AH4226 African Modernisms

Academic year

2023 to 2024 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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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

tba

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Module coordinator

Dr K E Cowcher

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Module Staff

Dr K Cowcher

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Module description

This course explores modernist art practice across the African continent. We begin by examining the term 'modernism': what is modernist / modern art? Where is it located? Are its origins in the West? We will explore its relationship to 'contemporary' art, and consider the ways in which the two intersect with colonialism and post-colonialism. We will proceed through thematic weeks, each with a focus on modern and contemporary art in specific locales (including Senegal, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Angola, Uganda and South Africa), learning about Africa's leading modern and contemporary artists, and the ways in which they have defined and expressed their work. We will study programs of art education, relationships to political processes, manifestoes and collectives, the city as modern space, questions of medium, and the modes of display that have made these works visible within the contexts of their production and within the global art world.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS AH2001 AND PASS AH2002

Assessment pattern

5000 words of assessment in total, consisting of the following pieces of assessments: Seminar Paper (35% 2000 words); Research Essay (60% 3000 words); 5% Class Participation.

Re-assessment

Take-Home paper = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 x 2-hour lecture (x 10 weeks), 1 x 1-hour tutorial (x 10 weeks), 2 x office hour (x 12 weeks).

Scheduled learning hours

30

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

Guided independent study hours

280

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