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Lecturer(s)
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Zámečník Hadwiger Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Pragmatism (James W.) and the philosophy of language (L. Wittgenstein) in the text: - Marcel Proust - In Search of Lost Time I. - Virginia Woolf - Waves - James Joyce - Odysseus 2. German idealism (neohegeliánství) and Friedrich Nietzsche in texts: - Hermann Hesse - The Glass Bead Game, Steppenwolf 3. Existentialism - Franz Kafka - The Chateau - Jean Paul Sartre - Nausea - Albert Camus - Stranger 4. Philosophy of dialogue - Martin Buber - Hassidic story, I and You 5. Postmodernism - Jorge Luis Borges - Immortality - Julio Cortázar - Heaven, Hell, Paradise - Gabriel García Márquez - One Hundred Years of Solitude - Umberto Eco - Foucault's Pendulum - Milan Kundera - The Unbearable Lightness of Being 6. Philosophy of mind - William Gibson - Neuromancer - Greg Egan - City of permutations, Axiomatic
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the culturally-histtorical development of 20th century through the reading of the literary texts of the European and American authors.
-ability of critical analysis of advanced academic literature in Czech and English -demonstration their understanding of contemporary academic literature on the topics discussed in the class - acquitance with the contemporary themes in cultural/medial studies - awareness of existing knowledge of cultural diversity, approached from pluralistic perspective - ability to discuss on cultural, media and societal topics related to the Media studies
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay
- active participation on seminars - comprehensive knowledge of seminar readings for seminars - presentation of chosen topic - final paper 3 standard pages inspired by the analysed texts
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Recommended literature
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Borges, J.L. Nesmrtelnost. Praha, Hynek, 1999.
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Camus, A. Cizinec. Praha, Garamond, 2005.
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Coreth, E. a kol. Filosofie 20. století. Olomouc, Votobia, 2006.
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Foucault, M. Dějiny šílenství. Praha, Lidové noviny, 1994.
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Hesse, H. Stepní vlk. Praha, Argo, 2006.
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Lévinas, E. Totalita a nekonečno. Praha, Oikoymenh, 1997.
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Sartre, J.P. Existencialismus je humanismus. Praha, Vyšehrad, 2004.
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Wittgenstein, L. Filosofická zkoumání. Praha 1993.
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