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FaVU-2SPvT1Acad. year: 2023/2024
The course is based on a detailed critical reading of selected texts in contemporary philosophy and the humanities, with a focus on refining an orientation to basic concepts, methods, and issues. Thematically, the course is not limited to art theory and criticism, but seeks a more comprehensive literacy in contemporary academic discourse. The first part of the course will focus on selected currents in the period roughly from the end of World War II to the fall of the Iron Curtain – critical theory in the context of Western Marxism, semiotics, structuralism and poststructuralism, feminist and queer theory, postcolonial thought, and postmodern theory. The diachronic perspective through which students are introduced to selected approaches is intended to strengthen the placement of the theories in the broader context of recent history.
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The following conditions are set for the award of the examination:
- active participation in class (75 % participation) or its replacement by written research of the missed material to the extent agreed with the teacher;
- a short oral presentation on a chosen topic from the material covered during the semester.
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1. Critical Theory and Western Marxism – lecture
2. Critical Theory and Western Marxism – seminar, discussion over the reading of the selected text
3. Semiotics Structuralism and Poststructuralism – lecture
4. Semiotics, Structuralism and Poststructuralism – seminar, discussion of the reading of the selected text
5. Feminist and Queer Theory – lecture
6. Feminist and Queer Theory – seminar, discussion of the reading of the selected text
7. Postcolonial Thought – lecture
8. Postcolonial Thought – seminar, discussion on the reading of the selected text
9. Theory of Postmodernism – lecture
10. Theory of Postmodernism – seminar, discussion of the reading of the selected text
11. Student presentations and discussions on topics discussed during the semester
12. Student presentations and discussions on topics discussed during the semester
13. Student presentations and discussions on topics discussed during the semester
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