Course: Current State of Research A

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Course title Current State of Research A
Course code DVU/MSBA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
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, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Hrabová Martina, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The timetable of the lecture course The current state of research is published on the department's website, tab study - news. Norman Bryson - Michael Ann Holly - Keith Moxey, Visual Theory: Painting and Interpretation, New York 1991. Anne D'Alleva, Methods & Theories of Art History, London 2005. Eric Fernie, Art History and Its Methods: A Critical Anthology, London 1995. David Freedberg, Power of Images. Studies in the History and Theory of Response, Chicago 1989. Jean-François Lyotard, La condition postmoderne, Paris 1979. Michael Podro, The Critical Historians of Art, New Haven - London 1982. Donald Preziosi (ed.), The Art of Art History: A Critical Anthology, Oxford 1998.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The lecture series is devoted to current research contributions by individual lecturers on topics of their choice. The lecturers are mostly invited guests from other universities and research institutions in the Czech Republic, with whom their specialist topics are discussed in advance so that they contribute to broadening the students' specialist methodological approaches. The series also features academic and research staff from the Department of Art History at the Faculty of Arts, Palacký University, with current topics. Where possible, the program includes lectures by foreign researchers, usually 1-2 lectures per semester. The lectures are never of a general nature; on the contrary, they are new research contributions by the lecturers. The series is structured to cover the entire time spectrum of the subject matter from antiquity through the Middle Ages to the 21st century and to enable the mediation of current trends in the theory and history of fine arts, museum and gallery presentations, and the preservation and restoration of cultural artifacts.
Deepening the knowledge of the lectured topics. Final reflexions to promote the development of critical thinking and students' ability to conduct their own research.
Prerequisites
Interest in the specific topics; basic orientation in general European history

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

a) Attendance of at least 80%. b) Written exam testing knowledge of the lecture topics: a reflection on the lecture(s) assigned by the course supervisor, max. 1 page in length, capturing the essence of the lecture and supplemented by a methodological reflection. The quality of the content and formal correctness will be evaluated. The reflection will be written by hand without the use of digital tools in the lecture room.
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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 Art (2026) Category: Theory and history of arts 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theory and History of Art with the Specialization on Heritage Conservation (2026) Category: Theory and history of arts 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theory and History of Art (2026) Category: Theory and history of arts 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter