Postgraduate Course: Physique and Face: Transforming the Body in Nineteenth-Century France (HIAR11012)
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 |
| Course website |
http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/fineart |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will explore the representation of the human figure in France during the 19th century. The focus on one country allows for in-depth study of the shifting patterns of a single culture. It will focus on the period 1840-1900, for which the secondary literature is extensive, and which will permit the close study of works of art in Edinburgh public collections. The human figure will be studied from a number of iconographical, stylistic and theoretical viewpoints. It will be an inter-disciplinary course, involving not only wide-ranging socio-historical material but also the study of contemporary literature. At its core will be the analysis of visual art of quality and variety, from Ingres to Toulouse-Lautrec, from Manet to Gauguin. |
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
| To analyse the representations and explore interpretations of the human figure in French painting c.1820-1990. To evaluate the role of cultural forces - gender, class, politics, fashion, etc - in shaping representations of the body. To situate the social formation of the body in relation to aesthetic issues, notably problems of style, tradition, art education, etc. To study original works of art in relation to these concerns. |
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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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Richard Thomson
Tel: (0131 6)50 4125
Email: R.Thomson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lucy Hawkins
Tel: (0131 6)51 5734
Email: Lucy.Hawkins@ed.ac.uk |
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