Undergraduate Course: Analysing Art History: Texts, Objects, Institutions, Part One (HIAR10171)

Course Outline
School	Edinburgh College of Art	College	College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate)	Availability	Available to all students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This is a compulsory course to be taken in the first semester of the third year by all single and combined honours students in History of Art, and all Fine Art students. It is designed to introduce you to key theories and approaches that shape the History of Art. It is co-taught by a team of lecturers in History of Art, through a programme of regular one-hour lectures.
Course description	Art History: Texts, Objects, Institutions, Part One offers an introduction to the writing of art history. Lectures will introduce key theoretical and philosophical ideas which have shaped the study of history of art such as, for example, Marxism, feminism, post-structuralism, and anti-colonialism. You will be required to read 2-3 items on the topic each week, in preparation, and there will be discussion of the issues raised through weekly Q&As with staff. For students taking this course whilst studying abroad (e.g., modern languages students), lectures and Q&As are recorded and made available online.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: History of Art 2 (HIAR08012)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	This course is only available to students on a History of Art Honours programme.

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.
High Demand Course?	Yes

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 10, Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 2, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 183 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	One 24 hour exam paper. You will be required to answer 2-3 questions from a total of 8-10 questions. Learning outcomes are equally weighted within the single unit of assessment.
Feedback	Formative feedback: You will submit a 500-word close analysis review of one of the weekly set readings around Week 6, and receive feedback.
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)	24 hour examination paper		0:05

Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 185 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	One 24 hour exam paper. You will be required to answer 2-3 questions from a total of 8-10 questions. Learning outcomes are equally weighted within the single unit of assessment.
Feedback	Formative feedback: You will submit a 500-word close analysis review of one of the weekly set readings around Week 6, and receive feedback.
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)	24 hour online examination paper		0:05

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the different theories and approaches used in art-historical writing Assess the different aims and methodological features of the key conceptual tools within the discipline of History of Art Analyse relevant texts in ways that acknowledge divergent traditions of art-historical interpretation and the controversies that arise within these Develop confidence in engaging with and employing art historical theories and methodologies in their own writing and research

Reading List
Eric Fernie ed., Art History and Its Methods (London: Phaidon, 1995) Jonathan Harris, The New Art History: A Critical Introduction, Abingdon, 2001 Amelia Jones ed., The Feminism and Visual Culture Reader (London; New York: Routledge, 2002) Michael Podro, The Critical Historians of Art, New Haven and London, 1982 A.R.Rees & F.Borzello, The New Art History, London, 1986

Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills	Critical analysis Independent research Organisation and planning
Special Arrangements	If students are taking Part 1 in Semester 2, they will access lectures via recordings on LEARN; assessment (24 hour examination paper) will be due at a date to be confirmed.
Keywords	Art History,Visual Culture,Theory,Methods