Postgraduate Course: Research: Theories and Methods (HIAR11037)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course addresses some of the key theoretical and methodological issues active in the discipline of History of Art. It aims to familarise postgraduate students with some of the formative influences on the development of art history as a discipline, and with critical issues in historical and current debates about the parameters, nature and scope of art history, and to help students engage with these theories and methods in their own research. |
| Course description |
Lectures are given by staff from across the History of Art department and cover a range of period specialisms, art practices, and approaches to the writing of art's histories in the present. Each lecture devoted to a different theoretical topic, enabling students to examine the methodological underpinnings of research into visual culture. Topics covered may include formalism, psychoanalysis, Marxism, feminism, post-structuralism, and queer theory. Students are encouraged to reflect critically on the process of research and on the articulation of their own academic writing. The theoretical focus of the course aims to help students develop the necessary methodological awareness and theoretical sophistication to support the writing of their assessed essays and dissertations.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Acquire a clear understanding of the practical research skills that underpin art historical writing and research
- Develop a very good understanding of some of the key conceptual tools within the discipline of History of art
- Acquire and develop skills in reading, analysing, and discussing complex texts in relation to a range of art historical periods and media with their peers
- Develop a self-aware and self-critical approach to assignments and research, and confidence in engaging with art historical theories in their own research
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Hannah Halliwell
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Course secretary | Ms Rian Matsui
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