Ecologies of Art. Ways of Making, Conserving, and Knowing (2025/2026: periode 2)

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Cursusdoel

  • To study fundamental and recurring themes in art and the historiography of art from the Middle Ages to the present
  • To gain insight in new paradigms in (technical) art history; conservation studies, history of collecting and conservation, material culture studies; history of science and technology; environmental humanities and learn to apply (some of) these insights in a research paper
  • To improve academic writing
  • To provide constructive and critical feedback of other’s work (through peer review sessions)

Vakinhoudelijk

The seminar is devoted to a fundamental topic in (technical) art history: the biography of the artwork – from the moment of its making to its current mode of existence. It focuses on how the life of artworks is entangled with various ecologies and environments from the Middle Ages to the present, and it maps shifting ideas about art, conservation, and knowledge. The fundamental questions include: what sort of knowledge is produced in the making of art? How do artists engage with different ways of knowing? What is the function of materials and techniques in the making, keeping, and caring for artworks? In what ways have artists been concerned with the durability of materials and workmanship, and how does this connect to the knowledge and social status of materials? How have artworks been preserved and conserved? And what does it mean to take care of an object? How is this related to the shifting role of science and technology in the history of conservation? Which roles do collections and museums play in the production of knowledge and the conservation of art? And how is the making, preservation and conservation of art connected to ideas about nature, ecological restoration and more generally, concerns about environmental sustainability? To respond to these questions, the course brings insights and methods from (technical) art history (including re-making in the ArtLab of Utrecht University) into conversation with material culture studies, environmental humanities, conservation studies, the history of collecting and conservation, and the history of science and technology.

Aanvullende informatie

Early Exit option for international exchange students (5 ECTS)

Exchange students who are required to return to their home university before January, are allowed to choose an Early Exit option for this course. The Early Exit option means that students can finish the course before Christmas break, receiving 5 ECTS for the course. Students must make arrangements with the course coordinator at the start of the course.

Werkvormen

Excursie

Practicum

Seminar

Toetsing

Paper

Verplicht | Weging 100% | ECTS 10

Ingangseisen en voorkennis

Ingangseisen

Je moet inschreven staan voor een van de volgende opleidingen:

  • Modern and Contemporary History
  • Art History

Voorkennis

Er is geen informatie over benodigde voorkennis bekend.

Voertalen

  • Engels

Cursusmomenten

Gerelateerde studies

Tentamens

Er is geen tentamenrooster beschikbaar voor deze cursus

Verplicht materiaal

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Aanbevolen materiaal

  • WNB

Coördinator

prof. dr. S.G.M. Dupré s.g.m.dupre@uu.nl

Docenten

M.A.H. Bol M.A.H.Bol@uu.nl
dr. W.C. Wiertz w.c.wiertz@uu.nl

Inschrijving

Deze cursus is open voor bijvakkers. Controleer wel of er aanvullende ingangseisen gelden.

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