Course detail

Artists and Issues

FaVU-AIS-LAcad. year: 2009/2010

We will look at artists who work with the following issues:
- the spirit of the time: breaking of the paradgm: artists who were outsiders in their own times
- art and metaphysics
- art and death

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. et MgA. Barbora Lungová

Department

Department of Art History and Theory (KTDU)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Academic reflection of selected problems of contemporary art, a detailed knowledge of artworks and viewpoints of selected contemporary artists.

Prerequisites

Students have to have excellen communicative skills in English. They will either have to have a credit from Upper-intermediate Englsh course at FaVU or write an entrance test.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations..

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Exam, attendance.
Students will be assesed from writing all essays, oral presentation, and regular reading of the assigned texts. Not having read those texts will count as an absence.

Course curriculum

Art and humor
Breking the paradigms (outsider artists becoming insiders - the last thirty years)

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The course should encourgare students to critically reflect the issues dealt with in the syllabus by way of studying the assigned texts, discussing them in class and reflecting them in essays.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance is mandatory, students are allowed to miss two classes per semester.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Latour, Bruno. Facing Gaia. Eigth Lectures on the New Climatic Regime. (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme Bachelor's

    branch AEN , 2. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AIN , 2. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch APK , 2. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AGD , 2. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AGR , 2. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AM2 , 2. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AM1 , 2. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AM3 , 2. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AS2 , 2. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AS1 , 2. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AVI , 2. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch APE , 2. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AMU , 2. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch ATD , 2. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch APD , 2. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AEN , 3. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AIN , 3. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch APK , 3. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AGD , 3. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AGR , 3. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AM3 , 3. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AM2 , 3. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AM1 , 3. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AS2 , 3. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AS1 , 3. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AVI , 3. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch APE , 3. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AMU , 3. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch ATD , 3. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch APD , 3. year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. et MgA. Barbora Lungová

Seminar

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. et MgA. Barbora Lungová