| Course title | Critical Theory as a Key to Cultural Contents 1 |
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| Course code | KZU/KTKM1 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminary |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| 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 |
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| Course content |
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I. The basic Marxist concepts (2 lessons) II. Engineers of human souls? The role of the writers acording to Marxism-Leninism. III. Dispute of folk and elite culture as a historical assumption of Marxist cultural criticism (2 lessons) IV. Kundera's novel theory V. Antonio Gramsci and the concept of (cultural) hegemony (2 lessons) VI. Artwork at the age of commodity reproduction or mass culture as a victory of plebeians? (3 lessons)
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook) |
| Learning outcomes |
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The course is to acquaint students with historical materialism as one of the current approaches to cultural expressions, especially literature, film and philosophy.
Students will become familiar with historical materialism as one of the current approaches to cultural phenomena. Students are familiar with the major terms and concepts of critical theory. |
| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Oral exam, Seminar Work
Active participation on seminars, cooperation on collectively realised research, final knowledge test. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester |
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