Art and Society in the Nineteenth Century

• Credit value: 30 credits at Level 5
• Convenor: to be confirmed
• Assessment: a 1000-word primary source analysis (40%) and 2500-word essay (60%)

In this module you will gain an understanding of the relationships between social, economic and political forces and the artistic practices of the nineteenth century, and make close analyses of relevant texts and images.

It is assumed that you will already have a basic knowledge of artists and schools of the period.

Indicative syllabus

The city

• ‘The Painter of Modern Life’
• Modernity and improvement
• Urban identity

Photography

• Inventions
• Portraits
• Institutions

Art and the body

• Naked vs nude
• Race and the nude
• The make nude

By the end of this module, you will:

• be able to use different forms of historical material relating to the history of art in Europe in the nineteenth century
• understand the relationships between social, economic and political forces and the artistic practices of the period, and make close analyses of relevant texts and images.