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This course discusses key works and movements in the history of art from c. 1800 to today. It serves as an introduction to one of the most dynamic and multifaceted chapters in art history. Topics to be discussed may range from the Pre-Raphaelites and the rise of abstraction to contemporary performance art. The course will also consider the global intersections of Western art, aiming to de-centre our understanding of what counts as 'modern'
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 1 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course discusses key works and tendencies in the history of art from c. 1800 to today. It serves as an introduction to one of the most dynamic and multifaceted chapters in art history: over the last 200 years, countless movements and artist groups introduced new forms, media and subject matter, fundamentally challenging our notion of 'art'.
Topics to be discussed may range from the Pre-Raphaelites and the rise of abstraction to contemporary performance art. The course will also consider the global intersections of Western art by spotlighting developments all around the global. While serving as an introduction to key movements of recent art, the course's aim also is to de-centre our understanding of what counts as 'modern'.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Written individual feedback, oral feedback on request. Indicative assessment: week 7 of the course, feedback in week 10 |
Word Count | 1200 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Demonstrate the ability to identify, contextualise and interpret material appropriate to the course, with regard to social and cultural contexts. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Develop and demonstrate skills of visual analysis and synthesis through preparation for, and participation in, tutorial classes and course assessments. |
| Factual | Remember | To gain foundational knowledge about key works and tendencies in European art since 1800 and to situate them in an international context. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Written individual feedback, oral feedback on request. Indicative assessment: week 12 of the course, feedback in week 15. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Develop and demonstrate skills of visual analysis and synthesis through preparation for, and participation in, tutorial classes and course assessments. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Demonstrate the ability to identify, contextualise and interpret material appropriate to the course, with regard to social and cultural contexts. |
| Factual | Remember | To gain foundational knowledge about key works and tendencies in European art since 1800 and to situate them in an international context. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Written feedback, oral feedback on request |
Word Count | 2000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | Develop and demonstrate skills of visual analysis and synthesis through preparation for, and participation in, tutorial classes and course assessments. |
| Factual | Remember | To gain foundational knowledge about key works and tendencies in European art since 1800 and to situate them in an international context. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Demonstrate the ability to identify, contextualise and interpret material appropriate to the course, with regard to social and cultural contexts. |
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