PSB_08 Psychology of pictorial representation

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Josef Švancara, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Čeněk Šašinka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:35 zruseno C21
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of general psychology and intensive interest in imagination and drawings.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Themes: Assessing personality through drawings, expression of self-image; interpreting children drawings; drawing techniques; mandala: systemic relationships, mandala: expression in drawings; effectiveness of images; external space vs projective space; creative power of folk art; drawings in psychological diagnostics of children and adults.
Syllabus
  • Themes: Assessing personality through drawings, expression of self-image; interpreting children drawings; drawing techniques; mandala: systemic relationships, mandala: expression in drawings; effectiveness of images; external space vs projective space; creative power of folk art; drawings in psychological diagnostics of children and adults. Key words: cognitive maps, drawing, graphic production, pictorial perception, representation of the world, seeing, visual illusions
Literature
  • ARNHEIM, Rudolf. Art and Visual Perception: A Psychology of the Creative Eye. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004. ISBN 9780520243835. info
  • AUMONT, Jacques. Obraz. 1. vyd. V Praze: Akademie múzických umění v Praze, 2005, 325 s. ISBN 80-7331-045-7. info
  • BENOIST, Luc. Znaky, symboly a mýty. 1. vyd. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1995, 122 s. ISBN 80-85865-49-1. info
  • GOMBRICH, E. H. Umění a iluze : studie o psychologii obrazového znázorňování. Translated by Miroslava Gregorová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1985, 534 s. info
  • GOMBRICH, E. H. Příběh umění. Translated by Miroslava Gregorová. Vyd. v češtině 2. (rev.),. Praha: Argo, 1997, 683 s. ISBN 8072031430. info
  • Výchova uměním. Edited by Herbert Edward Read - Jaromír Uždil, Translated by Jan Caha. 1. vyd. Praha: Odeon, 1967, 421 s. URL info
  • ŠVANCARA, Josef. Diagnostika psychického vývoje. Edited by Josef Švancara. Praha: Avicenum, 1980. info
  • ŠVANCARA, Josef. Imaginativní reprezentace domova u dětí předškolního věku (The Imaginative Representation of Home in Children of School Age). In Kde jsme doma. 1st ed. Strážnice: Ústav lidové kultury, 1997, p. 33-51. ISBN 80-86156-04-4. info
  • BECKER, Udo. Slovník symbolů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2002, 351 s. ISBN 80-7178-612-8. info
  • OSBORNE, Richard and Dan STURGIS. Teorie umění. Illustrated by Natalie Turner. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2008, 191 s. ISBN 9788073673703. info
Teaching methods
Introduction to visual perception. Presentation and analysis of pictures.
Assessment methods
3 written/drawing tests, colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 1999, Autumn 1999, Spring 2000, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
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