Undergraduate Course: Scottish Art in the Age of Change 1945-2000 (HIAR10035)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | History of Art |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The central purpose of this course will be to examine the complex and shifting relationship between the work of the major post-war Scottish artists and the wider developments of modern and postmodern art. The structure of the course will be broadly chronological. It will examine the development of the post-war Scottish and international art scenes, concentrating on the dominant characteristics and themes in the art of this period. This will require the students to focus their critical attention on how Scottish artists have responded and contributed to such aspects of modern and contemporary art as - realism, expressionism, abstraction, constructivism, conceptionalism, feminism, etc. These topics will not only be examined in terms of their stylistic features, but also within the context of socio-historical study and visual critical theory. The course is designed so that lectures, seminars and essay topics complement one another. It is hoped that some of the seminars will take place in the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 History of Art courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 20 |
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Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Seminar | | 1-11 | | | 09:00 - 10:50 | | |
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 20 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Seminar | | 1-11 | | | 09:00 - 10:50 | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| This course will provide detail knowledge and critical understanding of the historical and artistic development of modern and contemporary Scottish art from 1945 to 2000. The students should also gain an introduction to the broader contextual dimensions of post-war international art. There is now an extensive bibliography on Scottish art of this period; both in the form of primary source material, and also a swelling body of secondary critical texts. The students will need to seek out and study a range of textual commentaries as well as critically examining the visual nature of the art itself. Furthermore, they should also acquire a secure understanding of the critical theoretical writing on modern and contemporary art which has been produced during the last few decades. Thus they should then be able to discuss in the seminars and write in their essays about difficult and demanding art historical and theoretical concepts which need to be mastered for a fuller aesthetic appreciation and critical understanding of the course material. |
Assessment Information
1 two-hour examination paper (50%) and 1 extended essay (50%)
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr William Hare
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Course secretary | Mrs Sue Cavanagh
Tel: (0131 6)51 1460
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