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  • Academic Year 2024-2025
  • By Camilla Smith
  • Created  Updated 

Week 1 : Introduction to the Module

Lecture 1: Further Reading

Readings which will provide further detail to support the lecture

Seminar 1: What is the History of Art History?

Week 2

Lecture 2: Periodization and changing definitions of art - further reading

Readings which will provide further detail to support the lecture

Seminar 2 - When was art?

Week 3

Lecture 3: What is an Artist?

Readings which will provide further detail to support the lecture

Seminar 3: What is an Artist?

Week 4

Lecture 4: Art, Meaning and Interpretation

Readings which will provide further detail to support the lecture

Seminar 4: Art, Meaning and Interpretation

Week 5 NO LECTURE AND NO SEMINAR. MEETING AT BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

Week 6 NO LECTURE OR SEMINAR - ACADEMIC AND ASSESSMENT SUPPORT WEEK

Week 7

Lecture Week 7: The Locations of Art

Readings which will provide further detail to support the lecture

Seminar 7: The Locations of Art

Week 8

Week 8 Lecture: The Genres of Painting

Readings which will provide further detail to support the lecture

Week 8 Seminar: The Genres of Painting

Week 9

Lecture 9: The Nude

Readings which will provide further detail to support the lecture

Seminar 9: The Nude

Week 10

Lecture 10: Landscape, Land and Power

Readings which will provide further detail to support the lecture

Seminar 10: Landscape Painting

Week 11

Week 11: Concepts of Style

Readings which will provide further detail to support the lecture

Seminar 11: Concepts of Style

Essential and Recommended Further Reading for the Seminar