Postgraduate Course: The Celtic Question : Art in early Britain and Ireland (HIAR11043)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
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 |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course explores the art and spirituality of Britain and Ireland from the time before the Romans until the arrival and eventual occupation by the Vikings. It incorporates a wide range of media including illuminated manuscripts (primarily gospel books such as the Book of Kells), metalwork (liturgical objects, reliquaries, jewellery and armour) and stone sculpture (Northumbrian and Irish high crosses as well as Pictish cross-slabs and standing stones). More specifically, the course focuses on the role of sight and perception in pre-Christian and Christian culture, where both saints and heroes were frequently described as gifted with special vision. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will also be expected to consider the various questions and issues of this field of study, especially the nineteenth and twentieth-century debates concerning the term "Celtic". The course evaluates to what extent immigration, occupation and conversion impacted the beliefs and artistic practices of the indigenous populations.
Students will have the opportunity to examine the high crosses and standing stones on-site, considering the impact of the physical environs and landscape when viewing the art object. In so doing, the course also addresses the controversial question as to how to display and to what extent these objects should be restored and/or conserved. |
Assessment Information
| 4,000 word essay |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Heather Pulliam
Tel:
Email: h.pulliam@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Susan Mitchell
Tel: (0131 6)51 5743
Email: Susan.Mitchell@ed.ac.uk |
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