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Lecturer(s)
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Mildeová Ľubica, Mgr. art. ArtD.
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Machová Adéla, MgA. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction to design theory and ?design thinking? 2. Victor Papanek: Design for the Real World 3. Georg Simmel: The Metropolis and Mental Life 4.Adolf Loos: Ornament and Crime 5. Jan Michl: ?So They Say Form Follows Function? 6. Judy Attfield: Form (Female) Follows Function (Male) 7. Roland Barthes: Mythologies. Dick Hebdige: Subculture: The Meaning of Style 8.Donald Norman: Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things 9. Gilles Lipovetsky: The Twilight of Duty. Zygmunt Bauman: Liquid Modernity 10. The 3rd Istanbul Design Biennial. Boris Groys & e-flux Architecture 11. Colloquium
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The series of lectures and seminars focuses on analytical reading, the analysis of selected texts, and the presentation of key ideas by major authors in the fields of design theory, sociology, and philosophy. The aim of the course is to introduce students to fundamental theoretical foundations and conceptual frameworks that significantly influenced the formation of 20th-century design, as well as the ways in which design is currently perceived and interpreted. Emphasis is placed on the development of critical thinking, which is essential for students? authorial approaches within artistic or design practice, and on the ability to present and defend one?s own views in professional discussion.
The gained capabilities constitute an encompassment and an aquirement of knowledge and experience in the given field of study, they result from a concrete annotation of the subject and are aimed at a profile´s fulfilment of the graduate of the given field of study.
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Prerequisites
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Successful completion of the previous study
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
Attendance and active participation in discussion
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Recommended literature
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BARTHES, Roland. Mytologie. Praha, 2004.
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BAUMAN, Zygmunt. Tekutá Modernita. Praha, 2002.
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COOGAN, Kristen. Design history reader: An emerging vision for a new narrative. Eidhoven, 2025.
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GERRITZEN, Mieke. Help your self!. Amsterdam, 2020.
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LIPOVETSKY, Gilles. Soumrak povinnosti. Praha, 1999.
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MICHL, Jan. Tak nám prý forma sleduje funkci. Sedm úvah o designu vůbec a o chápání funkcionalismu zvlášť. Praha: UMPRUM, 2003.
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NORMAN, Donald A. Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things. New York, 2003.
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PAIS, Anna Paula & STRAUSS, Carolyn. Slow Reader: A resource for design thinking and practice. Amsterdam, 2016.
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PAPANEK, Victor. Design pro skutečný svět. Praha, 2023.
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SIMMEL, Georg. O podstate kultúry. Bratislava, 2003.
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