Postgraduate Course: Curating (AREA11001)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Arts, Culture and Environment |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Architecture - Edinburgh College of Art |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
PLEASE NOTE: THIS COURSE IS OWNED AND ADMINISTRATED BY ECA
This module examines the presentation and
interpretation of visual and material culture in
professional institutionalised settings, critically
examining the social and political assumptions behind
Western cultures of accumulation, attribution and
display. Lectures will draw on a number of academic
disciplines, among them taxonomy, geography, art
history, literary criticism, sociology, cultural studies,
anthropology, and the natural sciences. This module
will also explore curating without walls. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Flexible, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module, students will be able to:
1. Investigate and assess a range of exhibition and
display practices and give a professional
presentation critically evaluating contemporary
curatorial practices within a social, historical,
political and economic context.
2. Apply ideas, techniques and theories drawn from
intensive research to enhance your own critical
and interpretative skills.
3. Demonstrate an engagement with theories of
display and cultural value and critically evaluate
the key strategies of current curatorial practice. |
Assessment Information
Presentation Individual Presentation:
One 20 minute oral presentation + 1,000 summary.
Report One 3,000 word report +
bibliography of research sources. |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Mr Derek Fraser
Tel: 650 2305
Email: d.fraser@eca.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Moira Seftor
Tel: 650 2305
Email: m.seftor@eca.ac.uk |
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