Lithuanian art: theater, cinema, fine art, photography

The aim of the course is to help students to gain general knowledge about contemporary Lithuanian art and its historical and cultural contexts.

Having completed the course students will be able to:

  • To define basic features and tendencies in Lithuanian theatre with reference to historical and cultural context;
  • To define basic features and tendencies in Lithuanian cinema with reference to historical and cultural context;
  • To define basic features and tendencies in Lithuanian fine art with reference to historical and cultural context;
  • To define basic features and tendencies in Lithuanian photography with reference to historical and cultural context.

Topics:

  • Lithuanian Theatre in the First Years of Independence: Change of Aesthetic Forms and Content.
  • Contemporary Lithuanian Theatre and the main Creators: Directing, Dramaturgy, Scenography, Non-traditional Space.
  • Lithuanian Cinema: Basic historical aspects, Directors, Genres and Themes.
  • Lithuanian National Cinema: a Reflection of History and the Present.
  • Contemporary Lithuanian Cinema: Animation; Interactive and Interdisciplinary Projects.
  • Lithuanian art tradition.
  • History and transformations of Lithuanian art.
  • Lithuanian art in the context of societal transformations.
  • The most famous Lithuanian artists.
  • Contemporary Lithuanian art.
  • Lithuanian School of Photography in The Context of Soviet Ideology.
  • “Easthetics of Boredom” as the Passive Resistance to Soviet Regime.
  • Contemporary Lithuanian Photography as The Research of Post-Soviet Reality.
  • Photography in Contemporary Lithuanian Art: Interdisciplinary Approach.
  • Lithuanian School of Photography Today: The Search for Identity in Global Context.

Provided ByDepartment of Contemporary Arts at Vytautas Magnus University
Type of providerHE Institution
Provided atonline
Learning opportunity typeOER
Languageen
Home pagehttps://openstudies.vdu.lt/en/courses/humanities/lithuanian-art-theatre-cinema-fine-art-photography/
Start date2023-02-06
End date2023-06-01
Duration6
Workload in hours110 academic hours
Admission procedureHigher Education enrolment
Price details180 EUR
AssessmentsFinal exam 50%, Midterm test 30%, Written homework assignment 20%
Type of credentialOpen Badge
ISCEDF Code02 - Arts and humanities
Education subjectArts and humanities not further defined
Learning settingsnon formal learning
Learning outcomeCivics 4.0 – learning outcome
Know what skills you need to master and what civic tech tools you can use to safely inhabit digital space as an activist.
Learning outcome typeSkills- habilidades
Learning outcomeCivics 4.0 – learning outcome
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Learning outcome typeSkills- habilidades
Learning outcomeCivics 4.0 – learning outcome
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Learning outcome typeSkills- habilidades
Learning outcomeCivics 4.0 – learning outcome
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Assessor typeExam
Assessment formatTest/ essey
Contact formhttps://openstudies.vdu.lt/en/courses/humanities/lithuanian-art-theatre-cinema-fine-art-photography/

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