| Course title | Contemporary Art: Aesthetics and Politics |
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| Course code | DVU/MSUE |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Seminar |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 5 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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Required Reading: Arada, J., Kuan Wood, J., Vidokle, A. What is Contemporary Art? Berlin 2010. Dumbadze, Alexander - Hudson, Suzanne, Contemporary Art - 1989 to the Present. Chichester 2018. Latour, B. - Weibel, P., Critical Zones. The Science and Politics of Landing on Earth, Cambridge, Mass. 2020. Meyer, Richard, What Was Contemporary Art? Cambridge 2013. Smith, Terry, What Is Contemporary Art? Chicago 2009. Stiles, Kristine (ed.), Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art: A Sourcebook of Artists' Writings. Berkley 2012. Recommended Reading: Belting, H., Konec dějin umění, Praha 2000. Belting, Hans - Buddensieg, Andrea (edd.), The Global Art World. Audiences, Markets, and Museums. Ostfildern 2009. Berger, J., O pohledu. Praha 2012. Debord, G., Společnost spektáklu, Intu 2007. Janevski, Ana - Marcoci, Roxana - Nouril, Ksenia (edd.), Art and Theory of Post-1989 Central and Eastern Europe: A Critical Anthology. New York 2018. Felshin, N. ed., But is this Art? The Spirit of Art as Activism, Seattle 1995. Filipová, M., Rampley, M. (eds.), Možnosti vizuálních studií, Brno 2007. Foster, Hal, Anti-Aesthetic, New York 1998. Foster, H., The Return of the Real. The Avant-Garde at the End of the Century, Chicago 1996. Gablik, S., Selhala moderna?, Olomouc 1995. Groys, B., Art Power, Cambridge, Mass. 2008. Jones, A. (ed.), The Feminism and Visual Culture Reader. London 2003. Jones, A. Seeing Differently, A History and Theory of Identification and the Visual Arts, Routledge 2012. Kesner, L. (ed.), Vizuální teorie, Praha 1997. Kocur, Z., Leung, S., Theory in Contemporary Art Since 1985, Malden 2005. Mirzoeff, N., Úvod do vizuální kultury, Praha 2012. Nelson, R., Shiff, R. (edd.), Kritické pojmy dejin umenia, Bratislava 2004. Pachmanová, M. (ed.), Neviditelná žena. Antologie současného amerického myšlení o feminismu, dějinách a vizualitě, Praha 2002. Rancire, J., The Politics of Aesthetics, London, 2013. Weibel, P. - Buddensieg, A. (edd.), Contemporary Art and the Museum. A Global Perspective, Ostfildern 2007.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming) |
| Learning outcomes |
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The course examines contemporary art through the prism of the relationship between aesthetics and politics. In thematic blocks, it reflects on the issue of the production and distribution of works of art, their management and protection. It focuses on the Central European region, but understands it in a broader social, political, and economic context. It connects contemporary art with the post-transformation period, but places it in a more general historical and methodological context. The course includes regular visits to exhibitions, museum collections, and studios. Thematic Areas 1. Contemporary Art versus Art 2. Institutional Practice: Museum, Collection, and Curator 3. Institutional Practice II: Art Education 4. Institutional Practice III: The Critical Turn 5. Art and Society: The Political Regime 6. Art and Society II: The Aesthetic Regime 7. Art and Society III: The Ecological Crisis 8. Art Production and Distribution: Projects, Platforms, Community Centers 9. Art Production and Distribution II: Education and the Educational Turn 10. Art Production and Distribution II: Engaged Art and Art-Based Research 11: Popular Culture and the Mainstream 12: Methods and Approaches
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| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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unspecified
Attendance of at least 80%. Ongoing completion of assigned tasks, written assignments and a term paper, oral exam, fieldwork, etc. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| 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: Summer |
| 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: Summer |