RLM4150

Belief and perception

(ART)

Millicent Vladiv-Glover

12 points + First semester + 3 hours per week + Clayton

Synopsis: The subject will examine the concept of `belief' or `faith' and its derivatives (such as revelation, non-knowledge, negativity) in the context of various theoretical schools which model perception: pragmatism, psychoanalysis, phenomenology, philosophy of language, theory of plateaus. The basic theoretical corpus offered by the course will be used in application to cultural texts for the purpose of deconstructive analyses of, for instance, `generic' (generative) cultural concepts and images (sacrifice, death, Mother-of-God/Child icons, Christ, hero, whore, myth, the sacred etc), but also for the reading (interpretation) of literary works, art or film.

Assessment: Seminar paper (1500 words): 20% + Seminar paper (4500 words): 50% + Exam (3 hours): 30% (Exam may be converted into an additional essay of 3000 words, due at the end of the examination period)