080050 EX Viennese Art: Islamic Art in Vienna (2019S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Th 07.02.2019 10:00 to We 13.02.2019 10:00
- Deregistration possible until Tu 12.03.2019 10:00
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Museumstermine:
27.03., 10.04., 08.05., 22.05., 05.06. und 19.06., jeweils von 10.00-13.00
- Wednesday 13.03. 10:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-07
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
The cours aims at providing students with an overview of the most important Islamic objects in Vienna. Main typologies and iconographical themes pertaining to Islamic art tradition will be introduced to students. Patterns of collection and method of display will be also investigated. The course will consist of a series of sessions in museums in Vienna. Objects and themes span from the middle ages to the modern period.
Assessment and permitted materials
Assessment will be the result of the evaluation of an oral presentation in front of an object, of participation to the general discussion and of a written essay.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Assessment criteria: the student should aquire the correct terminology in order to analyze objects from the Islamic world and develop the topic of the presentation in a solid piece of scholarship in the written essay.
Examination topics
Topics will be related to objects currently located in the following museums:
Schatzkammer;
Dom Museum;
Welt Museum;
MAK;
National Bibliotek.
Schatzkammer;
Dom Museum;
Welt Museum;
MAK;
National Bibliotek.
Reading list
Barbara Karl. Treasury, Kunstkammer, Museum: Objects from the Islamic World in the Museum Collections of Vienna. Vienne, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2011.Edited by Peter Noever, GLOBAL:LAB. Kunst als Botschaft Asien und Europa 1500-1700, MAK, Vienna / Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern-Ruit, 2009.
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