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HA3012: ART AND SOCIETY IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND (2014-2015)

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Course Overview

This course focuses on English art across the eighteenth century, and addresses developments across a range of genres, from portraiture and historical narratives to sporting art and political satires. Artists studied include William Hogarth, Thomas Gainsborough, Joshua Reynolds and Joseph Wright of Derby. This course also considers the broader impact on the visual arts of a burgeoning exhibition culture, the collecting ethos of the Grand Tour and greater European travel, and the intellectual reforms of the Enlightenment age.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term First Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Helen Pierce

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

None.

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course focuses on English art across the eighteenth century. It addresses developments across a range of genres, from portraiture and historical narratives to sporting art and satires. Artists studied include Hogarth, Gainsborough, Reynolds and Wright of Derby. The course also considers the broader impact on the visual arts of a burgeoning exhibition culture, the collecting ethos of the Grand Tour, and the intellectual reforms of the Enlightenment age.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (30%); continuous assessment (60%): 2 essays of 2000 words each [20% each] and 1 visual-based test of one hour [20%]; class participation (10%). Essay 1 develops the student's response to the question addressed by their group presentation. A choice of defined essay topics is provided for essay 2. Resit: 1 two-hour written examination. NB: All coursework must have been submitted.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

Informal verbal feedback on group presentations will be provided by the tutor, with continuous verbal feedback provided in all teaching sessions. Formal written feedback will be provided by the tutor for both student essays, with verbal feedback also available to students as required.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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