Course: Contemporary Visual Culture

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Course title Contemporary Visual Culture
Course code KKTS/XCVC
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Maňasová Hradská Helena, Mgr. PhD.
Course content
During the semester, works and personalities of the Czech art scene are presented against the background of key themes of world art.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Student will gain a knowledge of examples of artworks related to themes such as globalization, identity and the body, art and the market, politicization and participation, media and propaganda, object and space, transition to a sustainable society, memory, etc.
Student will gain a knowledge of examples of artworks related to themes such as globalization, identity and the body, art and the market, politicization and participation, media and propaganda, object and space, transition to a sustainable society, memory, etc.
The student will gain knowledge about long-standing prominent personalities of world contemporary art
The student will gain knowledge about long-standing prominent personalities of world contemporary art
Student will be introduced to the phenomenon of Jindřich Chalupecký Prize finalists in a global context.
Student will be introduced to the phenomenon of Jindřich Chalupecký Prize finalists in a global context.
Skills
The student will recognize the most important types of world contemporary art shows
The student will recognize the most important types of world contemporary art shows
Recommended literature
  • DRDOVÁ, Lucie, ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Lucie a Eva ŽÁKOVÁ, ed. Czech contemporary art guide. 2012. ISBN 978-80-7008-294-2.
  • HICKS, Alistair. Průvodce světem současného umění.
  • Hoffman, Jens. Show Time: The 50 most influental exhibitions of contemporary art. D.A.P. / Distributed Art Publishers, Inc., 2014. ISBN 9780500239117.
  • Chilvers, Ian. The Oxford dictionary of art and artists. 4th ed. New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-19-953294-0.


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