Unit name | Aesthetics of Revolution and Resistance: 21st-Century Images of North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean |
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Unit code | FREN30106 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Shilton |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites | |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of French |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
A striking range of artwork has emerged in response to the diverse and uneven phenomenon of the ‘Arab Spring’. This explosion of artistic expression encompasses a dazzling array of media ranging from paper-based works to multi-media installations, video, new media, sculpture, performance and graffiti. This course focuses primarily on art that responds to the Tunisian Revolution of January 2011 and its aftermath. There will also be comparative sessions on art that examines the Revolutions in the distinct contexts of Egypt and Syria. We will ask: how are Revolutions evoked via different art forms? How and why do many artists actively seek to avoid what photographer Jellel Gasteli has called ‘icons of revolutionary exoticism’? How does art respond to women’s participation in the Revolutions? How is art that engages with the Revolutions and their impact anticipated in works produced prior to 2011? Material to be studied may include art presented or performed in gallery, outdoor and virtual spaces by artists such as Aïcha Filali, Wassim Ghozlani, Mouna Karray and Oussema Troudi, as well as literature by writers such as Lina Ben Mhenni and Dora Latiri.
This unit aims to:
By the end of the unit, students will be able to:
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous sessions and asynchronous activities, including seminars, lectures, and collaborative as well as self-directed learning opportunities supported by tutor consultation.
1 x 10 minute individual oral presentation in French with transcript (25%).
1 x 3000-word essay in English (75%). Both assignments will test ILOs 1-4.
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