Admission requirements
Prerequisite: preferably BA1: Literatuur & Kunst van China.
Description
This course introduces students to the social, religious, and artistic functions of art forms in China from the Bronze Age to the twentieth century. It pays special attention to the uses of works of art to define and represent an increasingly hierarchical society, and especially in their physical and social contexts (e.g. tomb, temple, court, literati’s garden and studio, city). Topics covered include: funerary art produced as part of the ritual dealing with the afterlife, art and imperial cosmology, the development and adaptation of religious arts, the rise of literati aesthetics, and the relationship between literati painting and calligraphy.
Course objectives
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
Become familiar with major artifacts/sites and the social contexts in which they were produced;
Identify basic themes, media, and art practices in Chinese visual and material culture;
Develop a sense of artistic and cultural exchanges and appropriation across regions and traditions;
Apply effective methodological approaches to analyze topics of interest and formulate clear and coherent arguments.
Timetable
The timetables are avalable through My Timetable.
Mode of instruction
Seminar
Assessment method
Assessment
Class assignments (participation, reports) 50%
Research essay 50%
Weighing
See 'Assessment'
Resit
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
See Brightspace.
Registration
Enrolment through My Studymap is mandatory.
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.
For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office: OA De Vrieshof
Remarks
Not applicable.