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Unit of Study ARTD1007 - Looking at Art (2024)

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Unit description

Introduces students to the key thinkers, theories, methods and issues associated with looking at, and thinking about, art. A variety of Western and non-Western creative practices are examined, from prehistory to the present, focussing on the tools of semiotic analysis as applied to art, historical artefacts and cultural production more broadly.

Unit content

  • The practice of art history
  • Pre-modern, modern and contemporary art
  • Visual literacy
  • The politics of looking
  • Material analysis
  • Interpretation and context

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Learning outcomes

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

recognise the semiotic processes underpinning engagement in art and culture

demonstrate creativity when analysing cultural products

recognise and communicate the political implications of cultural production

identify and innovatively analyse a range of cultural products from different eras.

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