Undergraduate Course: Visual Narratives (ARTX09080)
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 | Historically, much of art has been narrative, that is, depicted stories from myth, legend, religion, history or literature. Modernism rejected narrative, but in recent years the role of narrative in art and wider culture, such as the news, for example, has become a concern for artists and theorists across a range of subject areas. This course will help you to explore and develop your sense of visual narrative in the widest context. It will ask how images, objects, spaces and exhibitions can 'tell stories' with or without accompanying words. Narrative perspectives of the artist, the audience and the visual form itself will be examined to aid your understanding of the visual culture around you and your role as a maker in its creation. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
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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 1, 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 |
15/09/2014 |
| 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 4,000 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 |
Bal, M. (1997) Narratology: Introduction to the theory of narrative. Toronto; Buffalo: University of Toronto Press.
Barthes, Roland. (1977) 'Introduction to the Structural analysis of Narratives' in: Image music text. London, Fontana.
Branigan, E. (1993) Narrative Comprehension and Film. London, Routledge.
Branston, G.; Stafford, R. (2006) The Media Student's Book. London and New York, Routledge.
Cobley, P. (2001) The New Critical Idiom: Narrative. London.
Currie, Mark (1998) Postmodern Narrative Theory. Hampshire, Palgrave.
Herman, David. (2007) The Cambridge Companion to Narrative [electronic resource] Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Drucker, J. (1995) 'The Book as Sequence: Narrative and Non-Narrative' in: The Century of Artists' Books. New York: Granary Books.
Herman, David et al. (eds.) (2008) The Routledge Encyclopedia of Narrative Theory. Cornwall, Routledge.
Huhn, Peter et al. (eds): The living handbook of narratology. Hamburg: Hamburg University Press. http://hup.sub.uni-hamburg.de/lhn
Image & Narrative online journal http://www.imageandnarrative.be/
Mitchell, W.J.T. (ed) (1981) On narrative. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Ryan, M.L. (ed) (2004) Narrative across media: The Languages of Storytelling. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
Additional or full reading lists will be made available to students enrolled on the course via the course handbook or VLE/portal documentation. |
| 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. |
| 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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