| Unit name | Time and the Image |
|---|---|
| Unit code | HART10022 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | C/4 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Dent |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | Department of History of Art (Historical Studies) |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Why is this unit important?:
Many of our students have no background in the discipline before opting for it at university level. It is therefore crucial to introduce you to basic skills and concepts at the beginning of the first year. However, these basic skills and concepts also need to be delivered at a level that recognises the intellectual sophistication of students joining the degree programme. For this reason, you should not only be introduced to the distinctive nature of art history as a discipline, but you should also encounter its challenges and complexities.
How does this unit fit into your programme of study?:
As a first-year unit, Time and the image is designed to introduce you to some fundamental ways in which the terms of the discipline - ‘art’ and ‘history’ - interact. This encapsulates the core aims of the programme at BA1 and therefore complements the units with an emphasis on history (Episodes in Global Art History 1 and 2) and those with an emphasis on art as the object of study (Approaching the Object and the Making and Materiality options). The unit will encourage you to reflect critically on what makes art history distinctive as a discipline.
An overview of content
As art historians, we work with the past and the present: our objects of study were created in the past, but we encounter them here and now. How much time does it take to look properly at a sculpture or a painting or a film? How do art historians talk about the passage of time and the traces left by time in works of art? And how does the object itself experience time? On Time and the Image, we explore the fundamental ways in which art historians work with the concept of time. You will discover how it relates to the history of aesthetics (weeks 2-4), to the history of art (weeks 5-8), and to the life history of objects (weeks 9-11). By the end of the unit, you will be able to apply three core skills for the art historian: visual analysis, periodisation by style, and object biography.
How will you be different as a result of this unit?
Your journey towards becoming an independent art historian begins with this unit. Not only will you be introduced to the essential terms of the discipline, you will acquire several core skills in the art historian’s toolbox. You will also be encouraged to reflect critically on what it means to practice art history.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
How you will learn:
Each week, you will have two full-cohort lectures that will introduce the topics for the week. You will also have one small group seminar that will involve a combination of class discussion, investigative activities, and practical activities. Students will be expected to engage with readings and participate on a weekly basis.
Tasks which do not count towards your mark but are required for credit (zero-weighted):
One visual analysis, peer-to-peer assessed.
Tasks which count towards your unit mark (summative):
One 2000-word object biography (100%). [ILOs 1-4]
When assessment does not go to plan:
When required by the Board of Examiners, you will normally complete reassessments in the same formats as those outlined above. However, the Board reserves the right to modify the format or number of reassessments required. Details of reassessments are confirmed by the School shortly after the notification of your results at the end of the year.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. HART10022).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
