Description
The fall of the Berlin wall in November 1989 marked the beginning of a new balance of power in the world. The world was no longer divided into the ‘free West’ on the one hand and the communist regimes, the Soviet Union in front, on the other, a simple East–West coalition. After the collapse of the communist regime in Europe, the area is often vaguely referred to as the ‘former East’, whereas the West is still regarded as ‘the West’. Has nothing changed then for ‘the West’? Rather the reverse is true. This does not only apply to geopolitical issues, trade, finance, and international exchanges but for art and culture as well. Moreover, the relationship with the ‘Third World’ has changed too. On a global scale, how do ‘West’, ‘East’ and ‘South’ relate to each other since then? How does art respond to the changing equilibrium; what impact has ‘9/11’ had on visual art; what major exhibitions have reflected upon the changing world order and how? This seminar will research the art and the art world of this recent, turbulent period in our recent history.
Teaching method
Seminar meetings
Admission requirements
See Art History program guide and Exam regulations.
Course objectives
Students will gain insight in our recent, tumultuous history and its impact on and manifestations in art; critical reflection on the effect geopolitical changes have on art and the art world, and the consequences these have for the discipline of art history; practicing skills in debating and arguing, and presenting their own research orally and in writing.
Course load
10 ects
Required reading
To be announced.
Test method
Oral presentation, active participation and discussion in the meetings, and written paper.
Time table
Check the MA timetable on the Internet.
Information
Academic content, Prof. Dr. C.J.M. Zijlmans:
c.j.m.zijlmans@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Study coordinator MA:
stucokg@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Study coordinator Res. MA:
b.p.m.dongelmans@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Registration
U-twist
Blackboard
na
Remarks
na