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Course: Aesthetics and General Theory of Art

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Course title Aesthetics and General Theory of Art
Course code KMU/EOTU
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Stratilková Martina, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
An overview of aesthetical thinking from an ancient era to the present.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 38 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 37 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of this subject is to acquaint students with main topics and issues of aesthetics and general theory of art, with the development and transformations of approaches toward their solution, including the contribution of crucial personalities of aesthetics and general theory of art.
The students will get basic knowledge of the history of European aesthetics including main categories.
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Written exam, Student performance, Seminar Work

Reading of designated literature.
Recommended literature
  • Gilbertová, Katharine E. H., Kuhn, Helmut. (1969). Dějiny estetiky. Praha.
  • GOODMAN,N. (2007). Jazyky umění / nástin teorie symbolů/.. Praha:Academia.
  • Henckmann, Wolfhart - Lotter, Konrad. (1995). Estetický slovník. Praha.
  • Morpurgo-Tagliaube, G. (1985). Současná estetika. Praha: Odeon.
  • Prokop, Dušan a Jůzl, Miloš . (1989). Úvod do estetiky. Praha.
  • Ptáčková, Brigita - Stibral, Karel. (2002). Estetika na dlani. Olomouc.
  • Stratilková, Martina. (2013). Estetika a obecná teorie umění I: Teorie.. Olomouc: VUP.
  • Stratilková, Martina. (2013). Estetika a obecná teorie umění II: Dějiny. Olomouc: VUP.
  • Tatarkiewicz, Wladyslaw. (1991). Dejiny estetiky I, II,III. Bratislava.
  • Vičar, J. - Dykast, R. (1998). Hudební estetika. Praha: AMU.
  • Volek, Jaroslav. (1969). Kapitoly z dějin estetiky. Praha.
  • Volek, Jaroslav. Základy obecné teorie umění. Praha 1968..
  • ZUSKA, Vlastimil. Estetika. Úvod do současnosti tradiční disciplíny. Praha: Triton, 2001..
  • Zuska, Vlastimil. (2001). Estetika, úvod do současnosti tradiční disciplíny. Praha.


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Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 30.10.2025 23:58. Data created for academic year 2025/2026