Course: Methodology of Art History for PhD Students 1

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Course title Methodology of Art History for PhD Students 1
Course code DVU/91AM1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jakubec Ondřej, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course is carried out in the form of block teaching (lectures with student interaction) and individual consultations with particular students. The doctoral candidates in the course will obtain a broader overview of the thought and cultural context of how art history has been transformed in the last cca 100 years. This will allow them, especially with regard to their own work, to gain a broader overview, while confronting their expertise with more general sectoral aspects.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Attendace - 8 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to discuss in depth the methodology and historiography of art history in Europe and the Anglo-American environment especially in the twenty and twenty-first centuries. The basic principles, concepts and approaches will be presented and explored, as they have been varied and revised differently in the environment under review (post-structuralism, post-modernism, deconstructivism, new/Critical Art history, visual studies, etc.).
Competence of methodical work with art, architecture and life-style of different periods.
Prerequisites
The finished master degree studies.

Assessment methods and criteria
Dialog

The course requirements include active involvement, reflection on the relevant texts and presentation of their own topic with regard to its methodological relevance to the topic of their dissertation. The final colloquium examines the obtained knowledge, not in the factual sense, but rather in terms of understanding the issue.
Recommended literature
  • D. Freedberg. (1989). Power of Images. Studies in the History and Theory of Response. . Chicago.
  • D. Preziosi (ed.). (1998). The Art of Art History: A Critical Anthology. . Oxford.
  • M. Podro. (1982). The Critical Historians of Art.. New Haven?London.
  • N. Bryson, M. A. Holly, K. Moxey (eds.). (1991). Visual Theory: Painting and Interpretation. . New York.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theory and History of Arts (19) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theory and History of Arts (19) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -