Universität Wien

080026 VO Hegemonic Masculinities in Contemporary Art (2025W)

Critical Perspectives in Art and Art History

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 8 - Kunstgeschichte und Europäische Ethnologie
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Th 18.12. 16:45-18:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03

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Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 09.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Thursday 16.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Thursday 23.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Thursday 30.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Thursday 06.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Thursday 13.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Thursday 20.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Thursday 27.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Thursday 04.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Thursday 11.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Thursday 08.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Thursday 15.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Thursday 22.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The lecture will examine the question of which concepts of masculinity have been produced, reproduced and deconstructed in art and art history since the 1960s. Drawing upon the contributions of Änne Söll, Maike Wagner and Katharina Boje, the lecture posits the notion that since the 1960s, art has been 'producing contradictory images of masculinities [...] that feed on social discourses' and, in turn, 'have an impact on them'. In conjunction with discourses and critical theories, including those on queerness and intersectionality, but also on toxic masculinity, petromasculinity and new right-wing masculinist identity politics, the lecture therefore examines how masculinities manifest themselves: in the figure of the artist, in art education, in artworks, in production techniques and materials, in exhibition situations, and in art history itself. The objective of the lecture is twofold: firstly, to provide a historical overview of the engagement with masculinities in art and, secondly, to introduce the reader to the basics of masculinity research in art history from 1960 to the present day.

Assessment and permitted materials

- Written exam (multiple choice / free text questions)
- Allowed aids: dictionaries (for non-native speakers)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria:
- To receive a passing grade, at least 50% of the points must be achieved.

Grading scale:
- 87% to 100%: 1 (very good)
- 75% to 86.99%: 2 (good)
- 63% to 74.99%: 3 (satisfactory)
- 50% to 62.99%: 4 (sufficient)
- 0% to 49.99%: 5 (insufficient)

Examination topics

The examination material consists of the content covered in the lecture/course.

Reading list

Cara Daggett: Petromaskulinität: Fossile Energieträger und autoritäres Begehren, Berlin 2023; Jack Halberstam: Female Masculinity, Durham/London 1998; Amelia Jones: Body Art. Performing the subject, Minneapolis 1998; Ines Lindner (Hg.): Blick-Wechsel. Konstruktionen von Männlichkeit und Weiblichkeit in Kunst und Kunstgeschichte, Berlin 1989; Susanne Kaiser: Politische Männlichkeit. Wie Incels, Fundamentalisten und Autoritäre für das Patriarchat mobilmachen, Berlin 2020; Änne Söll, Gerald Schröder (Hg.): Der Mann in der Krise? Visualisierungen von Männlichkeit im 20. und 21. Jahrhundert, Köln 2015; Änne Söll, Maike Wagner, Katharina Boje (Hg.): Under Construction. Kunst, Männlichkeiten und Queerness seit 1970 (= Oyster, Bd. 1), Berlin 2024

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