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Postgraduate Course: Figuration and Disfiguration in European Art, C.1905-1950 (HIAR11013)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaHistory of Art Other subject areaNone
Course website http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/fineart Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe course investigates ways in which European artists during the first half of the 20th century radically reinterpreted the traditional theme of the human figure, often through a process of subversion, often through appropriating new sources or using new materials and techniques. The relationship between theory and practice is analysed, and particular emphasis is placed on Dada and Surrealism because the Edinburgh collections and archival sources are especially strong in those areas. Other seminars focus on Expressionism, Primitivism, Cubism, the 'Return to order' and the effect of Fascism and the Holocaust. One seminar is conducted in the Dean Gallery.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
It is intended that students acquire a good knowledge and understanding of the material studied through preparing a series of short seminar presentations on selected topics, reading the texts recommended in the bibliography, week by week, and engaging actively in general discussion during seminars. The students are urged to use the archive as well as the library and collections of the Dean Gallery, and thus get used to documentary research and the analysis of primary sources from the beginning of their MSc degree. One-to-one tutorials are used to help them select the subject of the course essay and to monitor the progress of their research and thinking. The other purpose of these tutorials is to aid them make the transition from undergraduate to postgraduate study and to develop their self-confidence and sense of their potential contribution as art historians.
Assessment Information
Principal means of assessment is a 4,000 word essay. In addition each candidate's performance will be monitored through the presentation of seminar material.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserMs Elizabeth Cowling
Tel: (0131 6)50 4112
Email: E.G.Cowling@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Lucy Hawkins
Tel: (0131 6)51 5734
Email: Lucy.Hawkins@ed.ac.uk
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