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Undergraduate Course: Introduction to the Artists' Book (ARTX08054)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis exploration of the Artists Book aims to introduce students to the conceptual and practical aspects of the Artists book and includes instruction in bookbinding and printing and publication potentials.
Theoretical aspects of this course require students to consider:
+ The history of book art, especially its development and singular status in the 20th Century as well as its current revival.
+ Its particular role as an aesthetic, philosophical, political and self-reflexive mode of artistic production which straddles the sphere of art and popular culture.
+ Book art's contextualization within the practice and theory of the multiple in post-war and contemporary art.
+ The relation of craft and technology to contemporary art practice.

The course will start with structured classes, research and introductions to key works from a range of sources.
Students will be asked to consider the nature of the book in relation to:
+ Structure
+ Narrative
+ Form
+ Dissemination / Distribution
+ Content
+ Making.

Course description The course follows a practice based / research model.
The course launches with a lecture outlining historical and contemporary approaches to the artists¿ book. Students will then receive instruction in simple binding techniques and be set a series of short projects offering insights into different modes of working and conceptual considerations. Seminars and group meetings will offer forums for discussion and sharing across the cohort.
Each student will consolidate a personally driven project during the second part of the course.


Aims of the course:
To introduce students to the conceptual and practical aspects of the artists¿ book.
To engage students in the process of making the book, from initial concept though development of narrative, sequence, construction, surface, form, means of production, editions and publication.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements This course is only available to students on a the following programmes: Art, Fine Art, Intermedia, Painting, Photography or Sculpture
Additional Costs materials costs
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  20
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 5, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 25, External Visit Hours 10, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 5, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 136 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 100% Coursework

On completion of this course students must present for assessment the following:

Summative Assessment: An illustrated document where you describe your work throughout the course, its context, your research, artist influences and your personal approach to the artists' book. Word Count - 1200 words max
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  21
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 5, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 25, External Visit Hours 10, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 5, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 136 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 100% Coursework

On completion of this course students must present for assessment the following:

Summative Assessment: An illustrated document where you describe your work throughout the course, its context, your research, artist influences and your personal approach to the artists' book. Word Count - 1200 words max
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the historical and the contemporary context of the Artists' Book.
  2. Present evidence of an understanding of the relationship between the narrative and the form of the Artists' Book through research and production.
  3. Consolidate a personally driven project through production of an Artists' Book.
Reading List
Ducker Johanna )2004) The Century of Artists' Books,
Bright, Betty (2005) No Longer Innocent: Book Art in America,
The Journal of Artists Books. www.journalofartistsbooks.org
Fusco, Maria & Hunt, Ian(2006) Put About: A Critical Anthology on Independent Publishing.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Collaboration, Printing, Presentation, Criticality.
Study Abroad n/a
KeywordsArtist book,visual narratives,construction,printed matter.
Contacts
Course organiserMs Jane Hyslop
Tel: (0131 6)51 5879
Email: j.hyslop@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Hannah Morrison
Tel: (0131 6)51 5763
Email: hmorris4@ed.ac.uk
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