UCL - Questions approfondies d'histoire de l'art

[ARKM2400]

[15h] 4 credits

This course is taught in the 1st semester.

This two-yearly course is taught in 2007-2008, 2009-2010,...

Teacher(s): Hélène Verougstraete

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

The course will deepen the knowledge about the production and the aesthetic concepts in art. It is the aim of the seminar that the student develops a critical sense and analytical methods as well as the ability to deal with a specific subject.

Main themes

The course discusses specific interpretation problems in art history including the functions of art in certain institutional and social contexts.

Content and teaching methods

Contents: Changing annually the course can cross the history of art diachronically or focus on a particular period. The subject (artistic genre, artistic or social milieu, iconographic topos, etc.) will be analysed according to a theoretical approach (aesthetical, semiological, sociological, anthropological, etc.).
Teaching methods: Talks will be given by the teacher, invited speakers and students. It is expected that the students familiarize themselves with the topics by reading one or more related articles before each session. A list of articles will be provided at the beginning of the course.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Prerequisites: The course FLTR Arts et Civilisations I or similar.
Evaluation: The students are evaluated on the basis of their active participation, one presentation and one thesis about a specific subject.
Support : The bibliography, the seminar talks (ppt files) and a summary of the course will be published on the intranet of the department ARKE.