Undergraduate Course: Artwriting (ARTX09076)
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 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Art |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Discussing the visual arts successfully in words is often held to be an impossible task. In reality it is merely difficult. Since the ancient Greeks, many writers of all kinds have taken up the challenge - not only art critics, but novelists, poets, gossips, artists and essayists' (Gayford, M. & Wright, K. (1998), The Penguin Book of Art Writing, Penguin: London). This course will focus on the practice of ¿Artwriting¿ in its broadest sense, from the relationship between art and literature and writing ¿as¿ art to current debates in art criticism and theory. We will consider writing about visual art across a range of forms including critical reviews, poetry, artists' statements, catalogue essays and manifestos. In particular, we will look at examples of writing by artists in order to examine why so many visual artists have taken up the pen and why writing continues to enjoy such a rich and challenging relationship with visual art. |
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 | Students must have at least three courses at grade B or above in Arts, Humanities or Social Science. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: 10 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 8,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 12,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Research: Research and show a critical understanding of several principal methods of enquiry and employ a diverse range of research applications and sources.
2. Analysis: Demonstrate a critical understanding of several areas of Visual Culture that enable you to analyse, evaluate and reflect critically on your own field.
3. Communication: Successfully communicate your research, analysis and professional initiative in a range of well structured, coherent and creative forms. |
Assessment Information
100% written essay or case study of 4000 words;
Formative assessment (feed forward) will be given in relation to the written assessment at the mid-point of semester. Students will be asked to prepare an outline or draft proposal of their written assessment task and will receive verbal or written feed forward / feedback on this in advance of the final submission date. Students will receive full written feedback on completion of the summative assessment. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
As described in short description. |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Various forms of reading (close, skimming, etc.);
Library research;
Essay writing;
Public speaking. |
| Reading list |
Allen, G. 2011. Artists¿ Magazines ¿ An Alternative Space for Art. Cambridge, Massachussets & London: MIT Press.
Bracewell, M. 2011. The Space Between. London: Ridinghouse.
Burgin, V. 1986. The End of Art Theory. London.
Carrier, D. 1987. Artwriting. Amherst: University of Massachussets Press.
Carrier, D. 2003. Writing About Visual Art. New York: Allworth Press.
Carroll, N. 2009. On Criticism. New York and London: Routledge. Collings. M & Arnatt, M. 2004. Criticism. London: Rachmaninoff¿s.
Crow, T. 1996. Modern Art in the Common Culture. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Danchev, A. (ed.) 2011. 100 Artists¿ Manifestos. London. Penguin.
Dworkin, C. & Goldsmith, K. (eds.) 2011. Against Expression ¿ An Anthology of Conceptual Writing. Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press.)
Elkins, J. 2003. What Happened to Art Criticism? Chicago: Prickly Paradigm Press.
Elkins, J. & Newman, M. (eds.)2008. The State of Art Criticism. New York and London: Routledge.
Foster, H. 1985. Postmodern Culture. London: Pluto Press.
Foster, H. 2011. Design and Crime (And Other Diatribes). New York and London: Verso.
Gayford, M. & Wright, K. (eds.) 1998. The Penguin Book of Art Writing. London: Viking.
Hickey, D. 2009. The Invisible Dragon ¿ Essays on Beauty. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. )
Khonsary, J. & O¿Brian, M (eds.) 2010. Judgement and Contemporary Art Criticism. Vancouver: Artspeak/Fillip Editions.
Lawson, T. 2004. Mining for Gold - Selected Writings 1979-1996. Zurich: JRP Ringier
McLaren, D. 1998. Personal Delivery. London: Quartet.
Murray, C. (ed.) 2003. Key Writers on Art: The Twentieth Century. London: Routledge.
Newman, A. 2000. Challenging Art: Artforum 1962-1974. New York: Soho Press.
Rose, G. 2012. Visual Methodologies (3rd Edition). London: Sage.
Stallabrass, J. 2001. High Art Lite. New York and London: Verso.
Thornton, S. 2008. Seven Days in the Art World. London: Granta.
Wallis, B. (ed.). 1987. Blasted Allegories: An Anthology of Writings by Contemporary Artists. Cambridge: The MIT Press.
Additional or full reading lists will be made available to students enrolled on the course via the course handbook or VLE/portal documentation.
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Lecture hours : 8
Seminar / Tutorial Hours : 12
(Formative feedback / feed-forward will take place within seminar / tutorial hours).
Directed and independent learning hours : 180
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Susannah Thompson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5909
Email: s.thompson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Margaret Milner
Tel: (0131 6)51 5879
Email: m.milner@ed.ac.uk |
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