FF:ESA215 Aesthetics in XXth Century - Course Information

ESA215 Aesthetics in XXth Century

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, 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

Mon 16:00–17:40 B2.23, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.

Prerequisites

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

there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Interpretation of selected aesthetic theories of the period. An overview of the most important directions of aesthetic thinking in the twentieth century, an awareness of the connections between the various philosophical theories, their aesthetic pandanas, and the historical and artistic context. Emphasis on key concepts characteristic of the movement. Framework: all movements interpreted as in terms of semiotics, the goal of all movements as the search for hidden meaning through special methods and concepts.

Learning outcomes

Students are able to independently navigate the complex tangle of 20th century aesthetic theories.

Syllabus

• 1. Henri Bergson: aesthetic intuition. 2. Avant-garde: Valéry, Pound, Benn, Dali, Beuys, Kossuth. 3. Axiological aesthetics: beauty as a social factor, Dewey, Marx. 4. Aesthetic intuition: Benedetto Croce 5. Structuralist aesthetics: Peirce, Saussure, Bakhtin, Eco. 6. Phenomenological aesthetics: Husserl, Sartre, Ingarden. 7. Psychological aesthetics: Freud, Jung, Vygotsky. 8. Existentialist aesthetics: Heidegger, Marcel, Jaspers, Camus. 9. Fascist/nazi aesthetics and/or socialist realism. 10.Postmodern vs. modern: Lyotard, Welsch, Baudrillard et al. 11.Analytic aesthetics: Wittgenstein, Beardsley, Sibley. 12.Aesthetics of authorship: authors' reflections on their own or others' works. 13.Czech aesthetics: Masaryk, Nejedlý, Mukařovský, Zich.

Literature

• Aesthetics and the philosophy of art : the analytic tradition : an anthology. Edited by Peter Lamarque - Stein Haugom Olsen. 1st pub. Malden: Blackwell, 2004, xii, 571. ISBN 9781405105828. info
• PERNIOLA, Mario. Estetika 20. století : L'estetica del novecento (Orig.). Vyd. 1. V Praze: Karolinum, 2000, 169 s. ISBN 80-246-0213-X. info
• PECHAR, Jiří. Dvacáté století v zrcadle literatury. Praha: Filosofia, 1999, 582 s. ISBN 80-7007-124-9. info
• Encyclopedia of aesthetics. Edited by Michael Kelly. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998, xvii, 521. ISBN 0195126459. info
• A companion to aesthetics. Edited by David Cooper. 1st pub. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1995, xiii, 466. ISBN 0-631-19659-5. info
• JOHNSON, Paul. Dějiny 20. století. Praha: Rozmluvy, 1991, 845 s. ISBN 80-85336-07-3. info
• MORPURGO-TAGLIABUE, Guido. Současná estetika. Edited by Miloš Jůzl, Translated by Zdena Plošková. 1. vyd. Praha: Odeon, 1985, 552 s. URL info
• LAMAČ, Miroslav. Myšlenky moderních malířů. 3., v NČVU 1, vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství československých výtvarných umělců, 1968. info

Teaching methods

After the expert explanation, students are encouraged to interpret the problems independently. Discussion follows.

Assessment methods

Examination: a written test on the topics presented and an interview; the test consists of multiple-choice questions drawn from the topics presented; graded credit: written test on the topics presented; credit: submission of an essay on a topic specified by the lecturer of at least 3 pages of text and an interview; colloquium: submission of an essay on a topic specified by the lecturer, comprising at least 5 pages of text and an interview on the text.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět je vhodný pro všechny oboru MU !.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Studenti bc. programu Estetika, kteří byli imatrikulováni do roku 2018 včetně, mají povinnost splnit postupovou zkoušku (ESAPZE), jinak si tento předmět nemohou zapsat. Pro ostatní obory není zápis omezen.

Teacher's information

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