Module manager: Dr Robert Knifton
Email: R.H.Knifton@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
This module is not approved as an Elective
Adventures in the Archives is an interdisciplinary module that critically addresses notions of archive, memory and history and their relation to contemporary life today.
On this module, students will investigate the way in which the archive is being critically addressed through theoretical texts and through different areas of creative, museological and social practice. Via field visits and digital engagements with existing archives and ‘counter archives’ across the globe, you will learn through direct encounters with archival practice as well as by producing your own digital archive-based projects.
On successful completion of the module, you will be able to:
1. Analyse key theories relating to notions of archive, memory and history
2. Evaluate forms of archival practice produced by artists, museum professionals and other practitioners
3. Propose methods and initiatives aimed at making archives accessible to a public
4. Appraise the process of digitalisation and its effect on archival material/ archival research.
Skills learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
5. Creativity: The ability to generate ideas, demonstrate originality and imaginative thinking, including the concept of ‘thinking outside the box’.
6. Digital Learning and Development: The ability to explore different ways of learning in digital spaces and with digital media
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| seminars | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| seminars | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Fieldwork | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Lecture | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Private study hours | 270 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 30 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300 | ||
Formative feedback will take the form of an individual presentation in week 7 which addresses their digital archive project. Feedback will be delivered orally by module leaders and by peers.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Written | 60 |
| Coursework | Project | 40 |
| 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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