Universität Wien

080078 PS Case Study: Icon: Then and Now (2017W)

10.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 8 - Kunstgeschichte und Europäische Ethnologie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The tutoring sessions will take place on Tuesday from 12:45 to 14:15 in SR 4.

Please reserve the following times for this course (some days could be shortened):

10.10.2017, 11:00-14:15
17.10.2017, 11:00-14:15
24.10.2017, 11:00-14:15
31.10.2017, 11:00-14:15
07.11.2017, 11:00-14:15
14.11.2017, 11:00-14:15
21.11.2017, 11:00-14:15
28.11.2017, 11:00-14:15
05.12.2017, 11:00-14:15
12.12.2017, 11:00-14:15
09.01.2018, 11:00-14:15
16.01.2018, 11:00-14:15
23.01.2018, 11:00-14:15
Paper submission by 2.2.2018.

  • Tuesday 10.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 17.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 24.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 31.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 07.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 14.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 21.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 28.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 05.12. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 12.12. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 09.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 16.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 23.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 30.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Contents:
This Fallstudie will undertake a broad examination of the topic of "icons" - from the Greek term eikon and early Christian encaustic icons, through the Byzantine period, to the application of the term in modern artistic contexts such as to (the commodification of) the Mona Lisa or Warhol's portraits of Marilyn Monroe. Since the main focus is on the medieval and early modern periods, it will focus primarily on iconography and will also look at the theological underpinnings of icon production and devotion in a post-Iconoclastic, Byzantine/Orthodox context.

Methods:
Students will be asked to analyze objects firsthand and others based on secondary literature. Methods to be practiced include formal analysis, technical analysis, and iconographic analysis. Students may also wish to pursue stylistic comparison and/or aspects related to social history and cultural history, gender and theology. All will be expected to read published literature closely and critically. The last three meetings of this Fallstudie will be devoted to techniques of academic writing (in addition to the mandatory tutoring session).
Goals:
As a Fallstudie I the main goal is to convey the foundations of academic investigation in the field of art history and to provide students with practice in presenting the results of their research coherently in both verbal and written form. Students should learn to view an object closely and critically weigh their observations against published scholarly literature.

Assessment and permitted materials

Mandatory for grading: Regular attendance, participation in classroom discussion, participation in tutoring sessions (all).
Activities: timely completion of short assignments (30 points), 15 minute presentation including a handout (30 points), ca. 8-10 page research paper with citations and bibliography (40 points, due by 2 February 2018, in German or English).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

100 points in this course correspond to 40 points on the following grading scale:

40 – 35 points = 1, “sehr gut (hervorragende Leistung)”
34.9 – 30 points = 2, “gut (generell gut, einige Fehler)”
29.9 – 25 points = 3, “befriedigend (ausgewogen, Zahl entscheidender Fehler)”
24.9 – 20 points = 4, “genügend (Leistung entsprechend den Minimalkriterien)”
19.9 – 0 points = 5, “nicht genügend (< 50%; erhebliche Verbesserung erforderlich,
Erfordernis weiterer Arbeit)”
No grade earned (due to plagiarism, unexcused absences, dropping course) = X, “nicht beurteilt

Examination topics

N/A

Reading list

Reading knowledge of English and German is required. Reading assignments will be posted on the Moodle platform.

Introductory reading:
Ralph-Johannes Lilie, Byzanz. Geschichte des oströmischen Reiches. (C.H. Beck Wissen; 2085), Munich: Beck, 1999 or newer edition.

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/icon/hd_icon.htm

Association in the course directory

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