Undergraduate Course: Chinese Painting and Calligraphy: The Elite World of China (HIAR10106)
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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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
The course will introduce the visual examples in chronological order, from the ideology of the three perfections: painting, calligraphy and poetry, system of writing, connoisseurship, the Antiquarian Studies, to modern Chinese painting debates. Course participant would study in depth the selected groups of calligraphers and painters from the early Imperial China (8th century) to the Republican Era (20th century). In addition to stylistic analysis on painting and calligraphy, the discussion will include ancient aesthetics and theories, script styles, and the art of seal carving. |
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 |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, 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 - 15:50, Zone: Central. Seminar Room 2, Minto House, 20 Chambers Street |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students have gained advanced knowledge and understanding of the themes, issues and debates of Chinese art relating to: social contexts; processes of representation; and ways in which meaning is constituted, through in depth examples.
Students are able to compare and evaluate different approaches to understanding art traditions in China.
Students are able to assess critically the materials and themes explored in the course through the use of particular examples from China.
Students have gained knowledge and understanding of the range of skills used in art history and to have developed independent study and research and presentation skills.
Students are able to provide a basis for further study at a PG research level for advanced students.
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Assessment Information
One Essay 50%
One Degree Examination 50% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Sinology or Art History? (Chinese script and pictorial systems).
Didactic Teaching and Politics in Painting (Early figure painting).
Connoisseurship and Authenticity (Tang and Five Dynasties painting).
Chan Buddhism and Ink Play (Five Dynasty to Northern Song painting).
Monumentality and Landscape Painting (Northern Song painting).
Three Perfections (Southern Song).
Elite Writing and Lost Identity (Yuan).
Mountains into Gardens (Ming painting).
Orthodox School to the Eccentrics (Qing painting).
Nationalism and New Urban Painting (19th century painting).
From Social Realism to Lyrical Abstract (20th century painting).
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
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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