VSA3010

Making art history

(ART)

John Gregory

8 points + 3 hours per week + First semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: Two visual culture subjects at second-year level

Synopsis: This subject is designed to equip students for honours in art history and theory, by introducing and developing skills and methods appropriate to advanced studies in the field. Following preliminary attention to methodological questions, seminars will then focus on a range of 'hands-on' matters such as the production of catalogues raisonées and single-artist monographs, technical examination and conservation, the relevance of new technologies (eg CD-ROM and the Internet), research methods (including archival work), and general principles of thesis/research paper writing in art history and theory.

Assessment: Seminar paper (1500 words): 25% + Short exercise (1500 words): 25% + Essay (3000 words): 50%