Animals in art and visual culture 3700-AZm-L2-3-ZSKW

Knowledge:
KW_06 Understanding the role of the media in shaping attitudes towards animals KW_07 Knowledge about ethical and cultural attitudes towards animals in the history of civilization, especially changes occurring in contemporary times
KW_11 Knowledge and understanding of the relationship between art and nature and between art and science
KW_12 Knowledge of animalistic iconography from prehistoric to contemporary times
KW_13 Familiarity with resources in the arts, literature, language and philosophy related to reflection about animals and animality

Skills
KU_02, Diagnosing the main ideological disputes over the status of animals and their use by humans in the course of history
KU_05, Analysing and interpreting – in a cultural, social and ethical context – artistic projects featuring animals or their images
KU_06, Communicating in a modern foreign language and making use of foreign-language source materials
KU_08 - Knowing how to continually update and expand one’s knowledge and improve one’s skills

Social competences
KK_02 - Being prepared for fact-based argumentation in academic debates and ideological disputes while respecting views different from one’s own
KK_04 - Being prepared for acting in accordance with the code of scientific work ethics and decency while respecting one’s own and others’ health as well as intellectual property rights
KK_09 - Being prepared for using deductive thinking skills in analysing natural phenomena and cultural processes