ESA914 European Culture Studies: Utopies

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lenka Lee, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
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
Wed 18:00–19:40 B2.13, except Wed 17. 4., except Wed 24. 4. ; and Wed 13. 3. 19:40–20:30 B2.13, Wed 20. 3. 19:40–20:30 B2.13, Wed 24. 4. 18:00–19:40 C11
Prerequisites
The course is offered to all the student of the Faculty of Arts and it is highly recommendable for students of other faculties.
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 110 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 67/110, only registered: 0/110, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/110
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce students to different concepts of utopia in history and in the present. Students will become familiar with primary texts and then specific types of utopia - urban utopia, utopia in art, utopian visions of aesthetics.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will have knowledge of the basic phenomena of the European utopian tradition and will be able to analyze utopias from the philosophical, political, artistic and historical perspectives and with knowledge of their literary roots.
Syllabus
  • The general nature of utopian projects
  • Plato and his Ideal Republic (Constitution)
  • G.B.Alberti and the Renaissance Ideal City
  • Thomas More and his Utopia
  • Campanella and the Utopians of the 18th century
  • Bolzano's "The Best State"
  • Modern Utopia and Totalitarianism
  • Critique of utopias - Zamyatin, Orwell, Bradbury, etc.
  • Borges' fantastic utopias
  • Utopias in art
  • Urban Utopias
  • Utopian visions of F. M. Klácel
Literature
  • Nejmenší byt (Orig.) : The minimum dwelling : the housing crisis, housing reform ... info
  • PERNÝ, Lukáš. Utopisti : vizionári sveta budúcnosti : dejiny utópií a utopizmu. Martin: Matica slovenská, 2020, 388 stran. ISBN 9788081282577. info
  • FLØGSTAD, Kjartan. Pyramida : portrét opuštěné utopie. Translated by Hana Kendíková. Vydání první. Zlín: Kniha Zlin, 2013, 117 stran. ISBN 9788087497364. info
  • PLATÓN. Ústava. Edited by Jaroslav Martinka, Translated by Július Špaňár. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Pravda, 1980, 457 s. info
Teaching methods
lectures, projections, discussions, home readings
Assessment methods
A written test of the material and the assigned literature, about 15 - 20 open questions. A 75% pass rate is required for successful completion.
Náhradní absolvování
By arrangement
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Obecné podmínky ukončování kursů Semináře estetiky
The course is taught only once.
General note: Obecné podmínky ukončování kursů Semináře estetiky.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2021.
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