1. Evidence knowledge of the work of a range of contemporary and historical practitioners and the ways in which their work has been influenced by world events.

2. The ability to find and organize information on a theme, including correct referencing of quotes and images.

3. The ability to make connections between ideas, theories and practices.

Assessment 1:
Research file including notes from lecture series and any other sources of referenced gathered (10%)
Academic poster: based on an art/design movement from 20th Century, including summary of movement, key practitioners, illustrations and a quote, referenced using the Harvard Style LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment 2:
1000 word essay, based on how artists/designers are influenced by the times they are living in. LO1, LO2, LO3

This module is about the way that any professional art or design practice is informed by the work and ideas of other people and other times. You will learn about how and why other artists and designers do the things they do, and will understand how your own work can benefit from this knowledge. You will attend a series of lectures and will take careful notes, writing them up in a coherent form following each lecture. You will carry out independent research to find out more about aspects of the lectures that have interested you. You will undertake at least one study visit and will use it as the basis for further research.

In Semester 1 You will produce an Academic Poster that demonstrates your research and understanding of an Art and/or Design Movement, you will include key illustrations and quotations, which will be referenced using the Harvard system. In Semester 2 You will produce an illustrated essay that outlines your personal interests as Artist and Designers and that starts to describe your area of interest in relation to your own work and the degree pathways within Art and Design.

Ever wondered why artists and designers make work in a certain way?

This module presents the key developments in art, design, photography, illustration and comic art during the last century. We will look at how major world events and technological advances have influenced these changes. You will be gently introduced to academic processes, essential to degree course study and develop skills and confidence in this area.

Lectures
Seminars
Study visit(s)
Tutorials
Independent research

- Davies, B. 1990, Study Skills: a Student's Survival Guide. Arthur Stockwell Ltd, https://libguides.staffs.ac.uk/assignments/poster
- Williams, G. 2014 How to Write about Contemporary Art. Thames & Hudson
- Berger J. 2004, Ways of Seeing. Penguin Classics.
- Hughes, R . 1991, The shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change. Thames & Hudson
- Hodge, S. 2019. The Short Story of Modern Art: A Pocket Guide to Key Movements, Works, Themes and Techniques (Lawrence and King)
- Mirzoeff, N. 2016 How to See the World: An Introduction to Images, from Self-Portraits to Selfies, Maps to Movies, and More. New York: Basic Books,
- Ways of Seeing, 19:30 28/09/2008, BBC4, 30 mins. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/index.php/prog/00047517?bcast=30467491
- Rintoul, J. Integrating Critical and Contextual Studies in Art and Design (Routledge 2016)
- Hauffe, T. (1998) Design¿: a concise history. London: Laurence King.
- Lucie-Smith, E. (1981) The story of craft¿: the craftsman’s role in society. Oxford: Phaidon.
- Wingler, H.M. (1969) The Bauhaus¿: Weimar Dessau Berlin Chicago. Cambridge (Mass.)¿;: M.I.T. Press.
- Pevsner, N. (1989) The sources of modern architecture and design. London: Thames and Hudson.

- Librarian,
- Lectures,
- Library
- Internet