ESAA29 Visual Aesthetics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Kenneth Gordon Hay (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D. (deputy)
doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Petr Osolsobě, 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 9. 11. 18:00–19:40 B2.34, Tue 10. 11. 18:00–19:40 B2.23, Wed 11. 11. 18:00–19:40 C33, Thu 12. 11. 18:00–19:40 B2.44
Prerequisites
Prof. Kenneth Hay, Ph.D. is the head of the Contemporary Art and Design at University of Leeds as well as a painter. 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.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
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, 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
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, European heritage, a derridian concept of meaning, ideas of contemporary artworks in general, art and aesthetics as well as art education in Great Britain.
Syllabus
  • Aesthetics in Europe. Aesthetics and Politics. Meaning of Art. How to understand contemporary fine art? Art education in Great Britain. Leaders of art today.
Literature
  • ZABEL, Igor. Contemporary art theory. Edited by Igor Španjol. Zurich: JRP/Ringier, 2012, 297 s. ISBN 9782840665731. info
  • BIRNBAUM, Daniel. Defining contemporary art. London: Phaidon, 2011, 480 pp. ISBN 978-0-7148-6209-5. info
  • Deleuze and contemporary art. Edited by Simon O'Sullivan - Stephen Zepke. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2010, xi, 324 p. ISBN 9780748638383. info
  • DANTO, Arthur C. After the end of art : contemporary art and the pale of history. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997, xx, 239. ISBN 0691002991. info
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
Evaluating of written essay
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
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2020, recent)
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