Course: Media Philosophy

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Course title Media Philosophy
Course code KZU/FMM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Hubík Stanislav, prof. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
1) Media Communication as a subject of philosophy, the definition of philosophy of media 2) Man and the media, the anthropological dimension of the media 3) Media culture (reproduction, theft) 4) Communications and technology, information society (Dialogic discourse and media) 5) - 8) Media and Reality a) the question of representation (what and how) b) interpretation (coding, Intertextuality, interdiskursivity) c) fiction and games d) Virtuality, simulation, hyperealita 9) - 12) Philosophical reflection of media (books, photographs, film, television, internet)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is describe the basic philosophical problems of the media in a media perspective, ontology, gnoseology media and media practice in analytical way - problems of media conditioned degree of abstraction (words, images, text, technical image), the type of media interaction (capillary, organic, quasi, calf), type media (voice, print, radio, film, television) and type of network (national, public, private, meta), and explain them using selected philosophical concepts of the twentieth century (especially W. Benjamin, J. Baudrillard, M. Castells, J. Derrida, V. Flusser, J. Habermas, Lyotard J.-F., P. Virilio).
To interpret media content from the philosophical point of view.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

There will be an oral colloquium at the end of the term. You should be able to discuss your essay you have chosen to write.
Recommended literature
  • Barthes, R. Světlá komora, Archa, Bratislava 1994 (též Agite/Fra, Praha 2005).
  • Bystřický, J. Mediální diskurs postmoderny, Karolinum, Praha 2001.
  • FLUSSER, V. Do univerza technických obrazů, Praha: OSPVU, 2001.
  • Foucault , M. Slová a veci, Kalligram, Bratislav 2000.
  • McLuhan, M. Jak rozumět médiím. Praha 1991..


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