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Ecologies of Art. Ways of Making, Conserving, and Knowing
Course aim
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- 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)
Course content
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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 andtechniques 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.
Instructional formats
Field trip
Practical
Seminar
Practical
Seminar
Examination
Paper
Required | Weight 100% | ECTS 10
Entry requirements and preknowledge
Entry Requirements
You have to be registered for one of the following degree programmes:
- Modern and Contemporary History
- Art History
Preknowledge
No data about preknowledge is available.
Languages
- English
Course Iterations
Related studies
Exams
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Coördinator
prof. dr. S.G.M. Dupré | s.g.m.dupre@uu.nl |
Lecturers
M.A.H. Bol | M.A.H.Bol@uu.nl |
dr. W.C. Wiertz | w.c.wiertz@uu.nl |
Enrolment
This course is open for subsidiary students. Do check additional entry requirements apply.
Enrollment
From Monday 3 June 2024 up to and including Friday 21 June 2024
Late enrollment
From Monday 21 October 2024 up to and including Tuesday 22 October 2024
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