Module Details

Module Code: ARTS7050
Title: Artists and Thinkers
Long Title: Artists and Thinkers
NFQ Level: Intermediate
Valid From: Semester 1 - 2017/18 ( September 2017 )
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits: 5
Field of Study: 2110 - Visual Arts
Module Delivered in: 2 programme(s)
Module Description: Thematic lecture programme engaging with some of the most important artists and thinkers of the twentieth-century.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Construct and develop a critical argument that shows awareness of critical writing on the themes of time and memory / institutions and revolutions.
LO2 Describe and discuss the relationship between the historical material and contemporary practice.
LO3 Propose, evaluate and place particular works of art in their cultural context.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list.
No incompatible modules listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Requirements

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
No requirements listed
 
Indicative Content
Lectures
Thematic based lecture series examining key thinkers and artistic practitioners associated with the ideas of time, memory, institutions and revolution.
Seminar
Seminar-based examination and discussion of critical ideas and texts, artists and works, in smaller groups.
Time and Memory
The anatomy of memory; Memory and film; Duration and seriality; autobiography.
Institutions and Revolutions
The institutions of art; patriarchy and anarchy, modern and post modern subcultures.
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Coursework100.00%

Assessments

Coursework
Assessment Type Essay % of Total Mark 60
Timing Week 10 Learning Outcomes 1,2,3
Assessment Description
Essay examining one of the general topics discussed in lectures.
Assessment Type Presentation % of Total Mark 40
Timing Week 13 Learning Outcomes 1,2,3
Assessment Description
Presentation of focused analysis of a chosen work using slides to illustrate the discussion.
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.

The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Thematic lecture series examing key critical and theoretical ideas relevant to contemporary fine art practice. Every Week 2.00 2
Lecturer-Supervised Learning (Contact) Contact Seminar-based examination and discussion of critical ideas and texts. Every Week 1.00 1
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Research of relevant artists and thinkers connected to themes discussed in lectures and seminars Every Week 4.00 4
Total Hours 7.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 7.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
This module has no Part Time workload.
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Gibbons, Joan. (2009), Contemporary art and Memory: Images of Recollection and Remembrance, [ISBN: 1845116194].
  • Farr, Ian. (2012), Memory: Documents of Contemporary Art, Whitechapel Art Gallery, [ISBN: 0854882049].
  • Muggleton, David (ed). (2003), The Post-Subcultures Reader, Berg, [ISBN: 9781859736685].
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Barthes, Roland. (1993), Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography, Vintage Classics, [ISBN: 0099225417].
  • Tarkovsky, Andrei. (1989), Sculpting in Time: Reflections on Cinema, University of Texas Press, [ISBN: 0292776241].
  • Sturken, Marita. (2009), Practices of Looking, OUP, [ISBN: 0195314409].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
Other Resources
 
Module Delivered in
Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery
CR_AFAFA_8 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Fine Art 4 Mandatory
CR_AFINA_7 Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art 4 Mandatory