Course - Currents in Visual Culture - MV3015
MV3015 - Currents in Visual Culture
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: Assignment
Grade: Letters
| Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oppgave | 100/100 |
Course content
This course addresses visual culture both as phenomena and academic field. Through texts from different disciplines, like media studies, art history, philosophy, sociology and anthropology, the course investigates problems like: why, and how, has the visual come to a such an exceptional position in western cultures? What characterizes different visual cultures in different historical epochs? What qualities do we assign to images and what power do they exert on us? How do we value the cultural status of different images? What is visual culture?
Learning outcome
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have:
- advanced insight into selected works from across the field of visual culture
advanced knowledge of scholarly literature characteristic of visual culture studies, chiefly derived from a humanist hermeneutic tradition
advance knowledge of key questions arising from the historical, theoretical and analytical study of visual culture
understanding of key terms and insight into the main approaches to the study of visual culture
an overview of the main disciplines which have contributed to the development of visual culture as a field of study and in-depth knowledge of certain contributions.
The students will be able to:
outline the history, development and distribution of visual culture
identify and analyse key characteristics of different visual cultures
formulate and critically discuss research questions relevant to the field of visual culture studies
write a longer text which independently and coherently either discusses a theoretical topic within visual culture studies or analyses a specific visual-cultural phenomenon using theoretical and methodological skills acquired as part of the course
Learning methods and activities
Lectures and seminars.
Course requirements:
Seminar participation. Seminar tasks will be specified by the course tutor at the start of term. 80 % attendance at seminars is required in order to receive a final assessment.
This course may be taught in Norwegian or English, pending staff availability.
Compulsory assignments
- 80 % participation in compulsory seminars
Further on evaluation
The final assessment is based on a letter-graded term paper of approx. 6000 words.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Art History (MKUH)
Film and Media Studies (MFMV) - some programmes
Media Studies (MMVIT)
Media, Communication and Information Technology (MMEDIE)
Required previous knowledge
Requires admission to one of the Master's programmes in Film and Media Studies, with the chosen direction of Media Studies, or the Master's programme in Media, Communication and Information Technology.
Course materials
Approx. 1200 pages.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| KM3011 | 15.0 | ||
| KUH3011 | 15.0 |
No
Version: 1
Credits:
15.0 SP
Study level: Second degree level
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: AUTUMN 2019
Language of instruction: English, Norwegian
Location: Trondheim
- The History of Art
- Media and Communication Studies
- Media Studies
Department with academic responsibility
Department of Art and Media Studies
Examination
Examination arrangement: Assignment
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
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Autumn
ORD
Oppgave
100/100
Release
2019-10-27Submission
2019-11-27
10:00
INSPERA
10:00 -
Room Building Number of candidates -
Spring
ORD
Oppgave
100/100
Release
2020-03-20Submission
2020-04-20
10:00
INSPERA
10:00 -
Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"