Module manager: Prof. Gail Day
Email: g.a.day@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
This module is not approved as an Elective
This module explores the debates named ‘aesthetics and politics’, which continue to resonate through many creative practices. What is it to understand aesthetics politically while disputing ‘the aestheticisiation of politics’? Why does ‘aesthetics and politics’ also entail ‘the critique of aesthetic ideology’? How are aesthetic concepts (such as, ‘form’ and ‘poetics’) reconceived to become socially emancipatory? How do these debates negotiate the structures of capitalism, or the critical impetus of decolonialisation?
The module aims to develop knowledge and understanding of the ongoing debates about ‘aesthetics and politics’; their terms; their stakes; and their historical contexts and political situatedness.
On successful completion of the module, you will be able to:
1. Recognise the ‘aesthetics and politics’ debates and situate them historically.
2. Investigate the issues, arguments, and problems posed in and by the debates.
3. Use the key terms and concepts pertaining to these debates effectively and accurately.
4. Execute, in extended writing, an independent enquiry and argument relevant to the topic.
Skills learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module, you will have demonstrated the following skills outcomes:
5. Critical Thinking: the ability to weigh up different arguments and perspectives, using supporting evidence to form opinions, arguments, theories and ideas.
6. Academic Writing: the ability to write in a clear, concise, focused and structured manner that is supported by relevant evidence
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminar | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Private study hours | 270 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 30 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300 | ||
10x participation in weekly seminar discussions, including 1x short presentation to peers and module leader on essay topic (‘research in progress’).
1x supervision meeting with module leader to refine the essay’s research focus.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Written | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 8/29/2024
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