Facts, Myths, Stories
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| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301FM | Z | 2 | 2T | Czech | summer |
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
The course aim is to fin and analyse story forms and narrations in extra-artistic fields, particularly in the sciences (ex: in history, archeology, cosmology...) and their bizarre mutations.
Mode of study
Overheads and instructor presentation of a number of narratives in the known and „unknown“. Discussion.
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Review and analytical skills, creativity, engagement.
Course contents
Historians and archeologist write in a similar manner to a screenplay writers narrative. We will devote ourselves to the rise and changes in those stories (primarily European) from romantic ideas and myths through nationalistic (and counterfeit) attempts to todays interpretation (archeology and historical areas, everyday life, etc) and disinterpretation at the head with representatives of so called „masiblu“ (short for idiots, crazy people or morons), which often tell the most notable stories. The axis of each lecture will be a significant story from the past with varied visual documentation of its making.
Recommended or required reading
Instructor introduces the titles to the students. The list changes each year. Examples:
BLAŽEK Bohuslav: Mezi vědou a nevědou. Praha: Pressfoto, 1978
BORECKÝ Vladimír: Zrcadlo obzvláštního (z našich mašíblů). Praha: Hynek, 1999
SMETÁNKA Zdeněk: Archeologické etudy. Praha: NLN, 2003
SPINDLER Konrad: Muž z ledovce. Praha: MF, 1998
TÉRA Michal: Perun, bůh hromovládce (sonda do slovanského archaického náboženství). Červený Kostelec: Pavel Mervart, 2009
and many more.
Assessment methods and criteria
The credit condition is at least 75% attendance and active participation in discussion.
Further information
No schedule has been prepared for this course