Admission requirements
Admission to the MA Asian Studies (research) or another relevant Research Master programme. Other students are kindly referred to (the regular MA version)[https://studiegids.universiteitleiden.nl/courses/130137/art-and-power-in-china].
Prior knowledge on Chinese art or history.
Description
This course investigates how art has contributed to producing and contesting power in China. It focuses on how power is generated, expressed, and exercised through various art practices. Topics covered in this course include but are not limited to space, body, things, medium, agency, and collecting. Students will also be introduced to approaches in visual and material culture as well as relevant concepts in the fields of anthropology, history, aesthetics, gender studies, and decolonization.
Course objectives
At the end of this course, student should be able to:
Recognize art historical debates in the field of material culture in general, and have a solid understanding of major issues in visual culture and material culture of China;
Identify primary and secondary sources related with students’ specific interests and engage them critically with the approaches and knowledge introduced in this class;
Develop three key skills central to advanced art historical research: careful reading, confident oral presentation, and clear critical writing.
Develop historical awareness of the intersections of art and power in China and apply them to the larger cultural contexts.
Timetable
The timetables are available through My Timetable.
Mode of instruction
- Seminar
Attendance and active participation are obligatory for seminars. Students are required to prepare for and attend all sessions. The course convener needs to be informed without delay of any classes missed because of illness or misadventure. In these cases it is at the discretion of the course convener(s) whether or not you will have to compensate by doing an extra assignment. Missing class for no valid reason and/or failing to notify the convener of your absence can result in a no-pass grade for the course or exclusion from it.
Assessment method
Academic integrity
Students should familiarize themselves with the notion of academic integrity and the ways in which this plays out in their own work. A good place to start is this page. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Students may not substantially reuse texts they have previously submitted in this or other courses. Minor overlap with previous work is allowed as long as it is duly noted in citation. For information on plagiarism (in the context of academic writing at large), see clips 4-5-6 in this series of video clips.
Students must submit their assignment(s) to Brightspace through Turnitin, so they can be checked for plagiarism. Submission via email is not accepted.
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Assessment and weighing
| Partial assessment | weighing |
|---|---|
| Class participation and contribution | 20% |
| Class discussion groups | 10% |
| Final research essay | 70% |
The final mark for the course is established by determining the weighted average. In order to pass the course, the weighted average of the partial grades must be 5.50 (=6) or higher.
The course is an integrated whole. All assessment parts must be completed in the same academic year. No partial marks can be carried over into following years.
Resit
Only if the total weighted average is 5.49 or lower and this is the result of the final paper graded 5.49 or lower, a re-sit of the paper is possible. In that case the convener of the course may decide to assign a (new) topic. The deadline for this version will be determined by the course convener, after consultation with the student.
A re-sit for other course components is not possible.
Inspection and feedback
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized
Reading list
The course convener will provide information on the material to be reviewed and any other preparatory activities for each session through Brightspace.
For the Research MA students additional reading will be determined by the convener at a later stage taking into account the students’ fields of interest. Extra sessions will be organized to discuss this extra literature.
Registration
Enrolment through MyStudyMap is mandatory.
General information about course and exam enrolment is available on the website.
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the course convener listed in the information bar on the right..
For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office Herta Mohr