Course: Methodology of Art History for PhD Students 2

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Course title Methodology of Art History for PhD Students 2
Course code DVU/91AM2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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.
Course content
The doctoral candidates in the course will obtain a broader overview of the thought and cultural context of how art history has been transformed in the last cca 100 years. This will allow them, especially with regard to their own work, to gain a broader overview, while confronting their expertise with more general sectoral aspects.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Attendace - 8 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the follow-up methodological course is to focus on the topics of specific doctoral theses, address the relevant problems and reflect on the methodological approaches used therein. The course will be implemented in the form of a lecture combined with a discussion in an interactive teaching form. The general characteristics of the course "Methodology of art history for doctoral students 1" will be developed here into specific contexts, through special case studies, which will mediate the specific methodological approaches based on a knowledge of the key texts and their reflections. Doctoral candidates should also gain an awareness of recent and current changes in the field of art history and the various possibilities they offer to analyse and explain visual objects.
Competence of methodical work with art, architecture and life-style of different periods.
Prerequisites
The finished master degree studies.

Assessment methods and criteria
Dialog

The course requirements include active cooperation of students, involvement in discussion, knowledge of relevant texts and the ability to analyse them. The final exam examines the acquired knowledge and the ability to apply it to their own investigated problem as part of the dissertation.
Recommended literature
  • D. Freedberg. (1989). Power of Images. Studies in the History and Theory of Response. . Chicago.
  • D. Preziosi (ed.). (1998). The Art of Art History: A Critical Anthology. . Oxford.
  • M. Podro. (1982). The Critical Historians of Art.. New Haven?London.
  • N. Bryson, M. A. Holly, K. Moxey (eds.). (1991). Visual Theory: Painting and Interpretation. . New York.


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 Arts (19) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theory and History of Arts (19) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -