Undergraduate Course: Art After Photography (HIAR10105)
Course Outline
School |
School of Arts, Culture and Environment |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
Home subject area |
History of Art |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None |
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Course description |
$ùThe impact of photography&© provides one important and influential polemical narrative which can be seen as explaining many if not all of the most important developments in twentieth-century art: centrally, the decline of painting and sculpture, and the rise of a rival realm of image-consumption in photographically-based mass culture. This course is designed to enable students to test key elements in this narrative, to review their knowledge of this period in the light of it, and to develop a sophisticated appreciation of the transformations in art practice and theory which photography brought about, and the aesthetic and political debates in the wider field of contemporary art which have arisen as a consequence of photography&©s impact. Questions and issues to be explored include: Walter Benjamin&©s argument that photography brings about the loss of the work of art&©s $ùaura&©; the claim that photography attacks such mainstays of traditional aesthetic theory as originality, uniqueness and skill; photography&©s impact on painting and sculpture; photography as an $ùindexical&© mark; forms of the photographic collection; the so-called $ùpost-medium condition&©; the rise of a society of $ùspectacle&©; and changes to our visual experience and perception. The course will examine a wide spectrum of twentieth-century and contemporary art in all mediums, including painting, sculpture and moving-image work, and will not be restricted to examining the work only of photographers. |
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 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Central | Seminar | | 1-11 | | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | |
First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. Seminar Room 4, Minto House, 20 chambers Street |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
&· Students will acquire knowledge of a range of historical and contemporary artists and artworks, and of key issues and debates in the field of twentieth-century and contemporary art.
&· Students will come to appreciate the idea of photography as an object of theoretical reception in the twentieth century: learning about the variety of ways in which photography has been theorized as a distinctively different mode of artistic signification to traditional methods of painting and sculpture.
&· Students will develop the ability to perceive and argue for connections across a range of artistic practices.
&· Students will gain confidence in handling a range of theoretically sophisticated methodologies.
Students will develop their existing abilities to:
&· Look closely at works of art;
&· Read difficult texts skilfully and with understanding;
&· Analyze ideas and arguments successfully;
&· Present their own ideas clearly and well in writing and in debate;
&· Prepare and organize their work effectively to deadlines.
The course will also provide students with a range of historical examples and theoretical arguments which will deepen their understanding of the modern period in relation to contemporary society, and will enhance their ability to contribute to wider contemporary cultural and political debate.
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Assessment Information
1 Essay 50%
1 Degree Examination 50% |
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Mr Martin Hammer
Tel: (0131 6)50 4119
Email: Martin.Hammer@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Sue Cavanagh
Tel: (0131 6)51 1460
Email: Sue.Cavanagh@ed.ac.uk |
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