At a Glance
- Classroom course (South Kensington)
- Wednesdays 10:30 - 12:30 (fortnightly)
- 10 weeks | October - March
- Starts 16 October 2024
- Fees from £144
- Tutor: Dr Michael Paraskos
This course is confirmed to run
This course is now full
For this course Dr Michael Paraskos is looking for a small group of people who are interested in developing their skills in the study of art history.
You do not need any previous experience in art history, but the purpose of the course is to help you reach a level of understanding in the subject that will allow you to apply for further study in art history with relevant experience and confidence.
Alternatively, you might want to take the class as a stand-alone course, to help you to enhance your enjoyment of visits to museums and galleries.
We will meet once every two weeks, and in the classes look at how to view, analyse and discuss works of art from different periods. I guarantee you will be surprised at how quickly you will move on from the basics to more sophisticated ways of thinking about art.
As this is intended as an active course, you will have tasks to complete, which will include taking part in classrooom discussions on texts you will be given and undertaking short writing assignments to complete at home.
By the end of the course you should be able to:
- apply a logical and systematic method of analysis to various art
- structure and write coherent short 'sample essays' and presentations
- identify and apply basic academic theoretical models to the understanding of culture.
As well as being intellectually stimulating the course will be a lot of fun, as we delve into how art can be understood and discussed in different ways.
Possible Course Combination
This course can be studied on its own, or it can be combined with the classes Collecting Photographs, taught on Tuesdays, looking at the market for photographic prints and how to build up a photographic collection, or it can be combined From Art Studio to Art Market, taught on Wednesdays, looking at the wider art world and the way it operates.
Class Recordings
These classes are not recorded
Attendance Certificate
Successful completion of this course leads to the award of an Imperial College attendance certificate
Terms and conditions apply to all enrolments to this course. Please read them before enrolment
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