VICM2863 - Women and Art in Victorian Society (Extended)

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

1 demonstrate advanced understanding of an appropriate range of Victorian artworks imaging women, and of the involvement and experience of women as cultural agents in the Victorian art world.
2 critically analyse artworks imaging women (and men), applying recent feminist and gender methodologies in a sophisticated and appropriate way.
3 apply an advanced knowledge of the social and cultural contexts in which these artworks are produced, with specific reference to gender ideology, and with a sophisticated understanding of how they reflect and shape ideas about gender.
4 demonstrate self-direction and critical independence in a sophisticated extended argument that uses a suitably wide range of evidence/illustrations for a 6,000-word essay, and also engages extensively and with a high level of independence with contextual/critical literature.

Content:

Taught sessions as for VICM 2075, followed by an individual research project.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Students taking this module will take seminars for VICM2075. In addition, they will undertake an individual research project, supervised in two individual tutorials of 30 minutes. This time may be used in a combination of different ways (e.g. face-to-face discussion, e-mail consultations) as appropriate to the individual student. As part of this supervision, students will be encouraged to submit a proposal and drafts for feedback before final submission.

Contact hours: 6 x 2 hours
Intended Group size: 12

Individual tutorials
Contact hours: 2 x 30 mins per student
Intended group size: 1

Assessment: