DU1729 Rhetoric II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Suchánek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Suchánek, Ph.D.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Suchánek, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:40 K32, except Mon 20. 4. to Fri 24. 4.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 22/15
Course objectives
Work on the oral ability to share on the outputs of the research of art historians; to improve verbal and non-verbal communication; to return rhetoric to her place in the heart of humanities.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to prepare:
- a short, striking speech appropriate for a press conference;
- a well-structured, longer speech, suited to a scientific conference;
- an engaging informal speech for the general public;
Syllabus
  • Antique rhetoric
  • Medieval rhetoric
  • Short rhetorical performance
  • Longer lecture
  • Lecture for the general audience
Literature
  • LOTKO, Edvard. Kapitoly ze současné rétoriky. 3. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2009, 202 s. ISBN 9788024423098. info
  • ŠMAJSOVÁ BUCHTOVÁ, Božena. Cvičné texty z rétoriky (The texts of rhetoric). Brno: MU v Brně, 2005, 83 pp. I. ISBN 80-210-3752-0. info
  • HÖLSCHER, Tonio. The language of images in Roman art. Edited by Jaś Elsner, Translated by Anthony Snodgrass - Annemarie Künzl-Snodgr. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, xxxv, 151. ISBN 9780521665698. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical introduction, practical exercises
Assessment methods
Final oral presentation
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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