Reports

1. The development of realistic traditions in the works of prominent figures of literature and art of the twentieth century.

2. Art Culture and the problem of leveling of civilization.

3. Modernism - the leading cultural trend of the twentieth century.

4. World phenomenon of art cinema, its outstanding examples and figures.

5. Musical culture of the modern era: the fight tradition and innovation.

6. Literary creativity in the era of electronics and high technology.

7. Universal values ​​and national culture: dialogue or confrontation?

Questions for self practice:

1. Describe the major artistic styles and movements of the twentieth century.

2. When, where and who started the art of cinema?

3. What is globalization of the cultural life of the world in the XX century?

4. What fundamental changes have occurred in scientific and technological sphere, and how they influenced the spiritual culture of mankind?

5. Describe the characteristics of totalitarian culture of the twentieth century.

6. What are the outstanding representatives of culture and art modern era you know?

7. Who, where and by which achievement is awarded the Nobel Prize?

Tasks for students' independent work for preparation to seminars

1. Find out the essence of the concept of "culture". How do people and culture in the historical process?

2. Consider the problem of "Culture and Civilization: tradition and continuity."

3. Determine which features a culture, and understand that during subculture.

4. Why it's considered that art is a means of creating identity?

5. Discover the meaning of modern concepts regarding the origin of human culture.

6. What are the main stages of development was European culture?

7. What cultural and historical era you know, and what criteria are used in science to their definition?

8. What are the main differences between the cultures of Antiquity and Middle Ages? Make a comparative analysis.

9. What role in the history of human civilization played an ancient cultural tradition of?

10. How did the Christian outlook on values ​​and ideals of the Middle Ages?

11. What achievements has the Byzantine culture, and in what way it was different from Western?

12. Describe the main stages of the culture of the Renaissance.

13. Compare art baroque and classicism.

14. What features were observed in the culture of the Enlightenment?

15. Describe the work of writers and artists of the Renaissance.

16. Who and what were called "titans of the Italian Renaissance"?

17. Which European country has the most significant results in strengthening humanistic outlook?

18. Why and where the process of the Reformation, which its leaders do you know?

19. Describe the features of the Northern Renaissance.

20. What are the trends and currents in the art of modern times you know?

21. Evaluate historic significance of the bourgeois-democratic revolutions in Europe in modern times.

22. Expand the content of artistic currents of the nineteenth century - Romanticism and Realism.

23. Determine how the progress of science and technology in the nineteenth century. influenced the development of spiritual culture.

24. What type of art called "synthetic" and "seventh" in the early twentieth century?

25. What are the features of culture "modernism" in the twentieth century.?

26. What genres of music have become widespread in recent times?

27. Analyze the characteristics of science and technology in the twentieth century.

28. What features marked the art of totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century.?

29. Make a comparative analysis of mass and elite culture of the modern era.

30. Identify the nature of such problems as the commercialization of culture.