Postgraduate Course: Chinese Art Collections and Exhibitions: Provenance, Politics and Canon Development (ASST11029)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
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 | Asian Studies |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The class will involve weekly readings with in-class discussions, which would be combined to develop a research topic for each student for a final grade. The goals would be to: 1. gain exposure to available studies; 2. critically review each study; 3. build a resource bibliography for later use by students and GU courses on the subject; 4. expose students to facets of Chinese art that are contextualised in the public forum of display, exhibition narratives, and larger narratives that involve the arts in socio-political and historical environments; and 5. reflect on the histories of Chinese art history and its canons. A portion of Chinese art and archaeology history will be documented via film reels from news agencies. Students will be asked to be aware of seeking out the multiple histories of each, reminding them that "singular" aspects may limit their understanding. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Flexible, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Classes to be held in Glasgow |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students will be able to demonstrate knowledge, understanding and critical awareness of the period, issues and material covered by the course. They will do this by:
- critically discussing the ways in which Chinese art collections and exhibitions can define political and cultural concepts.
- critically evaluating, within seminars and written work, a variety of sources and approaches relevant to the study of Chinese art collections as aesthetic, technological and historical artefacts
- presenting case studies in the seminars which address the respective contributions of individual collectors, dealers and exhibitions;
- drawing conclusions from visual, textual and archival evidence to construct reasoned arguments in both oral and written form. |
Assessment Information
| I essay 3-4,000 words, plus one seminar presentation |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Natascha Gentz
Tel: (0131 6)50 4229
Email: natascha.gentz@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Kate Marshall
Tel: (0131 6)50 4114
Email: Kate.Marshall@ed.ac.uk |
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