Module manager: Dr Richard Checketts
Email: r.s.checketts@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
This module is not approved as an Elective
As the foundation for the MA Social History of Art, for this module you will develop an in-depth engagement with core questions in the discipline of art history, attending specifically to its dynamic relation to broader social and political configurations.
The objective of the module is to develop in-depth knowledge, and confidence in the deployment of a range of different methodological, theoretical, and philosophical frameworks for the advanced study of the history of art. Centrally you will build an advanced knowledge of the multiple ways in which art, and the history of art, are central to a range of political debates and contestations that continue to inform the practice of art history now.
On successful completion of the module, you will be able to:
1. Describe and analyse the relationships between art, art history, and wider social and political frameworks.
2. Articulate the importance of attention to different historiographical and methodological approaches.
3. Make informed and critical engagements with art-historical writing.
4. Plan and execute a substantial, independent research project.
Skills learning outcomes
Through successful completion of the module, you will develop the following skills:
5. Active learning: the ability to learn proactively and adopt effective learning strategies.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supervision | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| seminars | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| Private study hours | 272.5 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 27.5 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300 | ||
Participation in class discussion; individual presentations.
| 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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