Admission requirements
BA degree in Art History, History or Literature (specialisation Early Modern).
Description
This course is part of the MA specialisation Museums and Collections, and will introduce students to the history and theory of early modern collections and collecting cultures. We will discuss key concepts such as “wonder” and “curiosity” and look at contemporary sources pertinent to research on collecting history. We will focus more particularly on the visual images of collections and their conceptual, historical and iconographical meanings and functions.
Course objectives
Students can demonstrate an understanding of the history and theory of early modern collecting;
Students will understand and trace the development in the visualisation of collections;
Students will be able to formulate a set of research questions and hypotheses on a chosen subject;
Students will present their research in both a presentation and research paper.
Timetable
Please consult the timetable on the MA Arts and Culture website.
Mode of instruction
Seminar meetings.
Attendance is compulsory. Students are allowed to miss a maximum of two seminars.
Course Load
Total course load for the course is 10 EC (= 280 hours):
Attending seminar: 14 × 2 = 28 hours
Preparation seminar (incl. reading): 8 × 14 = 104 hours
Research and writing paper: 148 hrs
Assessment method
Presentation and paper (6000 words).
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used throughout this course.
Reading list
K. Park & L. Daston, Wonders and the Order of Nature Zone Books (MIT Press)
Elaine Hooper-Greenhill, Museums and the Shaping of Knowledge (Routledge 1992)
Registration
Students are required to register for this course via uSis, the course registration system of Leiden University. General information about uSis is available in English and Dutch.
Exchange and Study Abroad students: Please see the website Study in Leiden for information on how to apply/register for this course.
Students who are not in the MA Arts and Culture programme, but who would like to take this course as an optional course, please contact Mrs. Joëlle Koning MA the co-ordinator of studies.