ESBA01 The Aesthetics of Everyday Life

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lenka Lee, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Lenka Lee, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:40 L32, except Tue 14. 11.
Prerequisites
Basic orientation in the methodology and history of aesthetics and philosophy
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 8/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The goal of the course will be to introduce students to the phenomenon of everyday aesthetics and present selected topics.
Learning outcomes
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: be able to describe in detail the phenomenon of everyday aesthetics, to describeselected topics.
Syllabus
  • Urban space City Life Flaneurs Food Weather Somaesthetics Body Objects
Literature
  • Katya Mandoki: Everyday aesthetics: Prosaics, the play of culture and social identities
  • Berleant, Arnold, 1970, Aesthetic Field: A Phenomenology of Aesthetic Experience
  • Yuriko Saito: Everyday Aesthetics
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, presentations
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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