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Ukončeno v akademickém roce 2014/2015

History of Culture

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 115-0325/03
Abbreviation DEJK
Course title History of Culture
Credits 3
Coordinating department Department of Management
Course coordinator Mgr. Olga Majerechová

Osnova předmětu

1. Introduction to the study
- Basic concepts and definitions
- Breakdown by type of art, development
- The relationship between culture and civilization, society and individuals
- Basic expressions of cultural level of society

2. The oldest forms of artistic expression
- Prehistoric art in Europe
- The art of Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, India, China, ... in terms of application in today's tourism
- The art of ancient Greece and Rome
- The art of Christian antiquity

3. Romanesque and Gothic Art
- Character styles, historical sources of,
- Periodization, the most important monuments in Europe,
- Representatives of the main directions.

4. Renaissance and Baroque Art
- Of historical sources
- Basic characteristics
- Representatives of the main directions
- Periodization, the most important monuments in Europe

5. Rococo, Classicism and Empire
- Of historical sources
- Basic characteristics
- Representatives of the main directions
- Year of periodization, the most important monuments in Europe

6. Culture 19th and 20 century
- Of historical sources
- Romanticism, art nouveau
- Realism, impressionism, symbolism, functionalism, cubism
- The most important monuments in Europe

7. Culture of the late 20th century
- Changes in cultural life after the 2nd World War
- New trends in art
- The current state of cultural heritage in our country

8. The issue of conservation
- Laws on the protection of cultural monuments
- National list of cultural monuments
- UNESCO and World Heritage List
- Reconstruction and use of historical buildings

9. Our folk art
- The main ingredients of folk creativity
- Main ethnographic area
- Open-air museums of folk architecture and ethnographic museum

10. The role of cultural heritage in tourism
- Selected regions, urban conservation, conservation areas, monuments
- The role and importance of technical monuments
- Marketing of the cultural monuments in the current market conditions

11. Analysis of selected cultural monuments
- Museum, gallery, castle, historic park, factory, production area
- Preparation of development strategy

Povinná literatura

SMITH, Bonnie G., Van De MIEROOP, Marc, Richard von GLAHN and Kris LANE. Sources of Crossroads and Cultures, Volume I: To 1450: A History of the World's Peoples. London: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2012. ISBN 978-0312559854 .
SMITH, Bonnie G., Van De MIEROOP, Marc, Richard von GLAHN and Kris LANE. Crossroads and Cultures, Volume II: Since 1300: A History of the World's Peoples. London: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2012. ISBN 978-0312442149 .

Doporučená literatura

COFFIN, Judith, STACEY, Robert, Joshua COLE and Carol SYMES. Western Civilizations: Their History & Their Culture. 17th ed. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2011. ISBN 978-0393934816 .