VICM2743 - Victorian Art and Architecture (Extended)

Objectives:

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

1 demonstrate advanced knowledge of a selected range of major genres, styles, movements and figures of the Victorian art and architectural worlds;
2 critically evaluate and contextualize any given work of Victorian art and architecture (whether or not it has been previously seen), using general art historical categories such as composition, genre, style, and context, and with some application of relevant modern critical approaches (e.g. historicist, feminist, psychological) where appropriate.
3 demonstrate an advanced understanding of the artistic, social and cultural contexts in which works of Victorian art and architecture were produced, as appropriate to each individual artefact/artwork.
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 2185, followed by an individual research project.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Students taking this module will take seminars for VICM 2185. 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: