ESB158 Allegory of Animal in the Popular Culture

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lenka Lee, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ondřej Krajtl (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Osolsobě, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Ivana Vašinová
Supplier department: Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 15:50–17:25 C11
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 80 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/80, only registered: 0/80, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/80
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to identify classical themes and motives of monster allegory in contemporary popular culture.
Syllabus
  • 1. The Term of Allegory
  • 2. Monsters, beasts, and medieval bestiaries
  • 3. Introduction to Popular Culture
  • 4. Zoomorphs: Werewolves etc.
  • 5. The tradition of Vampyrism
  • 6. Monsters and nonhuman creatures
Literature
  • ECO, Umberto. Skeptikové a těšitelé. Translated by Zdeněk Frýbort. 1. vyd. Praha: Svoboda, 417 s. ISBN 30-205-0472-9. info
  • Estetika na přelomu milénia : vybrané problémy současné estetiky. Translated by Pavel Zahrádka. Vyd. 1. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2010, 486 s. ISBN 9788087474112. info
  • Dějiny ošklivosti. Edited by Umberto Eco, Translated by Iva Adámková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2007, 455 s. ISBN 9788072038930. info
  • Dějiny krásy. Edited by Umberto Eco, Translated by Gabriela Chalupská. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2005, 439 s. ISBN 8072036777. info
  • ECO, Umberto. Baudolino. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2001, 511 s. ISBN 8072033980. info
  • ECO, Umberto. Umění a krása ve středověké estetice. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 1998, 239 s. ISBN 8072030981. info
Teaching methods
textual analysis, lectures, projections
Assessment methods
group project (30 points), written test (70 points)
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 estetiky Bc., kteří začali své studium před více než čtyřmi semestry, musí mít splněnu postupovou zkoušku (ESAPZE), jinak si nesmí předmět zapsat
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021.
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