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Lecturer(s)
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Němec Miroslav, doc. Dr. phil.
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Course content
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1. The concept of culture and its traditions from to modernity 2. The emergence of the history of culture: J. G. Herder: Abhandlung über den Ursprung der Sprache 3. Empirical cultural science: Jacob Burckhard: Weltgeschichtliche Betrachtungen 4. Cultural Politics: Friedrich Nietzsche: Zur Genealogie der Moral 5. Siegfried Freud: Das Unbehagen in der Kultur 6. Philosophy of culture and symbolic forms: Ernst Cassierer: Der Gegenstand der Kulturwissenschaft 7. Materialism and Culture: Walter Benjamin: Über den Begriff der Geschichte 8. Culture and Power: Michel Foucault: Der Wille zum Wissen 9. Culture and Difference: Jacques Derrida: Gesetzeskraft 10. Reading Culture: Clifford Geertz: Dichte Beschreibung 11. The Third Space: Homi K. Bhabha: Die Verortung der Kultur 12. The new culture of science Bruno Latour: Die Hoffnung der Pandorra 13. Summary
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to introduce students to selected theories of culture and cultural history that they will encounter during their studies. The lectures will introduce each theoretical approach, contextualized in a historical and philosophical context. During the seminar, certain segments of these theories will be presented through specific texts.
- acquire basic knowledge of theories of culture and cultural history - begins to orient himself in the perspectives of research - learns to analyse cultural studies texts
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Prerequisites
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none
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
Active participation in discussions during the seminar, presentation of selected topics, attendance
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Recommended literature
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Bhabha, Homi. K. Die Verortung der Kultur. Tübingen, 2000.
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Burke, P. Co je kulturní historie?. Praha, 2011.
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Freud, S. Das Unbehagen in der Kultur. Ditzingen, 2010.
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Geertz, C. Interpretace kultur. Praha: Slon, 2000.
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