FF:ESBA01 Aesthetics of Everyday Life - Course Information

ESBA01 The Aesthetics of Everyday Life

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching

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

Mon 10:00–11:40 L11, except Mon 17. 11. to Sun 23. 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: 23/20, only registered: 2/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 1/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Abstract

The main topic will be the question of what can be considered phenomena of everyday aesthetics and for what reason, based on the polemics of Thomas Leddy, Kevin Melchionne and Ossi Naukkarinen, whose texts we will study and discuss in the course. This topic will be explicated within the broader framework of other issues of everyday aesthetics.

Learning outcomes

The main objectives can be summarised as follows; to be able to describe in detail the phenomenon of everyday aesthetics; to describe selected topics; especially which phenomena belong to this field of aesthetics and for what reason; and to summarize briefly the polemic of Leddy, Naukarrinen and Melchione.

Key topics

• Introduction to the aesthetics of everyday life, discussion of what is aesthetics and what is everyday life
• Yuriko Saito - Everyday Aesthetics
• Kevin Melchionne - The Definition of Everyday Aesthetics
• Ossi Naukkarinen - What is 'Everyday' in Everyday Aesthetics? (2 lectures)
• Thomas Leddy - Experience of Awe: An Expansive Approach to Everyday Aesthetics
• Thomas Leddy - Defending Everyday Aesthetics and the Concept of 'Pretty'
• Presentation of students in pairs on a selected topic of aesthetics of everyday life
• Presentation of students in pairs on a selected topic of aesthetics of everyday life
• Presentation of students in pairs on a selected topic of aesthetics of everyday life

Study resources and 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

Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching

lectures, class discussions, presentations, self-study, reading weeks, a possibility of online lecture

Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements

Presentation (50% marks), homework assignments and activity during lectures(50% marks)

Alternate completion

The course cannot be taken at a distance, only in person.

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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