Framing the Contemporary - ENG00050M
Module summary
Framing the Contemporary, introduces students to a variety of approaches to studying the art, culture, and thought of the period post-1945 to the present. Like the MA in Culture and Thought After 1945, for which this is the core module, the syllabus here is interdisciplinary throughout and with a strong methodological bent, providing students with an introduction to the various means by which different disciplines conceptualise and analyse the contemporary period. The module is team-taught by tutors from the different departments involved in the MA, each contributing sessions that highlight a central way in which their discipline categorises the period (for example, archaeological approaches to modern graffiti or art historical approaches to decolonising museums) while providing examples of the methodological tools used to construct this way of reading the period.
Module will run
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 1 2024-25 |
Module aims
Upon successfully completing the module, you will have:
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a familiarity with a range of ways of understanding the post-1945 period;
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an awareness of different methodological and conceptual approaches used by different disciplines with regard to the contemporary;
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the ability to identify points at which different disciplinary approaches to the period converge and inform one another.
Module learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module, you should be able to:
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Demonstrate an advanced understanding of and engagement with the study of contemporary culture.
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Demonstrate an advanced understanding of and engagement with different disciplinary approaches to the study of contemporary culture.
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Evaluate key debates within a range of critical fields dealing with the key issues in contemporary culture.
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Produce independent arguments and ideas which demonstrate an advanced proficiency in critical thinking, research, and writing skills.
Indicative assessment
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
Module feedback
- You are provided with feedback within the University deadline of 20 working days.
- You are always welcome to use staff Open Office Hours to discuss essay feedback
Indicative reading
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