Postgraduate Course: Contemporary Art (AREA11018)
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 | Art |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | PLEASE NOTE: THIS COURSE IS OWNED AND ADMINISTRATED BY ECA
Mode of Delivery : Lectures, Seminars, Tutorials, Online learning
This module examines contemporary art since the
end of the 1970s. Relations between critical,
promotional and reactionary reconfigurations of
postmodernism will be considered by looking at a
diverse range of culturally thematic and
process-based practices. The conflicting critical and
methodological discourses which negotiated such
practices will be examined in the context of the
contentious international debates regarding the
genesis and meaning of postmodernism and
globalism.
Additional Notes
This module is intended for students coming into eca
on exchange. It could, however, be taken by an MFA
student to as part of their Level 11 credits (which must
be to a total of 40).
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| 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: 2013/14 Flexible, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
05/08/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities |
| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
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| No Exam Information |
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Flexible, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
05/08/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities |
| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
1. On completion of this module, students will be able to:
demonstrate their critical reviewing skills by
critically and creatively comparing and
contrasting key examples of contemporary art.
2. Demonstrate an ability to publicly articulate the
relations between recent art practices and the
broader cultural, political and economic contexts
of global culture.
3. Display a working knowledge and understanding
of some of the principal debates raised in the
interpretation of art and their theoretical and
methodological implications since the end of the
1970s.
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Assessment Information
Essay Two Papers + bibliography of research sources
Presentation Two Oral Presentations + slides and notes/synopsis.
Coursework Two Critical Exercises
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
KOCUR, ZOYA. and LEUNG, SIMON. Theory in Contemporary Art: From 1985 to the Present, Blackwell Publishing, 2004.
TAYLOR, BRANDON. Art Today, Laurence King Publishing, 2004.
FOWLE, KATE To Be Continued>: Contemporary Art Practice in Public Places, B.T. Batsford Ltd, 2003.
STALLABRASS, JULIAN. Art Incorporated: The Story of Contemporary Art, Oxford University Press, 2004.
DOHERTY, CLAIRE. Contemporary Art: From Studio to Situation, London: Black Dog, 2004.
Indicative Learning Resources
Edinburgh Libraries, Museums and Galleries, Moodle |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Mode of Delivery
Lectures, Seminars, Tutorials, Onlearning via Moodle
Contact Hours - 36
Self Directed Study - 364 hours |
| Keywords | Contemporary Art for Exchange Students |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Neil Mulholland
Tel: (0131 6)51 5881
Email: n.mulholland@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Elaine Dickson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5737
Email: e.dickson@ed.ac.uk |
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