Everyday Aesthetics
Blended online course
Masaryk University
Spring 2023
Lee - Di Stefano - Ryynänen - Vrchlabský

What is Everyday Aesthetics?



Topics:



●15th March - “In the Seclusion near the Forest:
Czech Cottagers in the in the Era of Communism” (Lee)
●22nd March-  Elisa di Stefano
●29th March - Vrchlabský
●5th April - Max Ryynänen
●12th Apr - Vrchlabský
!!!The courses by Max and Elisa will be held in a hybrid form - online via MS Teams, also in a
classroom (no recording).
Lenka's courses and student presentations will be held in a classroom (no recording).!!!

●19th Apr - a reading week
“The Aesthetics of Windmills” (Lee)
●May 3rd + 10th + 17th: Presentations (students)

Requirements
●Active participation: 10 times per semester (present and online courses - web camera on, questions
on chat during online lectures), text analysis
●Presentation

Presentations:
-an article, a chapter from a book (15 - 25 pp.)
-send me the bibliographic data + title by April 16th
(to IS -> Homework Vaults -> Presentation_Title + Bibliography)
-15 minutes in a classroom
-PP presentation
a)PP (Google Pres. etc.) presentation (submit a day before the presentation (Tuesday 20:00) to IS
-> Homework Vaults -> Presentations_PP)
b)  In advance: 600 - 900 words abstract (submit three days before the presentation      (Sunday
23:59) to IS -> Homework Vaults -> Presentations_abstract)

Bibliography:
See https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aesthetics-of-everyday/#Bib


Presentation resources: