Module Descriptors
EXTENDED CATALOGUE ESSAY PROJECT
COST60142
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 6
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Graham Coulter-Smith
Email: G.Coulter-Smith@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 24
Independent Study Hours: 276
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- DISSERTATION weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Resources
Data projector
Slide projector
Audio, VHS, DVD playback,
Room with blackout
Library
Slide library
Student word-processing facilities
Internet access
Slide projector
Audio, VHS, DVD playback,
Room with blackout
Library
Slide library
Student word-processing facilities
Internet access
Module Texts
Bishop, Claire. 2005. Installation Art: a Critical History. Tate, London, 2005.
Bolton, Richard. 1989. The Contest of Meaning : Critical Histories of Photography. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.
Bourriaud, Nicolas. 1998. Relational Aesthetics. Dijon: Les presses du reel.
Chadwick, Whitney. 2002. Women, Art, and Society. World of art. London: Thames & Hudson.
Connor, Steven. 1997. Postmodernist Culture : An introduction to theories of the contemporary. Oxford : Blackwell 1997
Cotton, Charlotte. 2004. The Photograph as Contemporary Art. London: Thames and Hudson.
Dennison, Lisa. 2003. Moving Pictures: Contemporary Photography and Video from the Guggenheim Museum Collections : touring exhibition held 28th June 2002 - May 18th. New York: Guggemheim Museum Publications
Gibson, Jane. 1999. Ceramic Contemporaries 3. London: Nache.
Greene, Rachel. 2004. Internet art, World of art. New York, N.Y.: Thames & Hudson.
Harrod, Tanya, La Trobe-Bateman, Mary, eds. 1998. Contemporary Applied Arts : 50 Years of Crafts. London : Contemporary Applied Arts
Kwon, Miwon. 2002. One Place after Another: Site-Specific Art and Locational Identity. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press.
Paul, Christiane. 2003. Digital art, World of art. London; New York, N.Y.: Thames & Hudson.
Parker, R; Pollock G. 1987. Framing Feminism: Art and the Women's Movement. London: Pandora.
Rasp, Markus. ed. 1997. Contemporary German photography. Koln : Taschen
Rush, Michael. 2003. Video art. New York: Thames & Hudson.
Wallis, Brian, ed. 1984. Art After Modernism: Rethinking Representation. New York: The New Museum of Contemporary Art.
Bolton, Richard. 1989. The Contest of Meaning : Critical Histories of Photography. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.
Bourriaud, Nicolas. 1998. Relational Aesthetics. Dijon: Les presses du reel.
Chadwick, Whitney. 2002. Women, Art, and Society. World of art. London: Thames & Hudson.
Connor, Steven. 1997. Postmodernist Culture : An introduction to theories of the contemporary. Oxford : Blackwell 1997
Cotton, Charlotte. 2004. The Photograph as Contemporary Art. London: Thames and Hudson.
Dennison, Lisa. 2003. Moving Pictures: Contemporary Photography and Video from the Guggenheim Museum Collections : touring exhibition held 28th June 2002 - May 18th. New York: Guggemheim Museum Publications
Gibson, Jane. 1999. Ceramic Contemporaries 3. London: Nache.
Greene, Rachel. 2004. Internet art, World of art. New York, N.Y.: Thames & Hudson.
Harrod, Tanya, La Trobe-Bateman, Mary, eds. 1998. Contemporary Applied Arts : 50 Years of Crafts. London : Contemporary Applied Arts
Kwon, Miwon. 2002. One Place after Another: Site-Specific Art and Locational Identity. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press.
Paul, Christiane. 2003. Digital art, World of art. London; New York, N.Y.: Thames & Hudson.
Parker, R; Pollock G. 1987. Framing Feminism: Art and the Women's Movement. London: Pandora.
Rasp, Markus. ed. 1997. Contemporary German photography. Koln : Taschen
Rush, Michael. 2003. Video art. New York: Thames & Hudson.
Wallis, Brian, ed. 1984. Art After Modernism: Rethinking Representation. New York: The New Museum of Contemporary Art.
Module Learning Strategies
Supervision, individual and small group.
Study guides
Online resources
Independent study
Study guides
Online resources
Independent study
Module Indicative Content
This module functions as an expanded Honours dissertation for students taking arts practice-oriented awards in the faculty of Arts, Media and Design. Students pursuing this module are typically those who are pursuing the Fine Art: Theory award or who have a particular interest in theory.
Topics are formulated and vetted via supervisory assistance as is initial research and the first draft of the dissertation. Students will be instructed to select key works by 3-5 artists to appear in the fictional 'exhibition'.
The primary task is to write a scholarly catalogue essay in which students introduce the theme and provide an informed commentary on the works chosen that is supported by carefully selected and properly captioned illustrations, together with properly referenced quotations from published authorities.
The emphasis will be on formulating a critical perspective rather than a survey, and providing a structured and coherent analysis according to parameters defined in module handouts and online resources.
Topics are formulated and vetted via supervisory assistance as is initial research and the first draft of the dissertation. Students will be instructed to select key works by 3-5 artists to appear in the fictional 'exhibition'.
The primary task is to write a scholarly catalogue essay in which students introduce the theme and provide an informed commentary on the works chosen that is supported by carefully selected and properly captioned illustrations, together with properly referenced quotations from published authorities.
The emphasis will be on formulating a critical perspective rather than a survey, and providing a structured and coherent analysis according to parameters defined in module handouts and online resources.
Module Additional Assessment Details
A 5000 word illustrated and properly referenced essay on a topic negotiated and developed in conjunction with the student's supervisor. [Learning Outcomes 1-5]