Module manager: Anna Reid
Email: A.Reid1@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
This module is not approved as a discovery module
In the context of an ecological present that is fraught with climate crisis this module turns afresh to the visions of landscape artists working in Britain in the long nineteenth century. You will study canonical works made by artists such as William Blake and J.M.W. Turner and examine under recognised representations, allowing you to explore romanticism and this movement’s reverence toward the agency of the Earth, its matter and its deep temporality. In doing so you will be able to deepen your understanding of the ecological present.
Students will explore how representations of the human relationship with the natural world via the genre of landscape in nineteenth-century Britain can furnish and deepen our understanding of the complexities of the ecological present. Students will familiarise with and draw on the innovative ecocritical perspectives of art historians and critical theorists.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. Recognise a range of artists and visual materials in their relation to themes of earth and environment in nineteenth century British contexts
2. Identify a set of ecocritical art historical approaches
3. Construct a written critical perspective on the historical dimensions of the climate crisis.
Skills learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
4. Creative and contextual thinking: The ability to recognise new ways of thinking about the form and purpose of academic work.
5. Information, data and media literacies: The ability to find, evaluate and organise information across a variety of formats and media.
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Seminars | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Private study hours | 180 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 20 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
Students will write and receive feedback on a short text. The text (750 words) will be written in response to a set question that asks for analysis of a specific visual example with reference to designated secondary resources.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Demonstration of analysis of key works with reference to secondary literature | 20 |
| Assignment | Demonstration of analysis and argumentation in extended form with full referencing | 80 |
| 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: 7/10/2024
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