History of Art and Music

lfial1140  2024-2025  Louvain-la-Neuve

History of Art and Music
5.00 credits
30.0 h
Q1
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Teacher(s)
Roucloux Joël; Van Wymeersch Brigitte;
Language
French
Prerequisites
None
Main themes
The course presents a panorama of artistic and musical creation from classical antiquity to the present day. Monuments, paintings and musical works are analyzed from the point of view of their formal richness and their historical and cultural context. The course provides an introduction to the various cultural areas (French, Italian, Germanic, Iberian, etc.) of the European continent, but also opens up to other continents. Attention is paid to contemporary creation, both scholarly and popular, in relation to the societal issues that drive it.
Learning outcomes

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

1 Master disciplinary knowledge:
  • Master a foundation of knowledge in the fields of history, philosophy, arts and literature.
  • Articulate this knowledge in a historical, social and cultural context.
 
2 Make sense of a text, event or work:
  • Interpret an event, work, image or text in its historical, social and cultural context.
  • Evaluate the significance of cultural productions in a given society and account for their circulation.
  • Be open to other cultures, means of communication and expression, and perspectives.
 
3 Become autonomous and responsible in your training:
  • Demonstrate a reflective approach to knowledge, methods and production.
 
4 Learning outcomes specific to the teaching unit:
  • Stimulate curiosity and attention to one's visual and aural environment.
 
Content
The syllabus covers various key areas in human and artistic activity and enables students to deal with general concepts such as aesthetics, chronology, the context of production etc. and also to highlight the parameters relating to the history of art or musicology : authenticity, technology, contextualisation, interpretation, iconology, etc. The course will use material of all kinds (PowerPoint, maps, plans, musical extracts, films, etc.).
Teaching methods
Lectures given by a team of lecturers, all qualified in their different subjects.
Students are invited to enrol on the iCampus course website where they will also find a series of documents such as the course guide, the course materials including the images shown in class and musical extracts.
There are also tutorial sessions to provide supervision for the final assessment.
Evaluation methods
The assessment, in the form of a written exam, may include open or closed questions (recognition, dating, contextualization, etc.). Each discipline counts for half the points. If you fail the exam, you will have to retake both subjects at the next exam. Continuous assessment may be envisaged in either discipline.
Bibliography
Voir site
Teaching materials
  • Syllabus LFIAL1140 en ligne
Faculty or entity
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