Course: Methodology of Art History

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Course title Methodology of Art History
Course code DVU/B2A12
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
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. Introduction - Methodology, methods and tools of art history 2. Biographical model of art history 3. Formal-analytical method 4. Iconography and iconology 5. Cultural-historical approaches 6. Sociology of art 7. Psychoanalytic approaches 8. Semiotics - art as a sign 9. Hans Belting and the "end" of art history 10. Bildwissenschaft and visual studies 11. Critical art history 12. Neuroscience and cognitive science 13. Cultural-historical and anthropological approaches

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
This course builds on the basic historiographical introduction into art history, which has been provided by the previous courses of "Historiography of Art History 1-2". The course will focus more analytically on the main methodological procedures and tools of art history. The aim is an instructive introduction to the methodological possibilities and tools of the field of art history, defined by specific examples and procedures.
Knowledge of basic methodological tools of art history.
Prerequisites
Interest in the specific topics; basic orientation in general European history

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Producing and giving a presentation. An oral exam to check the knowledge of lecture topics and of specialised literature. Attending at least 80% of classes.
Recommended literature


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 (2023) Category: Theory and history of arts 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2023) Category: Theory and history of arts 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2023) Category: Theory and history of arts 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2023) Category: Theory and history of arts 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Art History and Heritage Conservation (2023) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer