Universität Wien
Lehrveranstaltungsprüfung

080058 VO Corporal Entanglements: Theories, Discourses and Practices of the Body in Contemporary Art (nst.K.) (2015W)

Samstag 01.10.2016

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Prüfungsstoff

The course methods include lectures, discussions, field trips, close analysis of aesthetic and discursive artifacts. Students should be prepared to read diverse histories and theories addressing the body in contemporary art as well as texts from different disciplines including urban geography, sociology, cultural studies, feminist and postcolonial theories, gender studies, and political philosophy.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Multiple choice test to which students can bring foreign language dictionaries. The test will cover lectures, assigned readings, field trips, guest lectures, and images.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

The aims of this lecture are to: 1) focus on the body as a formative site for the production of meaning in contemporary art; 2) introduce students to critical approaches to the study of contemporary art from 1980s to the present and, more specifically, to address a range of historical and theoretical issues entangled with the problem of the body.

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:31