Course detail
The Essentials of 20th Century Theory - summer
FaVU-1ZTT-LAcad. year: 2019/2020
The course combines texts in Czech and English. Students will read essential testx of the 20th century which had a profound impact not only on theory, but on art itself.
Language of instruction
English
Number of ECTS credits
3
Guarantor
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Tests, papers, short essays. Final essay.
Prerequisites
Excellent knowledge of English. Credit from the winter semester Essentials is recommended, but not mandatory.
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
Classified credit.
Course curriculum
Marxism, psychoanalysis, and semiotics in theoretical hybrids from 1960s and further: Michel Foulcault: The History of Sexuality; Discipline and Punish; Guy Debord: The Society of Spectacle; Paul Virilio: Information Bomb; Jean Baudrillard: Symbolic Exchange and Death; Frederick Jameson: Postmodernism; Deconstruction for Beginners;
Work placements
Not applicable.
Aims
The aim of the course is to nourish students with the essentials of 20th century developments in theory - this is needed for their better understanding and interpretation of art history of the last 60 or 70 years.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Students are allowed 2 absences per semester.
Recommended optional programme components
Not applicable.
Prerequisites and corequisites
- compulsory co-requisite
Basic literature
Foucault, Michel. Dohlížet a trestat.
Jameson, Frederick. Postmodernism, or, the Cultural Logic o late Capitalism.
Jameson, Frederick. Postmodernism, or, the Cultural Logic o late Capitalism.
Recommended reading
Not applicable.