Postgraduate Course: Global Encounters in Medieval Art (HIAR11045)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
History of Art |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.arthistory.ed.ac.uk
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
For centuries before the modern era, distant civilisations had engaged in the exchange of goods, artistic styles and ideas across vast expanses of land and sea. The multiple dialogues that thereby arose led to rich creative processes of transformation and appropriation. This course explores the global dimension of art in the Middle Ages, with a geographical scope spanning Europe, the Islamic world and China. It follows a broad chronological sequence and focuses on key moments and patterns of interaction, such as the role of pilgrimage as an artistic vector, the extensive commercial links that spanned the Indian Ocean in the 9th century, or the political unification of China with the eastern Islamic world under Mongol rule. The course thus offers a uniquely broad perspective on the visual culture of the Middle Ages. |
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? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. Geddes room, Minto House, Chambers St. |
| Additional information |
Location will be confirmed in Handbook |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be expected to have gained knowledge of decisive moments in the history of artistic exchange between Europe, the Middle East and Asia before 1500, and to have engaged in critical reflection on the factors that led to such interactions. The course will also feed into the historical options chosen by each student to help them achieve more focused knowledge of specific areas.
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Assessment Information
| 3,000 word essay |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Tom Tolley
Tel: (0131 6)50 4115
Email: Tom.Tolley@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Lucy Hawkins
Tel: (0131 6)51 3212
Email: Lucy.Hawkins@ed.ac.uk |
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