AH4213 Dada and Surrealism

Academic year

2023 to 2024 Semester 1

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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

Module coordinator

Dr S M Kallestrup

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Module Staff

Dr S Kallestrup

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

Module description

This course offers a broad survey of Dada and Surrealism, two hugely influential international art movements of the interwar years. Emphasising the important links between the movements, it also examines their essential differences through analysis of their philosophical, ideological and political positions. Although lectures will focus primarily on European and North American aspects, there is scope for students to explore the movements’ worldwide impact. A range of Dadaist and Surrealist practices will be considered, from literary texts to ‘found’ objects, ready-mades, performance, automatism in writing and painting, collage, film, photography and the ‘dream’ painting. This will provide the starting point for wider critical reflection on thematic issues including ‘anti-art’, cultural politics, psychoanalysis, the machine and gender. The module will make particular use of the rich Dada and Surrealist collections in the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and will include a study visit to its archives.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS AH2001 AND PASS AH2002

Anti-requisites

YOU CANNOT TAKE THIS MODULE IF YOU TAKE AH4078

Assessment pattern

100% continuous assessment: 40 % exhibition analyis (2000 words)- 60% take-home paper (3000 words)

Re-assessment

1 x Written Assignment to be agreed by the Board of Examiners

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

2 x 1-hour lectures, 1 x 1-hour seminar (x 11 weeks) 2 x tutor's office hour (x 12 weeks), fieldtrip - 8 hours

Scheduled learning hours

65

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

Guided independent study hours

235

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