AH5163 Representation and the Body

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Module description

This module examines representations of the body from the early modern period to the contemporary moment. Rather than offering an exhaustive historical survey, however, it will focus on key episodes in the history of art in which representations of the body were consolidated, transformed, or contested. More focused individual lectures will be complemented by discussion of versatile historical and theoretical texts that equip students with a sophisticated range of methodological tools for engaging with the body. Throughout the course, recurring themes such as gender, subjectivity, materiality, and labour will encourage students to examine representation and the body within as well as across historical and geographical contexts.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

An essay of 3,000 words

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1.5-hour seminar (x 11 weeks) and occasional fieldwork