Methodology of Art History and Visual Culture of the Modern Period

Pre-requisites: Attendance at classes is compulsory. An interactive relationship between teachers and students is essential.

Course objectives: Study of methodological bases of the modern period Visual Culture. Focus of the research is directed towards the analysis of contemporary methodological principles and their application in scientific work.

Course description: Study of the methods of approach to the concept and form of the modern period Visual Culture. Special attention is paid to contemporary methodological principles which study Visual Culture within the ideological, functional, cultural and gender framework. Students are introduced to the works of the most prominent historians of art and culture in the world.

Learning Outcomes: Learning about and mastering the conceptual, political, ideological, religious and geographical framework and contextuality of the modern period Visual Culture.

Literature/Reading:

• T. DaCosta Kaufmann, Towards a Geography of Art, University of Chicago Press 2004.
• H. Locher, Kunstgeschichte als historische Theorie der Kunst 1750-1950, Wilhelm FinkVerlag: München 2001.
• M. Bal, Looking in: The Art of Viewing, ed. by N. Bryson, Amsterdam: G&B Arts International 2001.
• Art History, Aesthetics, Visual Studies, ed. by M. A. Holly- K. Moxey, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2003.
• The Art Historian, National Traditions and Institutional Practices, ed. by M. F. Zimmermann, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2003.