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Code Completion Credits Range Language Instruction Semester
307TK1 ZK 2 2T English, Czech winter

Subject guarantor

Tomáš DVOŘÁK

Name of lecturer(s)

Tomáš DVOŘÁK

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be able to develop and critically evaluate theories, concepts and methods of their field and gain insight into contemporary scholarly literature.

Mode of study

classes

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Advanced English, ability to read professional texts and discuss them in English.

Course contents

This course is regular discussion meeting on on-going readings supplemented with lectures. Each semester focuses on one key text or a collection of texts for the given topic. This course emphasizes preparations at home: reading assignments, research and study of other relevant books.

Recommended or required reading

Current theory, historic and critical practice in photography and visual culture. Reading with be determined at the beginning of the semester.

ZS 2019: James Bridle, New Dark Age: Technology and the End of Future. London: Verso 2018.

Assessment methods and criteria

The course is concluded with a graded test. The requirement for sitting the test is class participation. At the end of every semester each student present a 15 minute lecture related to topics of the given semester.

Schedule for winter semester 2019/2020:

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
room 111
Room. No. 111
(Lažanský palác)
DVOŘÁK T.
10:40–12:15
(lecture parallel1)
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Date Day Time Tutor Location Notes No. of paralel
Mon 10:40–12:15 Tomáš DVOŘÁK Room. No. 111
Lažanský palác 		lecture parallel1

Schedule for summer semester 2019/2020:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans