Seminar on the study of visual cultures and their iconography

lhart2681  2020-2021  Louvain-la-Neuve

Seminar on the study of visual cultures and their iconography
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information below is subject to change, in particular that concerning the teaching mode (presential, distance or in a comodal or hybrid format).
5 credits
15.0 h
Q2

This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2020-2021
Teacher(s)
Streitberger Alexander;
Language
French
Prerequisites
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Main themes
The seminar studies the meanings and the functions of pictures within ancient and modern societies. Complementary to the courses of the filière « Iconologie et études des cultures visuelles », the seminar addresses each year a different topic in relation with the production of images within the arts and visual culture in general.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 It is the aim of the seminar that the student develops a critical sense and analytical methods as well as the ability to accomplish a cross-epochal investigation.
 
Content
The seminar proposes to study art within a broader context of visual studies. According to the chosen topic, the aim is to understand how visual practices and images inscribe themselves, on a synchronic level, into a specific socio-cultural context and, on a diachronic level, into a historical and epistemological evolution.
Teaching methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

Teaching methods: active.
Evaluation methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

Oral presentation and written paper.
Other information
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Online resources
Ppt and texts on iCampus
Bibliography
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Faculty or entity
ARKE


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [60] in History of Art and Archaeology : General

Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology : General