IR4550 Art and Conflict

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 10

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.

Availability restrictions

Not automatically available to General Degree students

Planned timetable

Tuesday 10am - 12 noon

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr J S Murer

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This module focuses on the role art and aesthetics play in conflict. Aesthetic forms such as photography, films, paintings, music, and poetry are often used to inspire, motivate, antagonise, as well as document the interactions, history, and formation of groups. They are the texts and images that shape collective imaginaries, both in the connectivity of a group and as the visions of the enemy-other. The module explores the ways in which these aesthetic works contribute to our understanding of politics, the established order, modes of subversion, and by extension our understanding of the social. Can works of art - works of the imagination - make us think or feel in ways that other works do not? How?

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS IR2006

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

100% Written Examination

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

a 1h lecture (x11 weeks) and a 1h tutorial (x10 weeks), plus 2h of consultation (office) hours (x12 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours

21

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

273

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Students should develop their understanding of the politics of works of imagination.
  • Students should improve their research skills.
  • Students should develop their critical, analytical, presentational, organizational and inter-personal skills.