Course: History of modernity

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Course title History of modernity
Course code KKTS/KDMOD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kudláč Jakub, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Explaining the basic structure of modern thinking - Emphasis on typically modernist rational approach towards the world - Its traces in the field of art, literature, film and music - Comparing modern and postmodern and exploring the philosophy behind

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Analysis of a work of art
  • Home preparation for classes - 6 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 13 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 15 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
No specific prerequisites
No specific prerequisites
learning outcomes
The student understands the conceptual pair of modern / postmodern. The student is able to apply this knowledge on specific works of art.
The student understands the conceptual pair of modern / postmodern. The student is able to apply this knowledge on specific works of art.
teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Lecturing
Analysis of a work of art
Analysis of a work of art
Lecturing
assessment methods
Oral examination
Oral examination
Essay
Essay
Recommended literature
  • Emile Zola. Nana.
  • Gál, Egon; Marcelli, Miroslav. Za zrkadlom moderny.
  • Michel Foucault. Dějiny šílenství.
  • René Descartes. Meditace o první filosofii.
  • Stuart Sim (ed.). The Routledge Companion to Postmodernism.
  • Taylor, V. E.; Winquist, Ch. E. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Postmodernism. .


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