UHVMN004 Critical Museology

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Miloš Zapletal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Bc. Miloš Zapletal, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable
Tue 9:45–10:30 PraPed
Prerequisites
The fundamental orientation in the topics, the fundamental knowledge of basic terms, the orientation in museology
The orientation in the problems of contemporary museology, especially so-called critical museology
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
Lecture series aimed at presenting the phenomenon of crisis, reflected by museological thinking. It is said that crisis of museum may come from the idea that the museum as a codification of storytelling "history" or "art", i.e. as an authoritative statement about the past and especially the present, which includes political and academic entitlement (i.e. policy entitlement formulated by another way) ceased to function, it became unreliable in the same way as power elites became unreliable in a given place and time. Is there any sense of the museum beyond conventional social and political structures?
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- understand the problems of the so-called critical museology;
- understand the problems of the the so-called new museology;
- to think about the main theoretical, historical and functional aspects of the museum phenomenon on the basis of this knowledge.
Syllabus
  • 1. Formulation of the concept of critical museology in American museological thinking and main personalities in this field (Carol Duncan, Douglas Crimp, Donald Preziosi)
    2. Museum as an institution of power and the de-construction of its power foundation; museum as a manipulation and restrictions.
    3. Artwork and his "aura"; "de-poétisation" of artworks in the museum; Walter Benjamin; Andre Malraux and imaginary museum
    4. Museum - from prose to poetry; Gaston Bachelard and poetics of space
    5. Museum and Science: experience of the crisis
    6. Gender studies in museology
    7. Postcolonial Museology
    8. New Museology: ethnology, Ecomuseology, museum and environment
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Mária Orišková (ed.). Efekt múzea: predmety, praktiky, publikum. Antológia textov angloamerickej kritickej teorie múzea, Bratislava 2006. info
  • Jiří Kroupa. Historik umění v galerii. Několik poznámek k aktuálnímu tématu. Bulletin Moravské galerie v Brně, 54, 1998, s. 12-22. info
  • Radek Horáček. Chvála starobylosti - devět pohledů na současné úkoly muzea umění, in: 66. Bulletin Moravské galerie v Brně, Brno 2010, s. 10-17. info
  • André Malraux. Imaginární muzeum, česky: Labyrint Revue. Časopis pro kulturu 2009, č. 23-24, s. 175-185. info
  • Ladislav Kesner. Muzeum umění v digitální době. Vnímání obrazů a prožitek umění v soudobé společnosti. Praha 2000. info
  • Jan Dolák. Nová muzeologie a ekomuzeologie, Věstník AMG 2004, č. 1, s. 11-16. info
  • Peter Vergo (ed.). The New Museology, London 1989, poslední vydání 2000. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with a video analysis
Assessment methods
Combined examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020.
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