AH32110 - BRITISH LANDSCAPE:NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURIES

Module Identifier	AH32110
Module Title	BRITISH LANDSCAPE:NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURIES
Academic Year	2001/2002
Co-ordinator	Professor John Harvey
Semester	Semester 2
Other staff	Professor Alistair Crawford, Mr Simon Pierse
Course delivery	Lecture	10 Hours
	Seminar	5 Hours
Assessment	Essay		50%
	Exam	2 Hours	50%

Aims:
The module aims to:

examine the contemporary practice and theories pertaining to landscape painting within relevant historical, geographical, and sociological contexts
study concept of landscape as a cultural, intellectual, and ideological construct
map the evolution of landscape in response to changes in both
trace relationships between contemporary and past precedents of landscape painting in terms of influence and revival
explore the relationship of a tradition and innovation in respect to British landscape painting
discuss general tendencies, movements, and individual exemplars of such
establish links between British and European practice
explore the definitional boundaries and categories of landscape

Objectives:
By the end of the module the student will possess:

apprehension of landscape as a concept formed at the intercise of artistic and cultural developments
appreciation of landscape as a active contemporary practice rooted in and drawing upon a specific tradition
comprehension of the complex fusion and revivification of elements of past practice in contemporary and recent revivals of landscape
consciousness of the principal artists shaping the development of that tradition