Course detail
The Antropology of Art
FaVU-2AU-LAcad. year: 2023/2024
The course will analyze Western conceptions and understanding of "primal" art and art of other cultures. We will focus on the various interpretation approaches of these kinds of art, which leads to the crucial question: what IS art? The course also deals with visual theory, symbolic representations, the relationship of ritual to psychoalanylsis. Particular examples are taken from prehistorical and tribal art.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
3
Guarantor
Entry knowledge
General cultural knowledge.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Exam
Lectures are optional.
Lectures are optional.
Aims
Students will get familiar with prehistoric and tribal art. The discussion should help at least partially answer the question, what IS art?
Students will get oriented in the manifestations of "primal" art and art of other cultures as the continuous source of inspiration.
Students will get oriented in the manifestations of "primal" art and art of other cultures as the continuous source of inspiration.
Study aids
Not applicable.
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable.
Basic literature
Jelínek J. (1977): Velký obrazový atlas pravěkého člověka. Praha, Artia. (CS)
Lévi-Strauss C. (1996): Myšlení přírodních národů. Praha. Dauphin. (CS)
Lévi-Strauss C. (1996): Myšlení přírodních národů. Praha. Dauphin. (CS)
Recommended reading
Anati E. (2003): Aux origines de l´art. Fayard. (FR)
Coote J. and Shelton A. (ed) (1994): Anthropology, Art and Aesthetics. Cambridge. (EN)
Conkey Margaret W., Soffer Olga, Stratmann D., Jablonski N. G. (éd.): Beyont Art: Pleistocene Image and Symbol. University of California Press. (EN)
Fraser D. (1962): Primitive Art. New York. (EN)
Layton R. (1991): The Anthropology of Art. Cambridge. (EN)
Lorblanchet M. (1999): La naissance de l’art. Editions Errance. (FR)
Marshack (1972): The Roots of Civilisation. McGraw-Hill Book Company. (EN)
Ucko P. J. and Rosenfeld A. (1967): Paleolithic Cave Art. London. (EN)
Coote J. and Shelton A. (ed) (1994): Anthropology, Art and Aesthetics. Cambridge. (EN)
Conkey Margaret W., Soffer Olga, Stratmann D., Jablonski N. G. (éd.): Beyont Art: Pleistocene Image and Symbol. University of California Press. (EN)
Fraser D. (1962): Primitive Art. New York. (EN)
Layton R. (1991): The Anthropology of Art. Cambridge. (EN)
Lorblanchet M. (1999): La naissance de l’art. Editions Errance. (FR)
Marshack (1972): The Roots of Civilisation. McGraw-Hill Book Company. (EN)
Ucko P. J. and Rosenfeld A. (1967): Paleolithic Cave Art. London. (EN)
Type of course unit
Lecture
54 hours, optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. A notion of art and introduction of the main topic of discussion: what is art?
2. Anthropology and art – context, approaches
3. Notions „primal“, pre-historic and „primitive“ art, tribal art, pre-literary societies art, art of „other cultures“, further as PA
4. Visual culture, notion of object
5. Types of PA, materials and technologies used for its production, levels of preservation
6. Methods of analysing PA – theory
7. Methods of analysing PA – praxis
8. History of interpreting PA
9. PA as a source of inspiration throughout the history of art
10. Origins of visual culture, related to discussion the topic „what is art?“
11. Symbolic systems, visual communication
12. PA and ritual, PA and psychoanalysis
2. Anthropology and art – context, approaches
3. Notions „primal“, pre-historic and „primitive“ art, tribal art, pre-literary societies art, art of „other cultures“, further as PA
4. Visual culture, notion of object
5. Types of PA, materials and technologies used for its production, levels of preservation
6. Methods of analysing PA – theory
7. Methods of analysing PA – praxis
8. History of interpreting PA
9. PA as a source of inspiration throughout the history of art
10. Origins of visual culture, related to discussion the topic „what is art?“
11. Symbolic systems, visual communication
12. PA and ritual, PA and psychoanalysis