Admission requirements
See ResMA Arts and Culture or Literary Studies programme and Exam regulations.
Description
To open the Research Master curriculum, a joint seminar is offered for Res Ma students in Arts and Culture and in Literary Studies. This seminar addresses themes that reflect the research interests of LUCAS: the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society, home of the two Research Master programmes.
We will look at the continuous interconnectedness of the Arts and Society, both in the textual culture of literature, learning and public debate and in the visual culture of art, architecture, film and photography. The seminar introduces students to research on art and agency, multimediality and the (global) approach to art and literature through the ages and from changing perspectives in cultural theory, especially concerning four domains in which the Arts are – and have been – particularly relevant for society: religion, law, politics and technology.
Course objectives
Students will acquire a firm grasp of the ideas, approaches and theories studied in this seminar, their relevance for the study of the arts, media and literature today and within time and context;
Students will be able to apply the ideas in their own work, as evidenced in oral presentations and written essays;
Students will acquire some understanding of the connections between the disciplines involved in LUCAS.
Timetable
The timetable is available on the Research Master Arts and Culture website
Mode of instruction
Lectures
Close reading seminars
Course Load
140 hours, consisting of:
13 × 3 hours lectures;
51 hours literature study;
50 hours preparation presentations and final paper.
Assessment method
Oral presentations in class (30%)
Final paper (70%)
Weighing
The final mark for the course is established by determining the weighted average.
Resit
Re-examination through the final paper.
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used for:
Reading list
To be announced via Blackboard.
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available in English and Dutch
Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs
Not applicable
Contact
Contact information
Remarks
None