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Semester 2

History of Art 1B Art at the Crossroads of World Cultures 600 to 1700 (HIAR08026)

Subject

History of Art

College

CAHSS

Credits

20

Normal Year Taken

1

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

Please see Additional Restrictions below.

Course Summary

History of Art 1B provides an introduction to Art History at the university level. The lectures cover almost 1400 years of the history of art, from c. 500 to c. 1700, shifting the Eurocentric focus of 1A to consider the wider world of art. History of Art 1B is not a chronological survey and does not pretend to provide comprehensive coverage of this vast and complex subject of world art. Instead, the work of prominent artists, important types, key periods and diverse geographies of art are selected to provide representative examples for study. All our teaching considers the visual arts as a reflection of the societies in which they were produced.

Course Description

This course considers art from around the world in order to understand the ways in which different religions, power structures and intercultural relations impacted upon artists, objects and audiences. The course is taught by means of three hour-long lectures per week for 11 weeks of the semester, plus one small group tutorial per week. In the lectures you will learn about the key works and ideas that underpin this period in the history of art. Lectures are supported by readings and activities on the course website. In the tutorials you will put the ideas and skills you have seen in the lectures into practice. Some of the tutorials will take place in Edinburgh's museums and galleries. You will assessed by means of one essay and one end-of-course examination.

Assessment Information

Written Exam 50%, Coursework 50%, Practical Exam 0%

Additional Restrictions

Please note that spaces on History of Art courses are limited and cannot be guaranteed for any students who are not nominated to study with us on a History of Art exchange agreement.

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