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KUH2204

Topics in Modern Art: Political Cartoons

Credits 7.5
Level Intermediate course, level II
Course start Autumn 2019
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Home examination

About

About the course

Course content

The course discusses relevant subjects within art, architecture, and visual media, from the 19th to the 21th century. Students will gain specialization within a given subject related to modern and contemporary art and architecture, as well as theory and methods relevant for the given topic. The topic "political caricatures" examines the development of political caricature from about 1750 to the present day. In addition to examining political caricature in a narrow sense - its relation to satirical portraits and physiognomic studies - the course will analyze the visual expression of caricatures and illustrations in magazines and newspapers from different periods. The course will follow the historical development of political caricature from its early beginnings in countries like France, England, Germany, America, and Norway, to current controversies about caricatures. The specific exaggerations of the caricature will be theoretically examined, through analyses of its rhetorical characteristics and its relation to "serious" art.

Learning outcome

Knowledge
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will have gained: - understanding of the historical and political conditions informing the political cartoon - knowledge of what characterizes the caricature in terms of its visual and rhetorical devices

Skills
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will know how to: - discuss and theorize the visual exaggerations used by various political cartoonists

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and seminars. Excursions can also be included in the instruction. All activities are joint with KUH3204.

The course will also have compulsory exercises.

The students are required to keep posted on messages from the department or teacher at Blackboard.

This course is taught in Norwegian only.

Compulsory assignments

  • Assignments

Further on evaluation

The final assessment consists of a 3 day home exam. The final assessment will be awarded with a letter grade.

Course materials

A given syllabus of ca. 700 pages, in the form of a compendium and academic literature.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
KUH3204 7.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Cultural History
  • The History of Art

Contact information

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Art and Media Studies

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Home examination
Grade: Letters

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2019

Hjemmeeksamen
Weighting 100/100 Date Release 2019-11-18
Submission 2019-11-21 Time Release 10:00
Submission 10:00 Duration 3 days Exam system Inspera Assessment

Ordinary examination - Spring 2020

Hjemmeeksamen
Weighting 100/100 Date Release 2020-03-23
Submission 2020-03-26 Time Release 10:00
Submission 10:00 Duration 3 days Exam system Inspera Assessment

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