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Honours Fieldwork HA3048, HA4048
2009-10
HISTORY OF ART
HONOURS FIELDWORK
HA3048
Co-ordinators: Gauvin Bailey and Mary Pryor
AIMS
- The course will encourage a wide appreciation of past and current issues in the art world, throughout the honours programme.
- The course will allow students to increase their art historical experience and knowledge, beyond the classroom.
- The course will include not only an appreciation of objects and sites, but also of their context, display, function and interpretation.
OBJECTIVES
- The student will learn to prepare for visits in advance.
- The student will enhance observational skills, comparing what they have learnt in class with the real objects/buildings.
- The student will develop recording, presentation and IT skills.
- The student will learn to work in groups and develop collaborative thinking skills as well as engage in sustained personal reflections/analysis both through group visits to sites and through the fieldwork blog (Flog™).
Fieldwork Visits
During Levels 3 and 4 students will participate in a number of compulsory and optional visits geared to their courses and special interests and will also be expected to use their initiative, both on the optional trips and by arranging personal trips. You are encouraged to explore widely on your own and credit will be given for your own initiative and the breadth of your experience. During and after all these visits, students will accumulate and develop material in preparation for an e-Portfolio, which is the sole assessed product of this module.
The value of the fieldwork does not depend on opportunities for exotic travel. It is equally valid if your experiences are locally based (so, for instance, students living in Aberdeen would be expected to have visited most of the museums and galleries in town during the course of 4 years). In either case your initiative and evaluations are the important factors.
Practicalities
- Convenient small notebook that can fit into your bag or pocket as well as a pencil (pens are not allowed in most galleries). Keep this handy through all the vacations too, and use it like a diary.
- If you have a digital camera or camera phone it will be invaluable for taking pictures of art works and buildings that can be downloaded directly onto your computer. If you do not have one, see if you can arrange to share one with somebody who does.
What are the compulsory fieldwork elements?
Level 3
Fieldwork visits:
- The Reading Party at The Burn, 3 - 5 November, 2009
- The Glasgow trip on 28 November, 2009
- The London trip, 26 – 30 April, 2009
Levels 3 & 4:
Public lectures are held periodically throughout the year. These are intended for you, as well as postgraduates and staff. You will include a separate section in your e-Portfolio (created during Level 4) where you can add your views on the lectures. These are intended to widen your interest in art history and they present you with the latest research. You may not be able to attend every single one, but your comments on a range of the lectures are encouraged. You must attend at least one in each of the honours years.
Level 4
Fieldwork visits:
- The Edinburgh trip (October 2010 – date to be arranged)
- The Paris trip for 5 days (November 2010 - dates to be arranged)
The Flog™:
What is the Flog™?
The Flog™, or fieldwork blog, is to be your personal forum conducted in your Windows Live blog space (instructions for setting it up are on the HA3048 WebCT site) where students should carry on a discussion throughout the two years about visits, public lectures attended, extra reading etc. relating to their fieldwork. Other students and staff will be invited to join your network and take part in elements of your Flog™ so that we can share and participate in some of your ongoing deliberations. It is hoped that an exchange of ideas and reactions will be helpful and even inspirational, and therefore students are encouraged to quote from the Flog™ in their e-Portfolio WebCT site (created during Level 4), both from their own observations and those of their colleagues (however always cited by name and date).
The e-Portfolio
What is the e-Portfolio?
- The e-Portfolio, which will be presented in WebCT (see the e-Portfolio instructions on WebCT) will incorporate text and images that represent your fieldwork experience throughout Levels 3 and 4.
- The textual component is by far the most important part of the fieldwork. Students must approach the exhibitions, museums or galleries, buildings, or other urban spaces critically and analytically. The reports are NOT simply journals nor records of your visit there, but instead are like newspaper reviews or short academic essays.
- When embarking on a trip, consider carefully what you hope to achieve. What are you looking for? What questions are you asking about your destination? What message is the artist/curator/architect trying to communicate through his or her work? Often it will only be possible to frame these questions by reading up in advance. Set up an agenda, but keep an open mind. Often what you find is quite different from what you were looking for.
- The textual component also allows room for personal reflection. In a separate place jot down your observations and thoughts, as well as anything you feel is relevant from the Flog™ with an aim to providing an informed analysis of how the spaces, buildings, or artworks affected you personally. For example what do you get out of an artwork or building that you cannot appreciate by looking at it in a book or on the screen?
- In your 4th year fieldwork analysis you must endeavour to apply appropriate theoretical and ideological frameworks learned in your classes in Critical Perspectives in Art History. This is a different approach to that expected in your Level 3 fieldwork and must be demonstrated.
ASSESSMENT
Start recording your thoughts/notes from the very beginning of third year and make regular entries throughout the duration of Level 3 & into Level 4.
- In order to achieve the requirements of the Level 3 elements of your Fieldwork, and thus be eligible to progress to Level 4, you will be expected to have:
- Participated in the class fieldwork visits
- Engaged with the Fieldwork Log (Flog™) including entries on each of the three compulsory fieldwork visits
- To complete the fieldwork requirements at Level 4 you will be expected to have:
- Participated in the class fieldwork trips
- Submitted the completed e-Portfolio WebCT site on the first day of the second Half-Session in fourth year.
e-Portfolio
Word length: 4,500 – 5,000 words
The e-Portfolio will be presented in WebCT (see separate instructions on the HA4068 WebCT site). Your e-Portfolio will contain 8 folders:
- The Burn
- Glasgow
- London
- Edinburgh
- Paris
- Summer between Levels 3 & 4
- Other visits, public lectures & reflections
- Flog™ (this will contain a copy of your Flog™ entries but DO NOT include these in your final word count)
What material should the folders contain?
The following are the minimum requirements for the folders but you should also include further material:
Folders 1 – 5
These will record each of your compulsory fieldwork visits and together they will carry 60% of your final fieldwork mark. Please include the following:
Folders 1 – 3 – Level 3 visits
The Burn:
- Write a short report on your chosen slide and presentation OR the paper you delivered
Glasgow:
- Choose one room at a museum of gallery you visited e.g. Kelvingrove Museum, the Hunterian or the Burrell Collection and write a critical appraisal of the display
London:
- Choose at least one exhibition and write a critical review
- Compare and contrast any two works you looked at in a) the National Gallery and b) Tate Modern
- Give a critical appraisal of one building visited during the trip
Folders 4 & 5 - Level 4 visits
Edinburgh:
- Choose an art object OR a building and discuss in terms of scale and technique
You are strongly encouraged to explore beyond the National Gallery. Suggested places include: Gallery of Modern Art, Dean Gallery, National Museum of Scotland, Royal Collection at Holyrood, Edinburgh Castle
Paris:
- Choose at least one exhibition from Paris and write a critical review
- Compare and contrast any two works you looked at in a) the Louvre and b) Musée d’Orsay
- Give a critical appraisal of one building visited during the trip
Folders 6 – 8
Folder 6 (10%); Folder 7 (20%); Folder 8 (10%)
These folders reflect your own fieldwork experiences and can be organised as you wish.
2009-10
HISTORY OF ART
HONOURS FIELDWORK
HA4048
Co-ordinators: Gauvin Bailey and Mary Pryor
AIMS
- The course will encourage a wide appreciation of past and current issues in the art world, throughout the honours programme.
- The course will allow students to increase their art historical experience and knowledge, beyond the classroom.
- The course will include not only an appreciation of objects and sites, but also of their context, display, function and interpretation.
OBJECTIVES
- The student will learn to prepare for visits in advance.
- The student will enhance observational skills, comparing what they have learnt in class with the real objects/buildings.
- The student will develop recording, presentation and IT skills.
- The student will learn to work in groups and develop collaborative thinking skills as well as engage in sustained personal reflections/analysis both through group visits to sites and through the fieldwork blog (Flog™).
Fieldwork Visits
During Levels 3 and 4 students will participate in a number of compulsory and optional visits geared to their courses and special interests and will also be expected to use their initiative, both on the optional trips and by arranging personal trips. You are encouraged to explore widely on your own and credit will be given for your own initiative and the breadth of your experience. During and after all these visits, students will accumulate and develop material in preparation for an e-Portfolio, which is the sole assessed product of this module.
The value of the fieldwork does not depend on opportunities for exotic travel. It is equally valid if your experiences are locally based (so, for instance, students living in Aberdeen would be expected to have visited most of the museums and galleries in town during the course of 4 years). In either case your initiative and evaluations are the important factors.
Practicalities
- Convenient small notebook that can fit into your bag or pocket as well as a pencil (pens are not allowed in most galleries). Keep this handy through all the vacations too, and use it like a diary.
- If you have a digital camera or camera phone it will be invaluable for taking pictures of art works and buildings that can be downloaded directly onto your computer. If you do not have one, see if you can arrange to share one with somebody who does.
What are the compulsory fieldwork elements?
Level 3
Fieldwork visits:
- The Reading Party at The Burn
- The Glasgow trip
- The London trip
Levels 3 & 4:
Public lectures are held periodically throughout the year. These are intended for you, as well as postgraduates and staff. You will include a folder in your e-Portfolio (created during Level 4) where you can add your views on the lectures. These are intended to widen your interest in art history and they present you with the latest research. You may not be able to attend every single one, but your comments on a range of the lectures are encouraged. You must attend at least one in each of the honours years.
Level 4
Fieldwork visits:
- The Edinburgh trip (24 October 2009)
- The Paris trip (1 - 5 November 2009)
The Flog™:
The Flog™, or fieldwork blog, has been your personal forum conducted in your Windows Live blog space where students you been carrying on a discussion throughout the two years about visits, public lectures attended, extra reading etc. relating to your fieldwork. Other students and staff have been invited to join your network and take part in elements of your Flog™ to share and participate in some of your ongoing deliberations. It is hoped that the exchange of ideas and reactions will be helpful and even inspirational, and therefore students are encouraged to quote from the Flog™ in their e-Portfolio WebCT site (created during Level 4), both from their own observations and those of their colleagues (however always cited by name and date).
The e-Portfolio
What is the e-Portfolio?
- The e-Portfolio, which will be presented in WebCT (see the e-Portfolio instructions on WebCT) will incorporate text and images that represent your fieldwork experience throughout Levels 3 and 4.
- The textual component is by far the most important part of the fieldwork. Students must approach the exhibitions, museums or galleries, buildings, or other urban spaces critically and analytically. The reports are NOT simply journals nor records of your visit there, but instead are like newspaper reviews or short academic essays.
- When embarking on a trip, consider carefully what you hope to achieve. What are you looking for? What questions are you asking about your destination? What message is the artist/curator/architect trying to communicate through his or her work? Often it will only be possible to frame these questions by reading up in advance. Set up an agenda, but keep an open mind. Often what you find is quite different from what you were looking for.
- The textual component also allows room for personal reflection. In a separate place jot down your observations and thoughts, as well as anything you feel is relevant from the Flog™ with an aim to providing an informed analysis of how the spaces, buildings, or artworks affected you personally. For example what do you get out of an artwork or building that you cannot appreciate by looking at it in a book or on the screen?
- In your 4th year fieldwork analysis you should endeavour to apply appropriate theoretical and ideological frameworks learned in your classes in Critical Perspectives in Art History. This is a different approach to that expected in your Level 3 fieldwork and must be demonstrated.
ASSESSMENT
You started recording your thoughts / notes during, and immediately after, the Reading Party at The Burn and began your Flog™ after the Burn and have been making regular entries throughout the duration of Level 3 & into Level 4.
To achieve the requirements of the Level 3 elements of your Fieldwork, and thus be eligible to progress to Level 4, you will have:
- Participated in the class fieldwork visits
- Engaged with the Fieldwork Log (Flog™) including entries on each of the three compulsory fieldwork visits
- To complete the fieldwork requirements at Level 4 you will have:
- Participated in the class fieldwork trips
- Submitted the completed e-Portfolio WebCT site on the first day of the second half-session.
AT THE END OF NOVEMBER 2009 YOUR FLOG™ CAN STOP (make sure you have entries for Edinburgh & Paris)
e-Portfolio
Word length: 4,500 – 5,000 words
The e-Portfolio will be presented in WebCT (see separate instructions on the HA4048 WebCT site). Your e-Portfolio will contain 8 folders:
- The Burn
- Glasgow
- London
- Edinburgh
- Paris
- Summer between Levels 3 & 4
- Other visits, public lectures & reflections
- Flog™ (this will contain a copy of your Flog™ entries but DO NOT include these in your final word count)
What material should the e-Portfolio folders contain?
Folders 1 – 5:
These will record each of your compulsory fieldwork visits and together they will carry 60% of your final fieldwork mark.
Folders 1 - 3 - Level 3 visits
The following are suggestions on what you might include (material from your Flogs™ will be helpful here)
The Burn:
- A short report on your visit - you may wish to write about your chosen slide and presentation or the paper you delivered
Glasgow
- Many of you visited e.g. Kelvingrove Museum and commented in your Flogs™ on the display of a particular room or art work there. You could write a critical appraisal of the display of a room or art object there or any other museum you visited in Glasgow
London:
- You could choose at least one exhibition and write a critical review
- You could compare and contrast any two works you looked at in a) the National Gallery and b) Tate Modern
- You could give a critical appraisal of one building visited during the trip
Folders 4 & 5 - Level 4 visits
The following are the minimum requirements for the Edinburgh & Paris folders but you should also include further material:
Edinburgh:
- Choose an art object OR a building and discuss in terms of scale and technique
You are strongly encouraged to explore beyond the National Gallery. Suggested places include: Gallery of Modern Art, Dean Gallery, National Museum of Scotland, Royal Collection at Holyrood, Edinburgh Castle
Paris:
- Choose at least one exhibition from Paris and write a critical review
- Compare and contrast any two works you looked at in a) the Louvre and b) Musée d’Orsay
- Give a critical appraisal of one building visited during the trip
Folders 6 – 8
Folder 6 (10%); Folder 7 (20%); Folder 8 (10%)
These folders reflect your own fieldwork experiences and can be organised as you wish.
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