- Department: History of Art
- Module co-ordinator: Dr. Richard McClary
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: C
- Academic year of delivery: 2021-22
- See module specification for other years: 2020-21
This module focuses on processes of transmission, using eight pairs of culturally complex artworks as case-studies. Transmission is widely defined to encompass the history of ideas, motifs, materials, people and objects, including changes in the function and reception of individual works over time.
Occurrence | Teaching cycle |
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A | Spring Term 2021-22 |
This module focuses on processes of transmission, using eight pairs of culturally complex artworks as case-studies. Transmission is widely defined to encompass the history of ideas, motifs, materials, people and objects, including changes in the function and reception of individual works over time. While the emphasis is on European art and architecture, a significant number of case-studies were made elsewhere or have histories that reach across other parts of the globe. The module will introduce some of the major publications and debates around those objects, and also reflect on the extent to which these publications are tied to the time and place of the scholars creating them. While the case-studies are organized chronologically, covering the sixth to the twenty-first centuries, the module will challenge period divisions and linearity, and will also critically engage with concepts relevant to the study of transmission, such as global history, networks, ‘appropriation’, ‘reception’, ‘influence’, and provenance.
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Essay: Individual Reflective Component (1500 words) |
N/A | 50 |
Oral presentation/seminar/exam Group Project Presentation on Poster |
N/A | 50 |
None
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Reassessment Essay |
N/A | 100 |
Feedback on formative assessment within one week.
Feedback on summative assessment within 20 working days.