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• Be conversant with the development of the museum of modern art from the early 19th century to the present.
• Have a critical understanding of how the art museum reflects wider social and cultural imperatives in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.
• Be able to distinguish and explain the difference the modern and the post-modern museum.
• Be able to assess the relationship between the museum, the nation state and the city.
• Understand why and how artists have challenged the authority of the museum.
Museums of contemporary art in 19th century: Musée du Luxembourg
Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art
The Curatorial and Collection Policies of MOMA, New York.
Museums and colonialism - Dublin's Museum Quarter
The Post-modernist/Contemporary Art Museum
IMMA - its history and rationale
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 36 |
Specified Learning Activities | 82 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 82 |
Total | 200 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Continuous Assessment: Participation in classes throughout the semester. | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
Essay: 3000 word essay | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | Yes | 50 |
Presentation: Presentation on prescribed topic - 20 minutes. | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | Yes | 40 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Feedback on presentation will be given individually during the semester, post-assessment. Feedback on end of term essay will be after examination process.
Name | Role |
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Professor Kathleen James-Chakraborty | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |