Course: Critical Seminar 2

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Course title Critical Seminar 2
Course code KUM/KS2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Srp Karel, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction to the Seminar: Goals and Expectations for the Second Year 2. Influence of Artists: How to Choose an Inspiring Author? 3. Analysis of the Selected Author's Works: Key Aspects and Techniques 4. Personal Artistic Practice: How to Define One's Own Approach? 5. Critical Reflection: How to Analyze and Evaluate the Work of Others? 6. Theoretical Foundations of Artistic Practice: Basics and Context 7. Defense of Artistic Work: How to Effectively Present One's Own Work? 8. The Creative Process: From Inspiration to Realization 9. Written Expression: How to Structure an Artistic Essay? 10. Public Presentation: How to Communicate with an Audience? 11. Theoretical Justification of Artistic Stance: What Does It Mean and How to Do It? 12. Preparing for Criticism: How to Approach Feedback? 13. Ethics and Art: What Is the Responsibility of the Artist? 14. Final Reflection: What Have We Learned and Where Do We Go Next?

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
  • Contacts hours - 28 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The second year will consist of the students' own written presentations. Each of them will write, after a joint consultation, a work devoted to an author who inspired them most in their work, and a work that will already relate to their own activity. They will have to defend the theoretical assumptions and outcomes of their own artistic activity. Emphasis will be placed on student's own critical reflection on the speeches of other authors and on their own starting independent artistic creation. Thus the student will undergo training which will enable him to defend their attitudes in writing and orally before the public, as is required today from many sides. At the same time, they will be led to the necessity of theoretical justification of their artistic attitude.

Prerequisites
Ability to express ideas in written form and formulate original arguments. Interest in theoretical reflection on artistic creation and the ability to critically read texts by other authors. Willingness to analyze the influence of inspiring authors on one's own creative work. Capacity to reflect on and defend one's emerging artistic practice. Openness to public presentation and defense of personal viewpoints. Readiness to provide a theoretical justification of one's artistic positions and project outcomes.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Written test
Recommended literature
  • BENJAMIN, Walter a Věra SAUDKOVÁ. Dílo a jeho zdroj.. Praha: Odeon, 1979.
  • BOURDIEU, Pierre. Pascalovské meditace.. Praha: Karolinum,, 2023. ISBN 78-80-246-5410-2.
  • BUCK-MORSSOVÁ Susan. Původ negativní dialektiky.. Praha: Karolinum,, 2020. ISBN 978-80-246-4708-.
  • DEBORD, Guy. Society of the spectacle.. Detroit: Black & Red,, 1983. ISBN 978-0-939682-06-5.
  • PETŘÍČEK, Miroslav. Filosofie en noir.. Praha: Nakladatelství Karolinum,, 2023. ISBN 978-80-246-3925-3.


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