Visual Culture of the Middle Ages
Course code
AIK7006.HT
old course code
AIK7006
Course title in Estonian
Keskaegne visuaalkultuur
Course title in English
Visual Culture of the Middle Ages
ECTS credits
4.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
Enable the students to see medieval art and architecture in wider context and from different viewpoints.
Brief description of the course
The course seeks answers to the question of the role of medieval art in understanding this historical period. What part did it play in the lives of contemporaries? How were artifacts looked at, seen and interpreted? How were the objects situated in the spaces of the church, town, dwelling and what was its function? On-site contact and experience with the artifacts is emphasized.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
The student is
1. able to regard medieval artistic heritage in a wider cultural context.
2. able to analyse an artifact and architectural object with their aesthetic values as well as religious and social functions.
3. has acquired the skills of group work and public presentation.
The student is
1. able to regard medieval artistic heritage in a wider cultural context.
2. able to analyse an artifact and architectural object with their aesthetic values as well as religious and social functions.
3. has acquired the skills of group work and public presentation.
Teacher
Kersti Markus, Phd; Helen Bome
Prerequisite course 1
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