Art and Architecture in Nottingham
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| CULT2029 | Cultural, Media and Visual Studies | 2 | 20 | Spring UK |
- Code
- CULT2029
- School
- Cultural, Media and Visual Studies
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
This module develops key themes in media and communications studies through direct engagement with the urban environments and cultural institutions of Nottingham. Students on the module will be taught both within the classroom and on guided site visits within Nottingham, in order to study a wide range of locations and artefacts at first hand in these locations. The classroom time, which includes set readings, develops a theoretical framework for understanding space, place and ideas around looking, which will then be applied and tested on the weekly site visits.
We will explore different types of urban spaces, including the residential, commercial, industrial, recreational, and ceremonial as well as different types of sites, including art galleries, city streets, churches, factories, monuments, municipal buildings, museums, private estates, and public parks.
We will examine the ways in which art and architecture have been used to express civic, familial, institutional, political, and religious identities. We will also consider the development of the city over time, exploring questions of heritage and conservation.
Weekly fieldtrips will take place in Nottingham and it is the responsibility of the student to arrange their own travel to and from these trips. All sites will be accessible by public transport.
A single coursework assessment will replace all failed assessment components at the reassessment stage.
Target Students
Only available for Film and Television Studies students (single honours) and International Media and Communication Studies students (single honours).Also available for IMC/MLC JH students.
Classes
- One 1-hour seminar each week for 10 weeks
- One 4-hour field studies each week for 10 weeks
Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only in specified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takes place in some weeks of a Semester
Assessment
- 100% Coursework: Coursework - 3,000 words portfolio of written work and equivalent
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
To engage with the visual culture of Nottingham at first hand.To gain skills in visual literacy (how to read the visual environment).To become familiar with the art and architectural history of Nottingham.To gain an understanding of how the historical development of Nottingham has shaped its art and architecture, and vice versa.Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes: Learning outcomes. By the end of the module students will gain: Knowledge and understanding: A2 A broad visual and critical understanding of the culture of a particular location; A3 The ability to evaluate and discriminate between particular theories and approaches regarding their suitability as a means of reading visual environments and cultural institutions; A5 A sense of the ambiguities, uncertainties and limits of methodologies in terms of how this impacts on the production of knowledge. Intellectual Skills: B1. The ability to research, gather and analyse materials from a wide range of sources, including paper, electronic and audio-visual media. B2. The ability to critically evaluate theories, arguments, assumptions, and qualitative data using appropriate approaches and vocabularies to form judgments and conclusions; Transferable/Key Skills: D1. The ability to communicate effectively, whether through the manipulation of image and/or text, drawing upon a wide range of research skills, subject knowledge, theories and relevant technical concepts, distinguishing the different discursive registers required by particular readers and audiences; D2 Appreciate the complex basis of communicative understandings and misunderstandings in order to formulate arguments, judgements and suggestions cogently and intelligently; D5. Work in flexible, creative ways exercising initiative, self-discipline and sensitivity to others; D6. Produce work which demonstrates planning and organisational skills, in particular, the ability to respond to deadlines, negotiate with others, and manage resources; D7. Demonstrate confidence in exploring new and emerging issues drawing upon variety of academic and non-academic resources, and in acquiring new competencies and skills; |