Module Information
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Seminar | 11 x 2 Hour Seminars |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Seminar presentation (25%) | 25% |
| Semester Assessment | Illustrated essay (3000 words) (75%) | 75% |
| Supplementary Assessment | As above | 100% |
Brief description
The module offers a discussion and study forum for the first semester of the MA in Fine Art in the School of Art. It sets the practice of contemporary art and writing about art in the context of concepts of visual culture. It enables students to consider debates in cultural theory in relation to aspects of visual art. Key topics include the concepts of visual culture, material culture, personal and national identity, production and consumption, new technology, and contemporary exhibiting and institutional structures. The module is student-centred: each student gives one presentation, of around 20 minutes on an agreed topic to the seminar group during the course in addition to the other assessed work outlined in Section D:4, below.
Aims
1 encourage an understanding of contemporary art in its wider cultural contexts
2 afford an opportunity to students to consider their own art practice in relation to these contexts
3 simulate research and reading in critical literature on contemporary art
4 stimulate informed discussion of art theory
5 encourage the development of oral presentation skills
6 encourage written discussion of visual art and theory
Content
Art/Visual Culture
History/Theory
Tradition/Revision
Creativity/Technology
Production/Consumption
Identity/Otherness
Artworld/Art Market
Medium/Message
Practical Theories/Theorised Praxis
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | |
| Communication | |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | |
| Information Technology | |
| Personal Development and Career planning | |
| Problem solving | |
| Research skills | On completion of this module, students should be able to: 1 situate the practices of contemporary art in wider cultural contexts 2 consider their own art practice in relation to these contexts 3 discuss key ideas in an informed way through an acquaintance with recent and formative literature 4 present images and offer informed arguments and interpretations using Powerpoint and/or other presentational methods 5 formulate discussions about visual art and theory in written texts accompanied by suitable research apparatus |
| Subject Specific Skills | |
| Team work |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7