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Arts and the Public Sphere
| Faculteit | Letteren |
| Jaar | 2018/19 |
| Vakcode | LWX049M05 |
| Vaknaam | Arts and the Public Sphere |
| Niveau(s) | master |
| Voertaal | Engels |
| Periode | semester I a |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Uitgebreide vaknaam | Arts and the Public Sphere | ||||||||
| Leerdoelen | 1. reproduce the most important theories concerning the public sphere, and the socio-political role of the arts 2. critically reflect on the pitfalls and shortcomings of these theories 3. apply these theories on cases in the field of their own expertise (e.g. theatre, music, literary or film studies) 4. independently conduct a small (literature) research 5. report, both orally and in written form, on their research 6. effectively prepare and chair a discussion on an academic topic |
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| Omschrijving | This course will focus on the concept and history of the public sphere, and the role of the arts within it. The public sphere is understood as the physical and virtual spaces in which citizens meet to exchange and discuss their views on the true, the good and the beautiful. Emerging in the eighteenth-century coffeehouses, salons, and newspapers, the bourgeois public sphere turned out to be a crucial condition for modern democracies during the enlightenment era. We will look at the place of the arts within this sphere (e.g. the emergence of public museums, culture education and art criticism), but also to the way the public sphere has changed in recent decades. In particular, in a globalized world the traditional public roles of intellectuals and artists have to be reconsidered. How do artists consider their own role in this process? Through what strategies do artists intervene in the public sphere? We will discuss theoretical texts by Habermas, Arendt, Sennett, Fraser, Bishop, and Groys as well as contemporary examples: political theatre, the literary artist as public intellectual, and artistic interventions, participation- and community art. | ||||||||
| Uren per week | 4 | ||||||||
| Onderwijsvorm | werkcollege | ||||||||
| Toetsvorm | werkstuk(ken) | ||||||||
| Vaksoort | master | ||||||||
| Coördinator | dr. T.E. Lijster | ||||||||
| Docent(en) | dr. T.E. Lijster | ||||||||
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| Entreevoorwaarden | Bachelor's degree in KCM or an equivalent qualification in the opinion of the Board of Examiners. | ||||||||
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