DU2642 The Nation as a Topic in Art History

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Milena Bartlová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Milena Bartlová, CSc.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Milena Bartlová, CSc.
Timetable
Wed 16:40–18:15 B13
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Art historical geography and national interpretations as a methodological tool of art historical discourse.
Syllabus
  • 1. Nation, ethnic group, tribe, race 2. Relationship of the nation to the state, especially in central Europe 3. Art historical geography 4. Kunstlandschaft, Kunstraum 5. Formalism and stylistic criticism 6. Visual arts and construction of national identities 7. National stories of art history 8. New solutions: dynstic art history 9. New solutions: constructivist geography, sites of memory, global vs. local 10. excursion in the border region Southern BOhemia - Upper Austria.
Literature
  • Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann, Towards a Geography of Art. Chicago 2005
Assessment methods
Lecture in the dialogic form. Evaluation based on a written essay on a selected given topic, min. 7000 signs including scholarly apparatus.
Language of instruction
Czech
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