This module equips students to research and write module essays and start thinking about the dissertation, i.e. equipped with the skills to begin guided independent research.
Module will run
Occurrence
Teaching period
A
Semester 1 2023-24
Module aims
The purpose of this module is to
provide guidance regarding expectations for MA work and advanced scholarly research in Architectural History and Theory
familiarise you with archival, bibliographic and art historical resources for Architectural History and Theory
introduce a range of methodologies and insights from the forefront of Architectural History and Theory
demonstrate ways of adopting and adapting methodologies to suit your own developing interests and specialism
equip you with an awareness of transferable skills and how these can be applied in professional contexts
Module learning outcomes
By the end of the module, you should have acquired
ability to work with archival, bibliographic and art historical resources relevant to Architectural History and Theory
ability to deploy appropriate scholarly conventions in your own work
critical awareness of how methodologies and research trends in the discipline have challenged assumptions and interpretations of works of architecture
knowledge of how to apply and adapt methodologies appropriate to your own research and specialism
confidence to develop independent research within the context of previous scholarship
understanding of how art historical skills can be applied in professional contexts
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
Alberti, Leon Battista. On the Art of Building in Ten Books (De re aedificatoria). Edited and translated by Joseph Rykwert, Neil Leach and Robert Tavernor. Cambridge Mass.: MIT Press, 1988.
Cohen, Meredith. “Visualizing the Unknown in the Digital Era of Art History.” The Art Bulletin 104, no. 2 (2022): 6-19.
Emerling, Jae. Theory for Art History. London: Routledge, 2005.
Forty, Adrian. Words and Buildings: A Vocabulary of Modern Architecture. London: Thames and Hudson, 2004.
Hatt, Michael, and Charlotte Klonk. Art History: A Critical Introduction to its Methods. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2006.
Jordanova, Ludmilla. The Look of the Past: Visual and Material Evidence in Historical Practice. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Preziosi, Donald, ed. The Art of Art History: A Critical Anthology. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.
Ruskin, John. The Stones of Venice. London: The Folio Society, 2001.
Taylor, Paul. Condition: The Aging of Art. London: Paul Holberton Publishing, 2015.
Trachtenberg, Marvin. Building in Time: from Giotto to Alberti and Modern Oblivion. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2010.
Vitruvius. On Architecture (De architectura c. 40 BC). Edited and translated by Richard Schofield and Robert Tavernor. New York: Penguin Classics, 2009.
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