HA4012: ART AND SOCIETY IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND (2014-2015)

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, in the work of artists including Hogarth, Gainsborough, Reynolds and Wright of Derby. It 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.

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1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (30%); continuous assessment (60%: 2 essays of 2500 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. The student is required to devise their own essay topic and question for essay 2, in order to encourage independent research and critical thinking. An increased essay length at Level 4 enables the demonstration of detailed knowledge and understanding of a specialist topic. Resit: Normally no resit available

There are no assessments for this course.

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.

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