History of art criticism (1750 - 1960)

lhart2380  2020-2021  Louvain-la-Neuve

History of art criticism (1750 - 1960)
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information below is subject to change, in particular that concerning the teaching mode (presential, distance or in a comodal or hybrid format).
5 credits
30.0 h
Q1

This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2020-2021
Teacher(s)
Roucloux Joël;
Language
French
Main themes
The course focuses on the emergence of art criticism in the context of the birth of the 'art world' in the 18th century. The centrepiece of the course is the story of the history of art criticism in France in the 19th century, as it interacted with the development of the institutional and political landscape. A central debate is the question of the relationship of art to society and to science. The 20th century is characterised by the internationalisation of modernism, until modernism itself was inevitably called into question.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 To understand art criticism as an indispensable authority in bringing to light the ideological and social issue of artworks. To understand how the development of the figure of the art critic is directly linked to the institutional world in which he or she operates.
 
Content
The course takes a chronological approach to the leading figures in art criticism: La Font de Saint-Yenne, Gautier, Thoré, Duret, Ruskin, Fry, etc.
Teaching methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

Collection of texts, with commentary. Contextualisation of texts and elucidation of their important issues.
Evaluation methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

Oral examination
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Faculty or entity
ARKE


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : French as a Foreign Language

Master [60] in History of Art and Archaeology : General

Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology: Musicology

Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology : General

Master [120] in Philosophy