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2006/07 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
ARTF2095 Sculpture and the Object / Public versus Private
20 creditsClass Size: 30
Module manager: Benedict Read
Email: b.w.read@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2006/07
Pre-requisites
Students must have completed at least 20 credits from the following: ARTF1005, ARTF1006, ARTF1007, ARTF1008, ARTF1041, ARTF1042, ARTF2000This module is approved as an Elective
Module summary
PRE-REQUISITES: Students wishing to take a History of Art module as an elective at level two must have completed at least 20 credits from the following: ARTF1005, ARTF1006, ARTF1007, ARTF1008, ARTF1041, ARTF1042 or ARTF 2000This module examines the contexts in which different sculptural objects were made and how they may now be viewed differently. Some works may originally have had a particular public meaning or series of meanings, but these have now been transformed into a particular culture of 'the collectable object' whether for private individuals or within a museological framework with its specified definitions. Other objects may have been made for a particular public forum from a strictly private context. All objects studied will bear witness to the different understandings attached to them by their changed audiences. Key critical texts will be used to highlight these developments and study will be made of how these and other strategies have affected the objects' cultural existence.Assessment: 1 x 1hour exam (50%) and 1 x 2,000 - 3,000 word essay (50%)Objectives
On completion of this module, students should be able to distinguish between works of sculpture created for public and private contexts and how some of these have altered their meaning and function in different historic and cultural ideologies.Skills outcomes
Verbal and written fluency in constructing a logical and coherent argument.
Use of audio visual aids
Participation in group discussions
Co-ordination and dissemination of a range of historical, contextual visual information
Using bibliographies and databases
Verbal and written fluency in constructing a logical and coherent argument.
Use of audio visual aids
Participation in group discussions
Co-ordination and dissemination of a range of historical, contextual visual information
Using bibliographies and databases
Syllabus
This module will examine the contexts in which different sculptural objects were made and how they may now be viewed differently. Some works may originally have had a particular public meaning or series of meanings, but these have now been transformed into a particular culture of 'the collectable object' whether for private individuals or within an museological framework with its specified definitions. Other objects may have been made for a particular public forum from a strictly private context. All objects studied will bear witness to the different understandings attached to them by their changed audiences. Key critical texts will be used to highlight these developments and study will be made of how these and other strategies have affected the objects' cultural existence. A detailed syllabus of weekly topics and readings will be provided in advance of the first session.
Teaching methods
Lectures: 10 x 1 hour
Seminars: 10 x 1 hour
Private study
180 hours reading, essay/class and presentation preparationOpportunities for Formative Feedback
Attendance at lectures/seminarsRegisters taken
Presentations
Participation in class discussions
Methods of assessment
1 x 2000 - 3000 word (50%)
1 x 1 hour examination (50%)
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 04/06/2007
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