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Lecturer(s)
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Jakubec Ondřej, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Horníčková Kateřina, PhDr.
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Course content
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1. Major Approaches to Art History in the First Half of the 20th Century (the so-called Old and New Vienna Schools, iconology, psychology of perception, formalism, the canon) 2. Sociology of Art History. Marxism. New Art History. 3. The Work as a Sign (structuralism, semiotics) 4. Poststructuralist Critique of Art History, Deconstruction. Archive of Knowledge, Archaeology of Art History 5. Aura, Copy, Simulacrum, Appropriation 6. Alternative Contextual Frameworks for Interpreting Art (feminism, postcolonialism, race theory). 7. Critical concepts in art history. Representation - Body - Identity - Commodity 8. The image and the visual turn: visual studies, visual culture studies, Bildwissenschaft, théorie de l'image 9. The viewer, reception, reception theory 10. New cultural history, cultural turns, cultural anthropology. Critical exhibition studies 11. Theories of vision, psychology of perception, cognitive sciences, new approaches to expertise 12. Czech Art History of the 20th Century I 13. Czech Art History of the 20th Century II
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the lecture and seminar is to familiarize students with key theoretical texts in 20th- and 21st-century art history and to develop their ability to critically read academic texts, with an emphasis on current trends in Anglo-American art history methodology. The selection of texts includes works on methodology, art history, visual culture, cultural studies, and art theory and criticism, and will focus on demonstrating the diversity of current discourse on art and the roots of current trends (new art history, visual culture, post-isms, contemporary art criticism, paradigm shifts) . Part of the course will also be devoted to selected figures in Czech art history. The seminar is structured around reading texts from class to class and discussing the texts and terminology. A critical and analytical approach to the texts will be fostered through group discussion and a final independent written essay on a selected topic.
Students will get knowledge of basic methods of actual art history.
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Prerequisites
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Good knowledge of history in the 20th centuries, esp. regarding historiography and history of ideas.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam
Presence in seminars. Ability to work with texts and open approach to discussion.
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Recommended literature
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Baxandall, M. (1985). Patterns of Intention. On the Historical Exploration of Pictures.. London.
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Belting, H. Konec dějin umění. Praha 2000..
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D'Alleva Anne. Methods and Theories of Art History. London. 2013.
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Dilly, H., Warnke, M., & Belting, H. (1988). Kunstgeschichte: eine Einführung. Berlin.
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ELKINS, J. Visual Studies. A Skeptical Introduction, New York: Routledge, 2003. ISBN 0-415-96681-7..
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ELKINS James. (2007). Is Art History Global?. London.
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Kesner, L. (ed.). (1997). Vizuální teorie. Současné anglo-americké myšlení o výtvarných dílech. Jinočany 1997.. H & H.
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Mitchell, Thomas. Iconology: Image, Text, Ideology. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1986..
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PACHMANOVÁ, Martina. Věrnost v pohybu. Hovory o feminismu, dějinách a vizualitě. Praha: One Woman Press, 2001.
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Robert Nelson ? Richard Shiff (edd.). (2004). Kriticke? pojmy deji?n umenia. Bratislava.
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Tomáš Pospiszyl (ed.). (1998). Před obrazem. Antologie americké výtvarné teorie a kritiky. Praha.
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