Course: Art in Interdisciplinary Contexts

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Course title Art in Interdisciplinary Contexts
Course code KTD/BUIK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Klíma Petr, Mgr. Ing. arch. Ph.D.
  • Kettner Marek, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) An Introduction to the Thought of Georges Didi-Huberman and His Relationship to Art History 2) Photography: The Psychiatric Conography of Hysteria - Didi-Huberman's Concept of the Aura and Its Disappearance 3) Film: Jean-Luc Godard and the Film Montage of Time - Harun Farocki and the Film Archive - Godard vs. Lanzman 4) Painting: The historical Constellation of Fra Angelico and Modern Abstract Expressionism - (Non)figuration in the Renaissance 5) Cognition Through Image: Aby Warburg and the Atlas of Mnemosyne - Photographs of the Shoah 6) Cognition Through Image: Georges Bataille and the Journal Documents - Walter Benjamin and the Concept of the Dialectical Image 7) Recapitulation of Topics, Discussion, Evaluation of Didi-Huberman's Contribution 8) Introduction to Sustainability in Art, Design and Architecture 9) Environmental Ethics and Aesthetics - Sustainability and Society 10) Critique of Modernism and Alternative Movements - Institutions and Responsibility 11) Sustainable Art - Ecofeminism, Postcolonial Perspectives and Justice 12) Sustainable Design - Digital and Speculative Approaches 13) Sustainable Architecture - City, Community and Participation

Learning activities and teaching methods
E-learning, Discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature, Lecture, Lecture with visual aids
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
recall the basic concepts of both general and field art history to repeat basic linguistic or expressive mimetic techniques, formulate and write down your thoughts in a coherent language unit independently search for theoretical support resources
Skills
interpret with the help of technical terms reproduced or otherwise presented examples of works of art, or visually figurative expressions, analyze the text and context of a work of art and art, to realize the values shaping one's own opinions in the field of artistic-aesthetic judgments, articulate, sophisticated and argued these courts to present to the partners in discussion reflect different opinions, critically consider them and confront them with their own opinions seek verified, systematic and respected sources of knowledge in the professional community and use them to enrich the personal and professional competence portfolio
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
basic concepts of philosophy of language (Wittgenstein) and analytical philosophy (Quine, Goodman) related to the issue of artistic expression, structuralist developmental psychologies (Vygotsky and Piaget) and structuralist semiotics (Mukařovský, Barthes, Lakoff, Johnson) on ontogenetic, phylogenetic and semantic patterns of the evolution of the symbolic expression of man new media theory (Manovich) and theory of fine art (Kulka, Ciporanov) as a support for theoretical reflection of one's own creation
Skills
better understanding, reflecting and describing the links of their own creation to the wider socio-cultural context understands the interpretation of a work in the application of individual sensuality, personality creative metaphorical thinking and organization of social application of creativity, he is able to find relevant information from the above scientific fields and use them to interpret his own and perceived work
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture with a video analysis
Self-study of literature
Skills
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
Competences
Discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Combined exam
Skills
Seminar work
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Demos, T. J. Decolonizing Nature. London. 2020.
  • Didi-Huberman, Georges. Devant L'image, Paris: Éditions de minuit. Paris. 1990.
  • Didi-Huberman, Georges. Ninfa moderna. Praha. 2009.
  • Didi-Huberman, Georges. Obrazy navzdory všemu. Praha. 2025.
  • Didi-Huberman, Georges. Otevřít Venuši. Praha. 2022.
  • Didi-Huberman, Georges. Před časem. Brno. 2008.
  • Gehl, Jan. Města pro lidi. Brno. 2012.
  • Manzini, Ezio. When Everybody Designs. Cambridge. 2025.
  • McDonough, William; Braungart, Michael. Cradle to Cradle. New York. 2002.
  • Morton, Timothy. Ekobytí. Praha. 2023.
  • Papanek, Victor. Zelený imperativ (Design pro skutečný svět). Praha. 2024.


Study plans that include the course
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