AR220-5-AU-CO:
Art and Ideas II: More Art, More Ideas - Critique and Historiography in the History of Art
2017/18
Art History and Theory
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
Thursday 05 October 2017
Friday 15 December 2017
15
17 December 2013
Requisites for this module
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BA V314 Art History,
BA V31B Art History (Including Foundation Year and Year Abroad),
BA V350 Art History (Including Foundation Year),
BA V35A Art History (Including Year Abroad),
BA VV31 Art History and History,
BA VV38 Art History and History (Including Foundation Year),
BA VV3B Art History and History (Including Foundation Year and Year Abroad),
BA VV3C Art History and History (Including Year Abroad),
BA V3RB Art History and Modern Languages (Including Foundation Year and Year Abroad),
BA VR39 Art History and Modern Languages,
BA V3R9 Art History with Modern Languages,
BA VR3B Art History with Modern Languages (Including Foundation Year and Year Abroad),
BA PV33 Film Studies and Art History (Including Year Abroad),
BA VW36 Film Studies and Art History,
BA VW38 Film Studies and Art History (Including Foundation Year),
BA VW3B Film Studies and Art History (Including Foundation Year and Year Abroad),
BA QV23 Literature and Art History,
BA QV2H Literature and Art History (Including Foundation Year),
BA QV32 Literature and Art History (Including Year Abroad),
BA QV3B Literature and Art History (Including Foundation Year and Year Abroad),
BA VV53 Philosophy and Art History,
BA VV54 Philosophy and Art History (Including Foundation Year),
BA VV5H Philosophy and Art History (Including Year Abroad),
BA VVHP Philosophy and Art History (Including Foundation Year and Year Abroad),
BA V351 Curating,
BA V352 Curating (Including Year Abroad),
BA V359 Curating (Including Foundation Year),
BA V35B Curating (Including Foundation Year and Year Abroad)
(Updated September 2017)
In the first year Art and Ideas modules you were introduced to some of the key methods in art history, and in the philosophy of aesthetics. In this module we will examine the methods of art history more closely and understand where these ideas came from.
The aim of this module is to gain an understanding of the history of art history - when did scholars begin thinking of ‘art’ as something distinct from other kinds of making? When did scholars decide ‘art’ was something best understood as having a history? How have the methodologies of this ‘art history’ changed since it began? What are the underlying changes in values and in society which have changed how we do art history? What has become included or excluded from this history? In class discussions we will ask questions such as: What is art? Does it have a history? What is the relationship between art, society and politics? What is art for?
We will look at this history of art history chronologically, beginning with the ideas that dominated art history from the sixteenth century. In each week, we will look at changes and challenges posed by successive generations of art historians.
Aims and Learning outcomes:
1) By the end of this module the student should have a clear idea of the historical development of the discourse on art and the way that it has shaped our understanding of it. This will include:
• A clear, broad understanding of the art history’s methods and how they have developed.
• The ability to identify key debates in the history of art.
• A firm grasp of the particularities of the socio-cultural context that led to the invention of art.
• Critical skills in historically identifying and interrogating different methodologies in art history.
2) The ability to critically engage with current debates around the status of contemporary art.
3) A sound understanding of the key concepts and methods of interpretation in art history.
4) An overview of different forms of writing about art, which will also enhance the student’s writing and interpretation skills.
5) The confidence to subject the texts studied to critical analysis.
6) Skills to analyse works of art from different theoretical perspectives.
No information available.
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Available as an outside option and to international exchange students.
2 hours per week during the autumn term
Combined lecture and seminar discussion. Following the formal lecture, one group of students will present a short talk (c. 15 minutes) on the week`s main topic and its related readings. Afterwards, the entire class will be expected to participate in a sustained, careful discussion of the key issues raised in the lecture and student presentation.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Coursework weighting |
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Weekly reading summaries – 150–200 words each |
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10% |
| Coursework |
Wk 3 Reading summary |
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| Coursework |
Wk 4 Reading summary |
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Wk 5 Reading summary |
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Wk 6 Reading summary |
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| Coursework |
Essay 1 |
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40% |
| Coursework |
Wk 7 Reading summary |
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| Coursework |
Wk 9 Reading summary |
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Wk. 10 Reading summary |
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Wk.11 Reading summary |
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| Coursework |
Essay 2 |
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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 Gavin Grindon, email: ggrindon@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Gavin Grindon
spahinfo@essex.ac.uk
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No external examiner information available for this module.
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Of 18 hours, 18 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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