AR345-5-AU-CO:
Visualising Bodies
2020/21
Art History and Theory
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
Thursday 08 October 2020
Friday 18 December 2020
15
30 September 2020
Requisites for this module
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BA V3R9 Art History with Modern Languages,
BA VR3B Art History with Modern Languages (Including Foundation Year and Year Abroad)
This module will reflect on the importance of the body in and to art. With particular focus on the twentieth century, we will consider the ways in which the body is implicated in artworks beyond figurative representation – for example through gesture (e.g. drawing) or live presence (in performance art). By challenging the firm distinction between abstraction and figuration, the module will engage with the very notions of embodiment and subjectivity, also in the context of debates related to gender and feminism.
The aims of the module are:
to investigate the various ways in which the human body figures in artworks examined within the module;
to consider how the body was made to stand for a broad range of complex ideas;
to consider how the body became at different times a locus of politics, knowledge, and desire;
to encourage students to develop skills in written communication through the writing of essays, and in oral communication through active participation in seminars.
By the end of this module students should have:
a good understanding of the relationship between art and the body in a specific period and geographical location;
the ability to describe, analyse and interpret works of art and architecture featured in the module;
the ability to write in an informed manner on the relationship between art and the body and to form an argument relating to various aspects of the topic;
the ability to approach relevant secondary sources critically;
the ability to relate art of the period to its wider context.
No additional information available.
There will be a two-hour combined lecture and seminar each week.
All teaching events will be accessible to students on and off campus either face-to-face or remotely through online teaching.
Week 6 is Reading Week.
- O’Dell, Kathy. (1998-01-01) 'He Got Shot', in Contract with the Skin: Masochism, Performance Art, and the 1970s: University of Minnesota Press.
- Copeland, Huey. (2016-05) 'Tending-toward-Blackness', in October. vol. 156, pp.141-144
- Schneider, Rebecca. (2001) 'Performance Remains', in Performance Research. vol. 6 (2) , pp.100-108
- Lee, Pamela M. (2001) 'Bridget Riley's Eye/Body Problem', in October. vol. 98, pp.26-
- Nixon, Mignon. (2000) 'Posing the Phallus', in October. vol. 92, pp.98-
- Clark, T.J. (15 August 2019) At the Barbican: Lee Krasner: London Review of Books.
- Kaprow, Allan. (no date) The Legacy of Jackson Pollock (1958).
- Bowles, John P. (2011) 'Adrian Piper’s Performance of Race and the Moral Question of Racism', in Adrian Piper: Race, Gender, and Embodiment, Durham [N.C.]: Duke University Press.
- Didi-Huberman, Georges; Repensek, Thomas. (1984) 'The Index of the Absent Wound (Monograph on a Stain)', in October. vol. 29, pp.63-
- Clark, Lygia; Bois, Yve-Alain. (1994) 'Nostalgia of the Body', in October. vol. 69, pp.85-
- Jones, Amelia. (c1998) 'Introduction', in Body Art/Performing the Subject, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course. The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students. Further reading can be obtained from this module's reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Essay 1 - 2000 words |
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50% |
| Coursework |
Essay 2 - 2000 words |
|
50% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Marta Zboralska, email: marta.zboralska@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Marta Zboralska
spahinfo@essex.ac.uk
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Prof Richard Simon Clay
Newcastle University
Professor of Digital Cultures
Available via Moodle
Of 388 hours, 0 (0%) hours available to students:
388 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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