Course detail
The Essentials of 20th Century Theory - winter
FaVU-1ZTT-ZAcad. 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, essays. Final essay.
Prerequisites
Excellent knowledge of English.
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
Psychoanalysis, marxism, semiotics.
Freud For Beginners; Sigmund Freud: Beyond the Pleasure Principle; Althusser, Gramsci; Jane Gallop: How to Read Lacan; Slavoj Žižek: Enjoy Your Symptom; Hrubý - Holeš:Základy sémiotiky; Roland Barthes: Mytologie
Freud For Beginners; Sigmund Freud: Beyond the Pleasure Principle; Althusser, Gramsci; Jane Gallop: How to Read Lacan; Slavoj Žižek: Enjoy Your Symptom; Hrubý - Holeš:Základy sémiotiky; Roland Barthes: Mytologie
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 two absences.
Recommended optional programme components
Not applicable.
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable.
Basic literature
Barthes, Roland. Mythologie.
Recommended reading
Not applicable.