr. Daniela Urbanová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Daniela Urbanová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 16:00–17:40 A21, Thu 10:00–11:40 A21, except Tue 16. 4., except Thu 18. 4.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SOUHLAS
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
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Course objectives
The course is built from the lectures delivered by some prominent specialists in the relevant fields of study from abroad. The aims are as follows:
- to get a fuller picture of the international situation in the research in the Classical Philology and Latin Medieval Studies;
- to learn about the main trends in the fields and of the respected experts;
- to deepen students' ability to study in a foreign language.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- sum up content of individual lectures in their own words.

Other learning outcomes depend on topics of lectures and skills and knowledge required by individual lecturers.
Syllabus
  • General topics:
  • - Classical Philology and the contemporary international research;
  • - Latin Medieval Studies and the contemporary international research;
  • - Main trends of international research in the Classical Philology;
  • - Main trends of international research in the Latin medieval Studies;
  • - Leading figures of the contemporary Classical Philology and Latin Medieval Studies in Europe.
Literature
    required literature
  • Další literatura zvlášť ke každé přednášce
    not specified
  • International directory of medievalists. Edited by Jacqueline Hamesse. 9. éd. Louvain-la-Neuve: Brepols, 1999, xxiv, 819. ISBN 2503509401. info
  • Medieval Latin : an introduction and bibliographical guide. Edited by F. A. C. Mantello - A. G. Rigg. Washington: Catholic University of America Press, 1996, xiv, 774 s. ISBN 0-8132-0841-6. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminars. Courses are realized in blocks during the visits of the host-professors.
Assessment methods
Colloquium is awarded for the active attendance to the lesson and fulfillment of required tasks.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
19. 3. 2024, room A21, 16:00: Michel Fontaine, Cornel University. “Wine, Women, and Song in Plautus’ Curculio.”

10. 4. 2024, room A 21:David Ricks Emeritus Professor of Modern Greek and Comparative Literature King’s College London. "Among the ruins: five modern Greek poets (Sikelianos, Palamas, Cavafy, Seferis, Elytis)".

23. 4. 2024, room A21, 17:00. Aleš Chalupa, Masaryk University. "The texts of the Early Church Fathers and the Roman Cult of Mithras: What Can We Learn about Mithraic Rituals?"

30. 4. 2024, room A21, 16:00, Giuseppe T. Vitale, Milano/Brno, "Out of Ourselves: Berthold of Moosburg on Speaking the Unspeakable."

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
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