FF:US_42 Introduction to Art Studies - Course Information
US_42 Introduction to Art Studies
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2020
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. PhDr. Mikuláš Bek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. PhDr. Mikuláš Bek, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Karafiát
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- Mon 14:00–15:40 N51
- 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 240 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/240, only registered: 0/240, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/240 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- At the end of the course students should be able to:
define the basic concepts of art and cultural studies;
to understand their application in professional literature;
and to use them actively in an argument in writing a professional text. - Syllabus
- Art and Cultural studies
- Esthetic judgement
- Esthetic function
- What is art?
- What is a work of art?
- Symbolism of work of art
- Art criticism
- What is taste?
- What is culture?
- Mass culture
- Popular culture
- Post-modern culture
- Literature
- required literature
- NIEDERLE, Rostislav. Pojmy estetiky: analytický přístup (Aesthetic Concepts: An Analytical Approach). 2. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 172 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7131-5. info
- MUKAŘOVSKÝ, Jan. Studie. Edited by Miroslav Červenka - Milan Jankovič. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2001, 598 s. ISBN 80-7294-000-7. info
- HENCKMANN, Wolfhart and Konrad LOTTER. Estetický slovník. Translated by Dušan Prokop. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1995, 229 s. ISBN 8020504788. info
- VOLEK, Jaroslav. Základy obecné teorie umění. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1968, 259 s. URL info
- recommended literature
- Estetika na přelomu milénia : vybrané problémy současné estetiky. Translated by Pavel Zahrádka. Vyd. 1. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2010, 486 s. ISBN 9788087474112. info
- Kulturální teorie : klasické a současné přístupy. Edited by Tim Edwards, Translated by David Vichnar. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2010, 364 stran. ISBN 9788073676858. info
- BARKER, Chris. Slovník kulturálních studií. Translated by Irena Reifová - Kateřina Gillárová - Michal Pospíšil. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2006, 206 stran. ISBN 8073670992. info
- CULLER, Jonathan. Krátký úvod do literární teorie. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2002, 167 s. ISBN 80-7294-070-8. info
- CHVATÍK, Květoslav. Strukturální estetika. Vyd. 2., přeprac. Brno: Host, 2001, 210 s. ISBN 80-7294-027-9. info
- Sociální a kulturní antropologie [2000, SLON]. Edited by Alena Vodáková - Olga Vodáková - Václav Soukup. Vyd. 2., rozš. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000, 175 s. ISBN 80-85850-29-X. info
- SOURIAU, Étienne. Encyklopedie estetiky. Translated by Zdeněk Hrbata. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1994, 939 s. ISBN 808560518X. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures, readings, and homeworks.
- Assessment methods
- Written test and essay.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2020, recent)
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