Course: Reflection of jewelry and design in the 20th century

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Course title Reflection of jewelry and design in the 20th century
Course code KTD/ODSP2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Kettner Marek, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Vernerová Volná Tereza, MgA. Mgr.
Course content
1. Introduction - predisposition of designer jewelry, designer vs. designer approach, interdisciplinary development 2. Designer jewelry and the body 3. Changes in the materiality of designer jewelry 4. Conceptual levels of designer jewelry 5. Community and social aspects, events, educational institutions 6. Presentation of group projects

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, E-learning, Multimedia supported teaching, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Students' self-study, Field trip
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Attendance on a field trip (number of real hours - maximum 8h/day) - 8 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
acquire basic knowledge of general history and art history at the level of general secondary education, basic orientation in the history of artistic crafts, orientation in modern and contemporary art and design
Skills
work with professional literature, approach work with sources critically, approach discussion openly, argue your own opinions, work with text and presentation, work independently and actively and flexibly respond to the teacher's evaluative comments
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
independently orientate themselves in contemporary designer jewellery and jewellery design and their interdisciplinary connections, name significant personalities and manufacturers in individual stages of development of artistic and craft processing of precious metals and jewellery creation, name important areas and centres of development of jewellery creation
Skills
placing objects and personalities in the context of the field, own critical view of current production placing one's own work in the context of the field, ability to find and work with text reflecting current events in the field
Competences
N/A
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Interactive lecture
Skills
Textual studies
Collaborative instruction
Competences
Discussion
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Group presentation at a seminar
Competences
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • ADAMSON, Glenn (ed.). The craft reader.. Oxford: Berg, 2010. ISBN 978-1-84788-303-2.
  • ADAMSON, Glenn. Thinking through craft.. Oxford: Berg, 2007. ISBN 978-1-84520-647-5.
  • ALTRICHTER, Viola a TRIER, F. H., LINDEMANN, Wilhelm (ed.). Thinking jewellery: on the way towards a theory of jewellery.. Stuttgard: Arnoldsche Art Publisher, 2011. ISBN 978-3-89790-326-5.
  • BESTEN, Liesbeth den. On jewellery: a compendium of international contemporary art jewellery.. Stuttgard: Arnoldsche Art Publisher, 2012. ISBN 978-3-89790-349-4.
  • JOKELOVÁ, Sylvia. Dejiny šperku od priemyselnej revolúcie po súčasnosť.. Bratislava, 2005. ISBN 8088675952.
  • KŘÍŽOVÁ, Alena. Proměny českého šperku na konci 20. století.. Praha: Academia, 2022. ISBN 80-200-0920-5.
  • LINDEMANN, Wilhelm, SMEETS, Theo. Thinkingjewellery2.. Stuttgard: Arnoldsche Art Publisher, 2020. ISBN 978-3-89790-539-9.
  • MATĚJOVIČOVÁ, Petra. Šperk - forma - obsah.. Praha: UPM, 2023. ISBN 978-80-7101-226-9.
  • NOVÁKOVÁ, Kateřina Nora. Šperk není jen ozdoba = Jewellery is not just an ornament. Jablonec nad Nisou. 2023.
  • NOVÝ, Petr et al. Snění o budoucnosti: design československého skla a bižuterie 1948-1989 = Dreaming of the future: design of Czechoslovak glass and jewellery 1948-1989.. Jablonec nad Nisou: Muzeum skla a bižuterie v Jablonci nad Nisou, 2022. ISBN 978-80-86397-41-2.
  • SKINNER, Damian. Contemporary jewelry in perspective.. New York: Lark jewelry & Beading, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4547-0277-1.
  • Unger, Marjan. Jewellery in Context. Stuttgart. 2019.


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