UBKTN004 Visual studies

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Zelinský, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Zelinský, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Zelinský, CSc.
Institute of The Czech Language and Library Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will be introduced to visual studies as a culture aspect which influences society and individuals: paintings, advertisements, film, television, computer games etc. Their semantic and semiotic contents will be shown.
Syllabus
  • Visual studies and art history
    Film and television
    Computer games, comix, advertisement and internet
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Dějiny a současnost, 2007, č. 6, Téma: Dějiny vidění. Člověk a obraz v proměnách času. str. 30-43. info
  • MANGUEL, A. Čtení obrazů. Host: Brno, 2008. info
  • FILIPOVÁ M, RAMPLEY, M. Možnosti vizuálních studií. Brno: Barrister a Principal, 2007. info
  • ELKINS, J. Proč lidé pláčou před obrazy. Praha: Academia, 2007. info
  • BARTHES, R. Mytologie. Praha: Dokořán, 2004. info
  • STURKEN, M., CARTWRIGHT, L. Practices of looking: an introduction to visual culture. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. info
  • BELTING, H. Konec dějin umění. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2000. info
  • KESNER, L. Vizuální teorie. Současné angloamerické myšlení o výtvarných dílech. Praha: H+H, 1997. info
  • BARTHES, R. Světlá komora: vysvětlivka k fotografii. Bratislava: Archa, 1994. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Active participation in the seminar (two absences are permitted), final written test
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2018, recent)
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