Course: General Theory of Art

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Course title General Theory of Art
Course code KFHS/KB360
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Řebíková Barbora, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Thematic plan of the course is following: 1. Introduction into philosophical and aesthetical thinking 2. The general theory of art vs. aesthetics 3. Aesthetics phenomenon, anaesthetic sphere 4. Natural aesthetics 5. Aesthetic object and its characteristics 6. Searching for the definition of aesthetic object 7. Aesthetic attitude 8. Art as a cultural phenomenon 9. Visual culture 10. Enlightening aesthetic view and contemporary art work 11. The theory of postproduction 12. The relationship between the art and knowledge 13. Aesthetic cognitivism and mimesis theory

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course is focused on the introduction of main theories of art and getting and overview about division of aesthetic issues on general aesthetics and general theory of art. Students will receive the overview in main categories of aesthetic thinking and especially in aesthetic exploration of the art. The course will introduce main conceptions of aesthetic exploration of the art and compare them with other theoretical approaches to the art on which is focused the general theory of art. It will also focus on issues of aesthetic experience of current art work and the topic of the contemporary visual art.
A student will gain the overview in main aesthetic theories. He/she will develop the term basis needed for understanding of aesthetic sciences. He/she will be capable of independent argumentation. He/she will develop the ability to understand the texts and discuss and think independently within aesthetics.
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Test
Recommended literature
  • BENJAMIN, Walter. Dílo a jeho zdroj. Praha, 1979.
  • GOMBRICH, Erich. Umění a iluze. Praha, 1985.
  • Goodman, Nelson. Jazyky umění. Nástin teorie symbolů. Praha: Academia, 2007..
  • HENCKMANN, Wolfhart, LOTTER, Konrad. Estetický slovník. Praha: Svoboda, 1995. ISBN 80-205-0478-8.
  • JANKOVIČ, Milan. Dílo jako dění smyslu. Praha, 1992. ISBN 80-7110-060-9.
  • KULKA, Tomáš. Umění a falzum: monismus a dualismus v estetice. Praha: Academia, 2004. ISBN 80-200-0954-X.
  • Kulka, Tomáš. Umění a kýč. Torst, Praha, 1994. ISBN 80-85639-17-3.
  • LIESSMANN, Konrad. Paul. Filozofie moderního umění. Olomouc, 2000. ISBN 80-7198-444-2.
  • LOTMAN, Juraj, Michajlovič. Štruktúra umeleckého textu. Bratislava, 1990. ISBN 80-222-0188-X.
  • MOKREJŠ, Antonín. Umění ? a k čemu?.. Praha, 2002. ISBN 80-7254-199-4.
  • PROKOP, Dušan. Obecná uměnověda. Stručný přehled a úvod. Praha, 1994. ISBN 80-85829-04-5.
  • ZICH, Otokar. Estetika dramatického umění. Praha, 1986. ISBN 3-7778-0155-0.


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