Unit name | Art and Society |
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Unit code | SOCI20087 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Marshall |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
What do we mean by 'culture'? What is it for? How does a society produce and define 'art'? What is an artist? And what should they do? This unit focuses on the understandings of culture and art that are peculiar to modernity and postmodernity, together with how these ideas have been theorised within the sociology of culture and, later, the new discipline of cultural studies. The central theme of the unit is of the 'separation of art from everyday life' within modernity and the repercussions of this for both 'art' and 'everyday life'. We shall look at the understandings of 'high' and 'low' culture that emerge from these ideas and discuss postmodern developments that challenge such a separation.
The aims of this unit are:
Level I:
On successful completion of the unit, students will be able to:
1 two hour lecture and one 1 hour seminar per week..
1500 word essay (25%)
2 hour SEEN exam (75%)
Both components assesses all learning outcomes