| Course title | Aesthetics and Arts Theory ( Film) |
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| Course code | KDU/EOTF |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| 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 |
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| Course content |
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Comparatistics - basic concepts, development of the discipline, - the concept of comparatistics according to Angelika Corbineau - Hoffmann, - comparatistics as a dialogical theory. Modern concept of Peter V. Zima. Hermeneutics - basic concepts, - Schleiermacher and the foundations of hermeneutics as a science of understanding a work of art, - the development of hermeneutics in the 20th century (Ricour, Gadamer). Major figures - Immanuel Kant, - Roman Ingarden, - Theodor W. Adorno, - Jan Mukařovský. Analytic and Continental Tradition - Sources of inspiration, - Areas of interest, - methods and argumentation. Evolutionary aesthetics - Darwinism and consilience, - a naturalized theory of art, - naturalized film theory. Neuroaesthetics - spectatorship and perception, - mirror neurons, - neurocinematics.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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The aim of the course is to introduce students to selected sources of inspiration of film theory in aesthetics and philosophy. Upon completion, students should be able to identify different thought traditions and relate them to film theories. Lectures will emphasize hermeneutic and comparativist lines, major figures in thought about art, the differences between analytic and continental aesthetics, and neuroaesthetics and evolutionary aesthetics.
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| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Written exam
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Film Studies (2024) | Category: Theory and history of arts | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Film Studies (2019) | Category: Theory and history of arts | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Film Studies (2019) | Category: Theory and history of arts | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Film Studies (2024) | Category: Theory and history of arts | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |