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Encountering Modernism - HOA00030M
- Department: History of Art
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
Module summary
This module will examine encounters with and responses to Modernism in the visual arts after 1945, in relation to American and European art.
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Autumn Term 2022-23 |
Module aims
We will explore a range of responses that developed in painting, sculpture, performance, conceptual art, and installation work across the second half of the twentieth century.
Module learning outcomes
- Knowledge of some of the main theoretical and historical approaches to the period.
- A critical understanding of the concept of the canon in Modernism and the critical problems associated with the Modernist paradigm.
- Familiarity with a range of art works and the ways in which the meanings of such works have been contested within the modern period
Indicative assessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 100 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 100 |
Module feedback
You will receive feedback on assessed work within the timeframes set out by the University - please check the Guide to Assessment, Standards, Marking and Feedback for more information.
The purpose of feedback is to help you to improve your future work. If you do not understand your feedback or want to talk about your ideas further, you are warmly encouraged to meet your Supervisor during their Office Hours.
Indicative reading
Frascina, Francis & Harris, Johnathan, eds., Art in Modern Culture: An Anthology of Key Texts. London: Phaidon Press, 1992
Frascina, Francis & Harris, Johnathan, eds., Modern Art and Modernism: A Critical Anthology. New York: Harper & Row, 1982.
Harrison, Charles & Wood, Paul, eds., Art in Theory 1900-2000: An Anthology of Changing Ideas. Oxford: Blackwell, 2003.
Jones, Amelia, ed., A Companion to Contemporary Art since 1945. Oxford: Blackwell, 2005.
Lawrence, ed., Modernism: An Anthology. Oxford: Blackwell, 2005.
Krauss, Rosalind, Foster, Hal, Bois, Yve-Alain & Buchloh, Benjamin, eds., Art Since 1900: Modernism, Antimodernism, Postmodernism. Thames and Hudson, 2004.