FF:ESA107 Theory of Art - Terminology - Course Information
ESA107 Theory of Art and its Terminology
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2009
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Petr Osolsobě, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Ivana Vašinová - Timetable
- Mon 10:00–11:35 C34
- Prerequisites
- ESAPZE Qualifying Examination
An Introduction to Philosophy An Introduction to Aesthetics - 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
- Aesthetics (programme FF, B-HS)
- Aesthetics (programme FF, B-OT) (2)
- Aesthetics (programme FF, M-HS)
- Aesthetics (programme FF, M-OT) (2)
- Course objectives
- The goal of the course is an attempt of a closer comprehension of key terms/concepts of aesthetics/art citicism Participants continually present their own analyses-abstracts on a given theoretical item. 15–18 minutes exactly for each presentation is reserved. The procedure is also strictly given and it is in the following way: 1.Defining (explicating) a given concept/property according to various at least five Czech dictionaries (of Aesthetics) and at least one foreign one; 2.Demonstrating mentioned definition/explication on individually chosen examples of works of art; 3. Discussion. Students will pass the course if the following conditions are met: 1. Public presentation their own analyses-abstracts; 2. At most two forgiven absences; 3. Passing a written test testing a comprehension of the following articles: -G. E. Moore: Inner Value -G. Dickie: Triumph in the Triumph of the Will –G. Dickie: Art: An Institutional Analysis -G. Herméren: An Interpretation: Types and Criteria -P. Kivy: Platonism in Music: A Kind of Defence -F. Sibley: Aesthetic Concepts -R. Hilpinen: Artefact At the end of the course an ideal student will be able to discrimine and use a basic aesthetic vocabulary – key concepts.
- Syllabus
- aesthetic terms/concepts, examples: synesthesy tendentious ugly beautiful sublime symbolistic/symbol iconic indexic canonic typical dignified realistic rhetorical art morality
- Literature
- Teaching methods
- The method is of three sorts: 1. The students presents their own reports on given subjects/concepts. 2. Commented reading of fundamental texts on aesthetic concepts. 3. Discussion on reports and/or reading.
- Assessment methods
- exam: attendance, public presentation of analysis-abstract, passing test; classified credit: public presentation of analysis-abstract, passing test; credit: public presentation of analysis-abstract, passing test; (Aabovementioned differs in point of strictness of evaluation.) colloquium: credit: public presentation of analysis-abstract, conclusive debate with the lector;
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
General note: Předmět je vhodný pro všechny oboru MU !.
Information on course enrolment limitations: posluchači bc. estetiky, kteří začali své studium před více než třemi semestry, musí mít splněnu postupovou zkoušku (ESAPZE), jinak si tento předmět nemohou zapsat - Teacher's information
- http://www.iep.utm.edu/a/aestheti.htm
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
- Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/phil/autumn2009/ESA107