Media and Art HistoryLaajuus (6 ECTS)

Objective

Upon completion the student masters the main features of the history of art and media. The student understands the connections between the deveploment histories of different media. He/she knows major movements and is able to name the production of the leading persons in art. The student is able to analyse and scrutinise critically both art and media work. The student understands the connection the existing media culture has with earlier art and media history. He/she is able to evaluate his own professional work in relation with art and media history.

Content

Core content:

-main features of the history of electronic media (tv, radio, film) and web media
-the social-economic factors affecting the birth and development history of electronic media as well as connections between the deveploment histories of different media
-western art history (in broad outline)
-major movements and leading persons of art
-art and the social development, history of ideas and cultural history
-media and art phenomena contextualisation