Module manager: Dr Jade French
Email: J.French2@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2023/24
At least 20 credits of level 1 ARTF modules
This module is approved as a discovery module
- This module aims to introduce students to the central questions of curatorship, museology and museum management. - Contemporary theory, through the writings of Foucault, Barthes, Bourdieu, Baudrillard, Belk, Derrida amongst others will form a foundation for our consideration of museum practice. - The module aims also to introduce students to museological thought through a close reading of texts such as Hooper-Greenhill, Pierce, Elsner and Cardinal, and Maleuvre. - We will examine the methods and ideas behind the collection, interpretation and display of objects. - The representation of cultural diversity within the museum will be a key consideration. - Museum architecture and the theories of museum space will also be explored.
On completion of this module, students should have a critical understanding of the issues surrounding curatorship, museology and museum management, including cultural diversity within the museum.
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the issues surrounding curatorship, museology and museum management.
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of some of the key texts and theories of museum, gallery and heritage studies.
- Be able to apply wider theories and philosophies of knowledge to their critical analysis of museums, galleries and heritage.
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the historical development of museums in a British context using key case studies. Be able to apply this critical understanding to a range of global case studies of their choice.
- Drawing on social, political, historical and economic references, demonstrate an understanding of how museums, galleries and heritage organisations operate today.
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of professional practices in museums, galleries and heritage.
- Think critically about issues of diversity, equality and inclusivity in museums, galleries and heritage.
- Verbal and written fluency in constructing a logical and coherent argument
- Use of audio visual aids
- Participation in group discussions
- Co-ordination and dissemination of a range of historical, contextual visual information
- Using bibliographies and databases
This module aims to introduce students to the central questions of curatorship, museology and museum management.
- Contemporary theory, through the writings of Foucault, Barthes, Bourdieu, Baudrillard, Belk, Derrida amongst others will form a foundation for our consideration of museum practice.
- The course aims also to introduce students to museological thought through a close reading of texts such as Hooper-Greenhill, Pierce, Elsner and Cardinal, and Maleuvre.
- We will examine the methods and ideas behind the collection, interpretation and display of objects.
- The representation of cultural diversity within the museum will be a key consideration.
- Museum architecture and the theories of museum space will also be explored.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Seminar | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Private study hours | 180 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 20 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
180 hours - reading, preparation for essays/class discussions.
- attendance at lectures and seminars
- registers taken
- participation in class discussions.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Essay | 1 x 1,500 word Analysis | 40 |
| Essay | 1 x 3,000 word Essay | 60 |
| 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: 4/28/2023
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