Visual Theory

Display Schedule

Code	Completion	Credits	Range	Language Instruction	Semester
311VT0	exam	3	2 hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 57 to 72 hours of self-study	English	winter and summer

Subject guarantor

Name of lecturer(s)

Ladislav BABUŠČÁK

Department

The subject provides FAMU International

The class will have a structure of an open seminar, where themes will not only be presented, but also reflected and discussed. Visual Theory should be an invitation to a broader thinking about how visuality formed our culture and how we understand the world around us. It should also inspire students to have a more profound and layered approach to their own creative process. The attendance, mental presence, will to learn, reflect and discuss presented themes is essential for finishing this class successfully.

Learning outcomes

The goal of Visual Theory is to present an essential and eventually advanced mechanism of visual storytelling which significantly shaped the development of the history of mankind and influenced our cultures in many different ways. Students will be confronted with various artworks (photography, visual arts, films etc.) and will be able to compare several approaches in a multitude of mediums. Through presentations, examples and discussions, students will be able to enhance their capabilities in imaginative processes and visual languages applicable on their future art projects realized at FAMU.

Prerequisites and other requirements

Literature

Evaluation methods and criteria

Regular attendance is as essential as the student´s enthusiasm to learn, reflect and discuss. Each semester students will have small personal presentations, where they will show their abilities to address different forms of visual language and they will be given the opportunity to talk about visual art of their personal preference. There will be a written essay at the end of the semester, where students will be asked to apply approaches learned at the class and present their capabilities to understand and reflect visual information in a certain context.

Note

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu	room 124 Projection Room (Lažanský palác) BABUŠČÁK L. 18:10–19:45 (lecture parallel1)
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Thu	18:10–19:45	Ladislav BABUŠČÁK	Projection Room Lažanský palác		lecture parallel1

Schedule for summer semester 2024/2025:

The schedule has not yet been prepared