2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
ARTF3054 Anthropology, Art and Representation
20 creditsClass Size: 30
Module manager: Dr Will Rea
Email: w.r.rea@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2008/09
Pre-requisites
ARTF1041 | Museum/Country House Studies 1 |
ARTF1042 | Museum/Country House Studies 2 |
ARTF1045 | A Story of Art I |
ARTF1046 | A Story of Art 2 |
ARTF2000 | Stories of Art:An Introduction |
Module replaces
ARTF2107This module is approved as an Elective
Module summary
The anthropology of art has long been a fertile and vital area of contention around cultural value and cross-cultural relationships. It has not been merely an academic area of enquiry, but one caught up in the debates and controversies in the public sphere, about museums exhibitions. What constitutes art and the relative values of art traditions from various parts of the world. In addition the anthropology of art provides a comparative perspective on the way in which art is represented in the west. The issue of cultural representation is therefore of crucial importance to an understanding of the way in which Euro-American interacts with the rest of the world. Specific objects and "texts" are highlighted and their interpretation linked to larger questions concerning gender, embodiment, technology and representation.Objectives
On completion of this module students will have gained an insight and understanding to the debates surrounding the relationship between anthropology and art. They will be given a broad view of anthropology and its relationship with the material object. They will learn about comparative methods in dealing with objects, and the ways in which the artefact is considered in other places around the world.Skills outcomes
Verbal and written fluency in constructing logical, coherent and complex argument and analysis
Participation in group discussions
Co-ordination and dissemination of arrange of historical, contextual and visual information
Critical appraisal and contextualisation of material informed by recent critical approaches to the subject area
Using bibliographies informed by recent research
Working independently with confidence to develop complex arguments orally and in writing
Syllabus
In this course students will follow a syllabus that looks like this: The artefact vs. the work of art/aesthetics/Bodies, objects, tattoo/Vision and landscape/Aesthetics II/World Hybridity/Sociology and travel locality and the ethnographic museum.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Lecture | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
Seminar | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
Private study hours | 180.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 20.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 |
Private study
180 hours comprised of weekly reading, seminar presentation preparation, researching and writing essay, researching for examinationOpportunities for Formative Feedback
- Attendance register- Non-assessed essay in reading week
Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Essay | 1 x 3,000 word essay | 50.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 50.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 1 hr 00 mins | 50.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 50.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 08/04/2009
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