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Contemporary Art (ARTX11044) Introduction
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School Edinburgh College of College College of Arts, Search DPTs and Courses
Art Humanities and Social
Regulations
Sciences
Credit SCQF Level 11 Availability Not available to visiting
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SCQF 40 ECTS 20
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Summary This core course enables you to consider and make your own Introduction
contribution to the field of contemporary art through a series
of short Class Assignments that run over the duration of the Humanities and Social Science
semester. Each academic year, new themes in contemporary Science and Engineering
theory and practice are identified for individual and group
research through workshops, e-tivities, group crits and Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
tutorials. The themes are chosen to focus your consideration
of contemporary art's increasingly diverse subject-matter and Other Information
methods.
Combined Course Timetable
Course Group seminars, crits and tutorials will help you to critically
description re-assess your understanding of the field of contemproary art, Prospectuses
to re-conceptualise and present your work in relation to this Important Information
rapidly expanding field. In the research you will carry out for
the seminars you will work collaboratively with studio
students on researching and presenting your responses to the
chosen themes, as well as working independently in theory
only groups. Some teaching will be jointly delivered with the
TPG Methods course.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)

Pre- Co-requisites
requisites
Prohibited Other This course is only
Combinations requirements available for students
on the Contemporary
Art Theory
programme.

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2023/24, Not available Quota: 24
to visiting students (SS1)
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Total Hours: 400 ( Lecture Hours 40, Seminar/Tutorial Hours
Teaching 20, External Visit Hours 2, Online Activities 4,
activities Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4, Summative Assessment
(Further Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Info) Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 320 )
Assessment Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
(Further
Info)
Additional One Project Book containing:
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(Assessment) a. A Portfolio that documents and clearly presents how you
approached each of the short Class Assignments that have
taken place over the duration of the course.

b. A Critical Analysis of the Portfolio. The Critical Analysis

text cannot exceed 2,500 words. The word limit does not
include footnotes, bibliography or Figs.

Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3 are assessed by the Project

Book submission. All three learning outcomes are equally
weighted to derive the overall mark for the course.
Feedback Formative feedback in group seminars.
Summative feedback at end of semester 1 addressing each
LO for submitted essay and seminar particpation and
presentations during semester.
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate and present evidence of a high level of scholarly and

independent research into contemporary art theories and practices.
2. Demonstrate that you can reflect upon and critically analyse a range
of contemporary art theories and practices.
3. Demonstrate the ability to organise, visualise and realise your own
responses to contemporary art theory and practice.

Reading List
Kalb, P, Art Since 1980: Charting the Contemporary, Pearson, 2014.

Kocur, Zoya. and Leung, Simon. Theory in Contemporary Art: From 1985 to
the Present, Blackwell Publishing, 2004.

Kholeif, O et al (2014) You are Here - Art after the Internet, Cornerhouse
publication.

Cornell, Lauren and Halter, Ed, Mass Effect Art and internet in the twenty
first century, MIT Press 2015.

Bishop, Claire, Artificial Hells: Participatory Art and the Politics of

Spectatorship, Verso, 2013.

Steyerl, H, (2009), The Wretched of the Screen, Sternberg Press.

Turkle, S (2011). Alone Together. Basic Books.

Briadotti, R, The Posthuman Paperback 2013

Lovink, G, (2011), Networks without a Cause : A Critique of Social Media,

Polity.
 Krauss, C, I Love Dick, 2014, Serpent's Tail; Main edition (5 May 2016)

Krauss, C, Where Art Belongs, Semiotext, Feb 2011

Fisher, M (2009). Capitalist Realism. London: Zero Books.

Beradi, F (2009) The Soul at Work. MIT Press

Castells, M. (2000) The Rise of the Network Society, Blackwell

Klein, Naomi. (2008) The shock doctrine : the rise of disaster capitalism.
London : Penguin, 2008.

Davis, Mike. (2006). Planet of slums. London : Verso, 2006.

Harvey, D. A Brief History of Neoliberalism 2008.

Preciado, B, Testo Junkie : Sex, Drugs and Biopolitics in the

Pharmacopornographic 2013.

Additional Information
Graduate Knowledge that covers many of the main areas of contemporary
Attributes practice, including their features, boundaries, terminology and
and Skills conventions.

A critical, detailed and often leading knowledge and

understanding at the forefront of contemporary art practice.

Knowledge and understanding that is generated through

personal research or equivalent work that makes a significant
contribution to the development of the contemporary art
practice.

The ability to apply knowledge, skills and understanding in

applying a range of standard and specialised research and/or
equivalent instruments and techniques of enquiry.

The ability to apply knowledge, skills and understanding in

using a significant range of the principal professional skills,
techniques, practices and/or materials associated with
contemporary art practice.

The ability to apply knowledge, skills and understanding in

using and enhancing a range of complex skills, techniques,
practices and/or materials that are at the forefront of
contemporary art practice.

The ability to apply critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis

to forefront issues, or issues that are informed by forefront
developments in contemporary art practice.

The ability to critically review, consolidate and extend

knowledge, skills, practices and thinking in contemporary art
practice.
Keywords Contemporary art

Contacts
Course Prof Neil Mulholland Course Miss Hannah Morrison
organiser Tel: (0131 6)51 5881 secretary Tel: (0131 6)51 5763
Email: Email:
n.mulholland@ed.ac.uk Hannah.PM@ed.ac.uk

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