Key information
- Faculty
- Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences
- Teaching department
- History of Art
- Credit value
- 15
- Restrictions
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This module is only available to second-year BA History of Art students, including second-year students who are taking a combined-honours degree which includes History of Art in the programme title. The module is also available to affiliate students enrolled in the History of Art Department, and available to BASc Arts & Sciences (Cultures pathway) students who have previously completed HART0005 and/or HART0006.
- Timetable
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Alternative credit options
There are no alternative credit options available for this module.
This text-based module introduces students to the diverse ways in which art historians engage with and write about visual art and culture. Students will be asked to analyse a range of art historical methods as well as varied approaches to critical writing, with the goals of becoming familiar with recent methodologies that pertain to the visual image and developing ways of bringing critical issues to their research and written work. Topics addressed normally include: formalism, iconography and iconology, the social history of art, psychoanalytic approaches, semiotics, poststructuralism, issues of gender, sexuality and race, postcolonialism.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Intended teaching term:
Term 2 听听听
Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)
Teaching and assessment
- Mode of study
- In person
- Methods of assessment
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100%
Coursework
- Mark scheme
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Numeric Marks
The methods of assessment for affiliate students may be different to those indicated above. Please contact the department for more information.
Other information
- Number of students on module in previous year
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68
- Module leader
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Dr Emily Floyd
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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