Undergraduate Course: Postmodernism in Art: an Introduction (LLLA07058)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (ECA) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | THIS IS A FOR-CREDIT ONLY COURSE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF LIFELONG LEARNING (OLL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OLL SHOULD BE ENROLLED.
Exploring artists¿ attempts to break away from the High Modernism of the1950s, this challenging course provides an overview of the diverse set of practices (including land art, pop art and conceptual art) that would displace many long held assumptions about the nature of art and become characteristic of postmodernism. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students will:
Gain understanding of the complex ideas relating to postmodernism through the study of key texts and works of art
Situate the movement within the developments of art in the twentieth century
Become familiar with the theories and ideas behind conceptual art
Understand the wider cultural reach of postmodernism, beyond the art world
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Assessment Information
| Open Studies 10 credit courses have one assessment. Normally, the assessment is a 2000 word essay, worth 100% of the total mark, submitted by week 12. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 40%. There are a small number of exceptions to this model which are identified in the Studying for Credit Guide. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Reading list |
Essential
Barthes, R.1968. The Death of the Author, in Image, Music, Text. Harper Collins, New York.
Barthes, R.1994. The Semantics of the Object, in The Semiotic Challenge. University of California Press.
Gablik, Susie.1984. Has Modernism Failed? Thames and Hudson, New York.
Greenburg, C. 1992. Modernist Painting, (in Art in Modern Culture Ed F. Frascina, J.Harris. Phaidon, London.
Lippard, L.1973. Six Years. Douglas Heubler, New York.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Miss Loura Brooks
Tel: (0131 6)51 3200
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Course secretary | Mrs Diane Mcmillan
Tel: (0131 6)50 6912
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