| Course title | British art and architecture |
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| Course code | KAJ/KARB@ |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| Language of instruction | Czech, English |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| 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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An overview of architectural styles in a cross-section of history, major schools, tendencies and prominent figures in British art. Students will prepare a short paper (presentation) on a major architect or artist of their choice. They may also give a presentation with commentary on one major work of art or architecture, subject to discussion with the teacher and the group. Topics: Prehistory. Stonehenge. Skara Brae, Newgrange. The Celts. Romans in Britain. The Anglo-Saxons and their architecture and art. The Normans. Bayeux Tapestry. English Gothic. Medieval illuminated manuscripts. The Renaissance. Painters of the Tudor Royal Court: Hans Holbein the Younger, Van Dyck, Sir Peter Lely, Sir Godfrey Kneller, Nicholas Hilliard. 17th and 18th century: Palladian Classicism, English Baroque. William Hogarth: the first truly English painter. Famous portraitists: Sir Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, George Romney, Sir Thomas Lawrence. 19th century: Neoclassicism, Historicism. William Blake, Joseph William Mallard Turner, John Constable, and Samuel Palmer. John Ruskin and Pre-Raphaelites. William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement. Charles R. Mackintosh and the Glasgow School. 20th Century: Modernism, Postmodernism, New British architecture, new trends in art.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Lecture, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization), Analyzing and producing audiovisual content |
| Learning outcomes |
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Upon completion of the course, students will be able to: " describe the cultural and historical background to the development of different periods and styles in the history of art and architecture in Great Britain, " characterise the different developmental periods and styles of the history of art and architecture in Great Britain, " recognise and classify selected examples of artworks, especially paintings, murals, sculpture, reliefs from different periods and important buildings, into different periods and styles, " characterise the work of the most important representatives or movements in the visual arts and architecture of Great Britain and know their most important works or buildings.
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| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Student performance, Seminar Work
- attendance, activity in the seminar, presentation (more specified by the teacher in Moodle) Requirements for students with ISP: min. 30% attendance, other requirements as agreed with the teacher (unless otherwise stated, remain the same) |
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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 Education | Study plan (Version): English: teaching focus (BB22) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): English: teaching focus maior (BB24) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): English: teaching focus (BB23) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): English: teaching focus maior (BB21) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): English: teaching focus maior (BB20) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): English: teaching focus maior (BB19) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): English: teaching focus (BB20) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): English: teaching focus maior (BB22) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): English: teaching focus (BB21) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): English: teaching focus (BB24) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): English: teaching focus maior (BB23) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): English: teaching focus (BB19) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |