Admission requirements
The following courses need to be passed:
All first year courses of the BA Arts, Media and Society
Both BA2 Seminars
Description
What is the relevance of the latest developments in digital humanities for art history? The new possibilities afforded by the digital revolution have direct consequences for the ways that art is experienced and more specifically exhibited, conserved and studied. This course explores the enormous potential of these new methods for art historians and challenges students to delve into this new field of research and prepare a virtual exhibition. Besides a series of lectures and seminares this course will acquaint students with topical applications in the digital humanities through three excursions that look at questions of study and documentation (RKD, The Hague), im(material) cultural heritage (Jewish Cultural Quarter and the Afterlives of Slavery, Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam) and a visual and auditive lab (IPEM, Ghent).
Course Objectives
Students learn
to independently research the possibilities of digital humanities for art history
to gain an understanding of the potential of applying digital humanities in the fields of museums, collections, cultural heritage and research institutes
to critically review the relevant scholarly literature
to present research results both in a presentation (15 mins) and a written report (c. 3000 words)
Students get acquainted with exhibition practices and learn to identify the steps in putting together an exhibition.
Students acquire demonstrable skills in formulating a research question and putting together a relevant bibliography.
Students will gain knowledge of relevant theory in the field of digital humanities, exhibition practices and collection management.
Timetable
Please note: for the final schedule refer to Collegeroosters / Timetable BA Art History on the Art History website.
Mode of instruction
Seminar
Lectures
Study of compulsory literature
Excursion
Important: attendance in seminar sessions is mandatory! In case of no-show, the tutor should be informed about your absence prior to the actual seminar session. Moreover this course cannot be successfully completed by students that were absent more than twice. Only in exceptional cases, the Examination Committee may consider the possibility of an additional or substitute assignment. See also the Course and Examination Regulations
Course Load
Total course load 10 EC x 28 hours= 280 hours
16 hours: 8 Lectures
20 hours: 3 Excursions
24 hours: Preparation tutorials
80 hours: Study of compulsory literature
140 hours: Assignment(s)
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280
Assessment method
Oral presentation: 20% of the final Grade
Paper with Exhibition Concept: 40% of final grade
Exhibition: 40% of final grade
Compensation: The weighted average of the (constituent) examinations must be at least 6.0 (= a pass). The mark for the final examination (or the main assignment) must be at least 6.0 (= a pass). The mark for all other constituent examinations must be at least 6.0 (= a pass). However, it is possible to compensate for one constituent examination a 5.0 (but not a mark lower than 5.0) with the grade of another constituent examination which has the same weight in the average as the constituent examination it compensates.
Re-sit: A resit/ rewrite can be done for constituent examinations which are failed. As far as applicable all resit/ rewrite examinations take place at the same time, after the final (constituent) examination.
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 be organized.
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used throughout the course for announcements, assignments and literature.
Literature
To be announced via Blackboard
Registration
Via uSis.
Please note: Group 2 will be taught on Friday between 11:00 and 13:00 by A.R. Dencher MA in English. Students of the BA Arts, Media and Society have priority when registering for this group.
Group 1 will be taught by prof. dr. Bussels in Dutch on Fridays between 9:00 and 11:00. Students of the BA Art History (Dutch-taught) have priority when registering for this group.
General information about uSis is available in English and Dutch.
Exchange and Study Abroad students, please see the Study in Leiden website for information on how to apply.
Registration Studeren à la Carte and Contractonderwijs
Not applicable.
Contact
Prof. dr. SPM Bussels AR Dencher MA Coordinator of Studies Arts, Media and Society
Remarks
Please note: Group 2 will be taught on Friday between 11:00 and 13:00 by A.R. Dencher MA in English. Students of the BA Arts, Media and Society have priority when registering for this group.
Group 1 will be taught by prof. dr. Bussels in Dutch on Fridays between 9:00 and 11:00. Students of the BA Art History (Dutch-taught) have priority when registering for this group.