Course: Contemporary Visual Culture 2

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Course title Contemporary Visual Culture 2
Course code KKTS/XCC2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
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
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
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Projection (static, dynamic)
  • Home preparation for classes - 13 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Basic knowledge of the subjects of history, philosophy, as a general overview of topics in art history and architectural history.
Basic knowledge of the subjects of history, philosophy, as a general overview of topics in art history and architectural history.
learning outcomes
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.
Students have knowledge of works od art, deeper knowledge about individual key art and historical topics, and an ability to perform art and historical analysis and critical thinking.
Students have knowledge of works od art, deeper knowledge about individual key art and historical topics, and an ability to perform art and historical analysis and critical thinking.
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
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Projection (static, dynamic)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Projection (static, dynamic)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
assessment methods
Didactic test
Didactic test
Recommended literature
  • CAMPANY, David. Art and photography. London, 2012. ISBN 0714863920.
  • 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.
  • MEYER, James Sampson. Minimalism. New York, 2010. ISBN 9780714856537.
  • OSBORNE, Peter. Conceptual art. New York, 2005. ISBN 071486112X.
  • Oxford University Press. Oxford Art Online.
  • SHANKEN, Edward A., ed. Art and electronic media. New York, 2009. ISBN 978-0-7148-6858-5.


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