JAN EVANGELISTA PURKYNĚ UNIVERSITY IN ÚSTÍ NAD LABEM
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Course: Anthropology of Art

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Course title Anthropology of Art
Course code KPF/B102
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)
  • Nitsche Martin, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Pokorný Vít, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) The concept of culture 2) A work of art as a cultural symbol 3) Art as a sociocultural system 4) Art as a technology of fascination 5) Arts and anthropological structuralism 6) Art as an extension 7) Art as a search for grace 8) Origin of art 9) Primitivism 10) Primitivism and Modern Art 11 Art and cultural transmission 12) Art and symbol 13) Anthropology and creativity 14) Art in postmodern culture

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The target of the course is to get students acquainted with the anthropological concept of art. Art in anthropology is not seen as a closed area of process, but as a subsystem of the entire socio-cultural system. We meet various anthropological theories of art and function of art in different periods and cultures. We will think about some important issues such as the issue of so-called primitive art, modern art, origin of art, transcultural transmission and others. We will acquire the ability to interpret works of art from sociocultural perspectives, identify cultural differences and universals.
Learning outcomes: Student will gain the following academic knowledge: - can inform about the various anthropological theories of art - can interpret works of art on sociocultural perspectives
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Participation in lectures is 70%. Preparation for lectures - reading discussed texts. Seminar work (10pages).
Recommended literature
  • CLIFFORD, J. On the edges of anthropology. Chicago, 2003. ISBN 978-0972819602.
  • DAMME van, W. Beauty in context: Towards an anthropological approach to aesthetics. Leiden, 1996. ISBN 978-9004106086.
  • GEERTZ, C. Local Knowledge: Further Essays in Interpretative Anthropology. New York, 1983. ISBN 978-0465041626.
  • GELL, A. Art and agency: an anthropological theory. Oxford, 1998. ISBN 978-0198280149.
  • HATCHER, E., P. Art as culture: An introduction to anthropology of art. South Hadley, Mass., 1999. ISBN 978-0897896283.
  • LAYTON, R. The anthropology of art. Cambridge, 1991. ISBN 978-0521.
  • MORPHY, H., PERKINS, M., (vyd.). Anthropology of Art: Reader. Oxford, 2006. ISBN 978-1405105620.
  • NAPIER, A., D. Foreign Bodies: Performance, art and symbolic anthropology. Los Angeles, 1992. ISBN 978-0520205178.
  • WISEMAN, B. Lévi-Strauss, anthropology and aesthetics. Cambridge, 2007. ISBN 978-0521123013.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A8) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Philosophy (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Human Studies focused Aesthetics (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
JAN EVANGELISTA PURKYNĚ UNIVERSITY IN ÚSTÍ NAD LABEM, date of update: 01.11.2024 23:51. Data created for academic year 2024/2025