Key facts

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Level 3  -  24 credits  -  autumn term

E-learning links

Study Direct: V4105 (09/10)

Resources

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V4105 Origins of Modernism Reading List

Course description

Course outline

This course will consider the techniques and materials of art produced during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century in addition to issues around the role of the Academic system and other institutions in artistic practice. Our fundamental concern will be to examine art and modernity in its context: not just the art works themselves but the construction of a cultural discourse around art and art history. Topics explored will range from artistic identities and the art market to inter-cultural relations and critical interpretations of the subject. Movements covered may include: late Pre-Raphaelitism, Aestheticism, Realism, Impressionism, Postimpressionism, the Symbolist movement, Expressionism and Art Nouveau.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, a successful student should be able to:
1 Evaluate and criticise the art of this specific period within its historical context
2 Date and identify key works of this period
3 Understand the particular art -historical debates that have taken place about this period
4 Show ability to argue why this particular place and time raise interesting issues about the discipline as a whole

Assessments

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Timing

Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.

Weighting

Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.

Teaching methods

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Contact details

Dr Meaghan Clarke

Assess convenor, Convenor
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/arthistory/profile92542.html

Dr Claire Wintle

Assess convenor
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/arthistory/profile185735.html