Meklēšana

The course deals with the evidence found in pieces of art about structural manifestation and dynamics of early modern times. The course deals with monuments of art of the 16th – 18th centuries as a source of research of society structure, political and economic systems, every day life and personality. The course concentrates on the phenomena, characteristic to early modern times that are most closely connected with processes of modernization, typical to the epoch.

The course provides knowledge in the field of French literature and culture of the XX - XXI centuries, allows students to orientate in the main moments of the history of French literature and art of this period, as well as in the main issues and challenges of that time. The course includes works of literature, painting, cinema and theater, which are acquired both from a theoretical point of view and through direct acquaintance with texts, works and their analysis. An important part of the course are creative workshops, which allow students to gain insight into the authors' themes and stylistics using their creativity. The aim of the course is to provide students with the necessary knowledge to orientate in the main directions of literature and art of the 20th - 21st century in France, to provide skills to apply literary and semiotic analysis to contemporary texts, as well as to develop students' creative abilities in writing literary texts in French. Tasks of the study course: 1

The aims of the course are 1) to acquaint students with the development of French literature and art from the 17th to the 19th century, 2) to look at the most important movement in French literature, visual arts, music and architecture, linking it with the cultural environment of the period. Tasks: • to form an idea of the main stages of the formation of French literature and art, • to teach to perceive the processes taking place in literature and art in the broad context of cultural history, • to present the French writers' works, which have a world cultural value and the facts of the interaction between French and Latvian culture.
The language of instruction is French.

Within the study course, the student will theoretically and practically explore the pedagogical principles for purposeful semesterization of children's cultural understanding and self-expression in preschool, analyze the pedagogical potential of the cultural environment, develop and jointly discuss ideas for planning, managing and evaluating an integrated, systematic and successive learning process, independently reflect on their pedagogical activities and plan for growth. The aim of the course To improve the competence of a future teacher to provide the pre-school student's cultural understanding and development of the transversal skills in the process or learning. Tasks 1.To promote the understanding of the unity of culture and art, the content and methods for the promoting the learner’s competences, virtues, transversal skills, emotional intelligence, aethetic perception, communication, metacognitive skills and creative potential in pre-school. 2.To promote an open and sensitive

The aim of the study course is to acquire competence in sculpting and to master basic techniques of sculpture. The tasks are to discuss the types of spatial art and the genres of sculpture, to acquaint with different materials and techniques of sculpture and to analyse means of expression, to determine the working stages of relief and round sculpture, to investigate the traditions and the principles of form building of three dimensional art of various cultures; to elaborate art expression while working in a workshop and doing home assignments. The languages of instruction are Latvian and English

The aim of the course is to develop an in-depth understanding of works of art and graphic design. Tasks: to develop visual thinking skills; to acquire an an analytical approach to environmental perception; to develop critical thinking skills on the diverse forms of expression in the graphic design industry and its interaction with different sectors of the economy. The course is based on a chronological principle, emphasizing the achievements of 20th and 21st centuries. It provides theoretical lectures, workshops and practical and independent work, which includes studying the history of material culture - learning about the scientific and technical discoveries and achievements, researching innovations and researching their impact on graphic design and related industries. The development of critical analysis skills will give students an idea of the diverse forms of expression (genres) in the graphic design industry and their relationship with different sectors of the economy

The purpose of this course is to introduce students into the field of aesthetic problems. The course reveals the essential aesthetic notions one has to face on the daily basis. The function of art in society human life is addressed to in detail; namely, how one perceives art, and how what influence art exerts on individuals. The aesthetic problems are related to those of art pedagogy and art psychology. The function of the aesthetic phenomena in an individual’s general and humanitarian culture is revealed.

The Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art of the University of Latvia (ILFAUL) is a research organisation conducting internationally recognised studies in three fields: literary criticism, folklore studies and arts. The ILFAUL is also one of Latvian research institutions, which strategically develops and promotes research in digital humanities, actively maintains a dialogue between the humanities and cultural heritage industries. Scientific staff of the ILFAUL is involved in local and international research networks and associations, as well as working on their boards in certain cases. In 2012–2018, researchers participated in 37 international research projects, resulting in 120 international scientific publications.

The aim of the course is to provide students with an opportunity to gain practical and theoretical knowledge about various painting styles. Tasks: 1) to examine and analyse the art works of various painters and to supplement technical abilities of oneself to create paintings and design works; 2) to understand and try out art style’s characteristic artistic expression forms and to develop skills in using them. Course is taught in Latvian.

The course provides students with the basic knowledge of the history of science and technology in the Middle East and East Asia. In the first part students will be introduced into Western clichés concerning Chinese science, later several of the major proto-sciences of the Far Eastern civilizations will be introduced and discussed, namely alchemy, astronomy, geography and medicine. Special attention will be devoted to the basic ideas of human integration into environment, the material and the spiritual and to the society as agent of scientific interest. The student is enabled to understand fundamental ideas of Chinese science and some of the most important Chinese branches of science, where Chinese scientists have attained excellent results, especially botanic and alchemy (medicine). The second part of the course gives an introduction to the Technologies, science and art in Near East cultures, especially Arabic world. In the Middle Ages Arabic science and its achievements were