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Postgraduate Handbook 2007-2008 (archived)
Module ARCH52560: Theory and Practice in Art Studies (Double Module)
Department: Archaeology
ARCH52560: Theory and Practice in Art Studies (Double Module)
| Type | Level | Credits | Availability | Module Cap | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 4 | 60 | Available in 2007/2008 | Durham |
Pre-requisites
- None
Corequisites
- None
Excluded Combinations
- None.
Aims
- To develop a wide and in-depth knowledge and understanding of specialised aspects of Prehistoric art, allowing students to engage in in-depth analysis of prehistoric art representations.
- To evaluate a wide variety of recent approaches to fieldwork in prehistoric art, and the mangement and presentation of art sites.
Content
- Indicative content:
- Hunting magic vs. records of everyday life in rock art;
- Totemism;
- Style and habitus;
- Art and identity: ethnicity and gender;
- Art and belief in the past;
- Structuralism and post-sturcturalism in the archaeology of art;
- Shamanism;
- Art in the landscape;
- Rock art traditions (I): Atlantic rock art; Rock art traditions (II): Post- palaeolithic art beyond the Atlantic area;
- Appoaching the art of indigenous peoples; the politics of art in archaeology and anthropology;
- Recording pictographs and petroglyphs;
- Dating art;
- Management of archaeological art and presentation to the public.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge
Subject-specific Skills
Key Skills
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- through a series of lectures and tutorials.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total Hours | Attendance Monitored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 22 | weekly | 1 hour | 22 | |
| Tutorials | 9 | Normally every two weeks | 1 hour | 9 | |
| Seminars | 6 | Normally every two weeks | 1 hour | 6 | |
| Preparation and Reading | 563 | ||||
| Total | 600 |
Summative Assessment
| Component | Component Weighting | Element | Length/Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essays 1 | 40% | Essay 1 | 2,000 words | 50% | |
| Essay 2 | 2,000 words | 50% | |||
| Essays 2 | 60% | Essay 3 | 3,000 words | 50% | |
| Essay 4 | 3,000 words | 50% |
Formative Assessment
Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods
and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative
assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress
procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be
required to leave the University.