Course: Art History Methods 2

» List of faculties » FIF » DVU
Course title Art History Methods 2
Course code DVU/MMD2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
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
1. Postmodernism 2. Dekonstruktivism 3. Death of an author 4. New/critical art history 5. Semiotics 6. Historical and cultural anthropology 7. Michael Baxandall and Svetlana Aleprs 8. Michael Ann Holly and Keith Moxey 9. Gender Studies and Women´s History 10. Hans Belting a "end of art history (?)? 11. Bildwissenschaft and visual studie 12. Neuroscience 13. Cultural sciences and art history

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide a basic outline of methodology and historiography of art history in the period of the 18th-21st centuries. The students will get a knowledge of main aspects of teh discipline, its scope, institutions and tools.
Students will get knowledge of basic methods of actual art history.
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of history in the 18th-21st centuries, esp. regarding historiography and history of ideas.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Presence in seminars. Ability to work with texts.
Recommended literature
  • Dějepisectví ve 20. století. Od vědecké objektivity k postmoderní výzvě..
  • Baxandall, M. Patterns of Intention. On the Historical Exploration of Pictures. New Haven - London 1985..
  • Belting, H. Konec dějin umění. Praha 2000..
  • Jiří Kroupa. (2010). Metody dějin umění. Metodologie dějin umění 2. Brno.
  • Kesner, L. (ed.). (1997). Vizuální teorie. Současné anglo-americké myšlení o výtvarných dílech. Jinočany 1997.. H & H, Jinočany.
  • Kroupa Jiří. Školy dějin umění. Metodologie dějin umění I..
  • Laurie Schneider Adams. (1996). The Methodologies of Art. Boulder.
  • Michael Baxandall. (1988). Painting and Experience in Fifteenth Century Italy. A primer in the social history of pictorial space. Oxford.
  • NELSON Robert S. - SHIFF Richard (edd.). (2004). Kritické pojmy dejín umenia. Bratislava.
  • PACHMANOVÁ, Martina. Věrnost v pohybu. Hovory o feminismu, dějinách a vizualitě. Praha: One Woman Press, 2001.
  • Tomáš Pospiszyl (ed.). (1998). Před obrazem. Antologie americké výtvarné teorie a kritiky. Praha.


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): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2020) Category: Theory and history of arts 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art with the Specialization in Heritage Conservation (2022) Category: Theory and history of arts 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2020) Category: Theory and history of arts 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2020) Category: Theory and history of arts 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2022) Category: Theory and history of arts 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter