Conserving Complexity: Conversation of Contemporary Artworks (HART0192)

Key information

Faculty: Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences
Teaching department: History of Art
Credit value: 30

Restrictions: This module is only available to MSc Conservation of Contemporary Art and Media students.
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

This module explores the principles of conservation of contemporary artworks. It will specifically address the theoretical and ethical issues involved in the conservation of contemporary culture, from artist and community participation to the ways in which artworks and objects are made through forms of collecting, conservation, and collections management. The module will also expand the realm of contemporary art to consider contemporary culture in general. In the second part of the course, students will become acquainted with documentation, risk assessment and preventive conservation practices, sustainability and waste lifecycle, and will explore how these are expressed in conservation work. This will also include issues of inclusion and participation in collection care practices across contexts.听

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Terms 1 and 2 听听听 Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In person
Intended teaching location: 果冻影院 East
Methods of assessment: 100% Coursework
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 11
Module leader: Mrs Elizabeth Ireland

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.

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Important information

The catalogue has been updated with key information about the modules that will run during the 2024/25 academic session. Current and prospective students can browse through the catalogue to consider possible module choices for the coming year.

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Centrally managed exam durations will be provided on students' individual exam timetables. Arrangements for locally managed exams and in-class activity will be confirmed by the teaching department for the module.

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