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107-066 Postmodern Culture: The Visual Arts in Manhattan | |
Note | Formerly available as 111-264/364/466. Students who have completed 111-264/364/466 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. Special entry conditions apply. Places are limited. Contact Department for further information. |
Availability | 3rd and 4th year |
Credit Points | 25 |
Coordinator | Dr Chris McAuliffe |
Prerequisites | Usual prerequisite for 3rd and 4th-year subjects or permission from Head of Department. |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
Contact | A one-month intensive fieldwork programme in New York, consisting of fifteen 1-hour lectures, fifteen 1-hour tutorials, and 15 two-hour site visits or site-based lecture/seminars. A travel and accommodation package will be available |
Subject Description | The subject is taught in New York during a one-month study tour. The subject uses the social, economic, geographical and cultural effects of the Manhattan art scene as a case study of postmodern culture. Students will be introduced to the key institutional components of the contemporary art scene: museums, galleries, alternative spaces, corporate collections, auction houses, art magazines and studios. These will be analysed using models derived from discourse theory, the institutional model of art, urban sociology, psychogeography, architectural history and subcultural theory. The display and consumption of art will also be studied, allowing consideration of recent developments in museology, arts policy, commodity theory, and cultural tourism. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 3000 words undertaken in New York and an essay of 7000 words on return. Both assignments to be based on research and field work commenced in New York. |
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