DU2536mc Seminar: Strategies and techniques of reading and interpretations of images

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D.
Timetable
Mon 19:10–20:45 K31
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
Course objectives
The aim of the seminar is an advanced training in analysis, description and interpretation of images. The seminar group will analyze case studies of strategies and approaches to reading and interpretation of different types of art and non art images and their relevance for art historians will be assesed.
Syllabus
  • A detailed schedule will be available for the initial meeting of the group.
Literature
  • Mieke Bal, Raeding Rembrandt. Beyond the Word-Image Opposition. Cambridge, Ma. 1991.
  • T.J. Clark, The Sight of Death. New Haven-London 2006.
  • Yves-Alan Bois, Painting as Model. Cambrdige, Ma. 1993
  • James Elkins, Six Stories from the End of Representation, Stanford 2008
  • KESNER, Ladislav and František, eds. MIKŠ. Gombrich. Porozumět umění a jeho dějinám (Gombrich. To understand art and its history). Brno: Barrister a Principal, Masarykova univerzita, 2010, 247 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5177-5. info
  • BAXANDALL, Michael. Words for pictures : seven papers on renaissance art and criticism. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003, 169 s. ISBN 0300097492. info
Teaching methods
presentazion of instructor and students, discussion
Assessment methods
continuous evaluation of active participation (including written "microessays" in each seminar session
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
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