Course detail

Visual Anthropology (Expression and Behaviour) - winter

FaVU-1VAVCH-ZAcad. year: 2015/2016

Morphological, psychological, and antropological conditions of human expression and behavior. face expression, gestures, pantomime. The skull as a symbol. The head as a metaphor.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. MUDr. Vladimír Novotný, CSc.

Department

Department of Art History and Theory (KTDU)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The skull, the head, mimic muscles, gestures, face expressions. Morphological basis of human communication.

Prerequisites

General and special morphology.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations..

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

60% attendance, anatomical sketchbook.

Course curriculum

1. Face expression, gestures in general. Communication adn art. Antropological consequences.
2. Morphological, psychological, and antropological preconditions of human face expressions - experimental studies (analysis, explication).
3. Physiological and mimic function of face muscles. Cathegorization, characteristics.
4. Muscles in the slit lid, of the forhead, muscles in the area of the the nose, ear, mouth, jaws, and neck
5. the form-constituting elements of the face (the eye, ear, mouth, chin, cheeks), the face and head as a whole
6. The nose from the point of veiw of the antropologist. reconstruction of the face from the skulll
7. miscellaneous

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Students will be trained in "morphological thinking": they willuse morphological literature and their knowedge to solve conctrete art problems.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance in seminars is mandatory, attendance in lectures is optional.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Van De GRAAF: Human Anatomy. McGraw Hill , Boston, 2000
ZRZAVÝ Josef: Anatomie pro výtvarníky. Avicenum, Praha, 1977
VÁVRA Vlastimil : Mluvíme beze slov. Praha, 1990

Type of course unit

Lecture

27 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. MUDr. Vladimír Novotný, CSc.

Seminar

27 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. MUDr. Vladimír Novotný, CSc.

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

Visual Anthropology (Expression and Behaviour) - winter

Type of course unit