ESAA31 Arts – Aesthetics – Politics

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhD Kenneth Hay (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D. (deputy)
prof. Kenneth Gordon Hay (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Ivana Vašinová
Supplier department: Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 17. 5. 18:00–19:40 B2.42, Tue 18. 5. 18:00–19:40 B2.32, Wed 19. 5. 18:00–19:40 B2.13, Thu 20. 5. 18:00–19:40 B2.42
Prerequisites
No preliminary requisities are required. The course is lectured in English without translation.
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 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/35, only registered: 0/35, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Dr. Kenneth G. Hay is an emeritus professor and the head of the School of Design Leeds in GB. He lives in the Southern France where he runs a private gallery of the contemporary art Le Vieille Poste. The goal of the course is to introduce into ideas of contemporary fine art. Eight lectures consists of themes of contemporary art and aesthetics: an overview, Italian aesthetic motives in European heritage, a derridian concept of meaning, ideas of contemporary artworks in general, art and aesthetics as well as art education in Great Britain.The goal of the course is to introduce into ideas of contemporary fine art. Eight lectures consists of themes of contemporary art and aesthetics: an overview, Italian aesthetic motives in European heritage, a derridian concept of meaning, ideas of contemporary artworks in general, art and aesthetics as well as art education in Great Britain.
Learning outcomes
Students will learn and acquire the current approaches, methods and concepts in use and practice.
Syllabus
  • The present state of Art and Aesthetics in Europe. The Italian heritage in Aesthetics: Della Volpe, Croce and others. Aesthetics and Politics. Inter-relations. The Meaning of Art in the Modern Society. How to understand the contemporary Fine Arts? The Art education in Great Britain. The leading tendencies in today´s art.
Literature
  • Estetika na přelomu milénia : vybrané problémy současné estetiky. Translated by Pavel Zahrádka. Vyd. 1. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2010, 486 s. ISBN 9788087474112. info
Teaching methods
Lectures in English.
Assessment methods
Written essay in Czech or English on given theme of 10000 signs.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: ústní kolokvium nebo krátký esej (vždy v angličtině)
The course is taught only once.
Information on course enrolment limitations: znalost angličtiny nutná
Teacher's information
http://www.jstor.org/stable/427326
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017.
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