Undergraduate Course: Modern Art in Shanghai, 1840-1930 (HIAR10107)
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 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
History of Art |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The course will focus on four major themes: orthodox school and new media; urbanism and marketable art; foreign stimuli, and defining modernity. A variety of materials examined will include: traditional ink painting of various popular subjects, metal and stone studies, archaic calligraphy and seal carving, early photography, rubbing, lithography, pictorials on printed matters, newspaper illustration, colonial architecture, posters for calendar, theatre and the early cinema. The course will encourage the students to review art in its historical and social contexts, and address how artistic production and visual culture were shaped by the new urbanism in Shanghai, and the significance of the first metropolis city of China in the formation of a nation&Šs modernity. |
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, Thursday, 14:00 - 14:50, Zone: Central. Geddes Room, Minto House, 20 Chambers Street |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, a student should be able to:
&ˇ Have acquired a basic knowledge of issues of visual representation in an interdisciplinary context and other related approaches, methods and theories in art in the context of the development of visual and material cultures of Shanghai in late 19th to early 20th century
&ˇ Be able to evaluate critically these approaches/theories, writing and current debates on the visual image
&ˇ Have acquired a deeper knowledge of early modern urban culture and politics in China
&ˇ Be able to combine theoretical reflection with an understanding of changes and continuations in regional artistic traditions
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Assessment Information
One Essay 50%
One Degree Examination 50%
Visiting Student Varient Assessment
2 x 2000 word essays |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Chia-Ling Yang
Tel: (0131 6)51 1370
Email: c.yang@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Sue Cavanagh
Tel: (0131 6)51 1460
Email: Sue.Cavanagh@ed.ac.uk |
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