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080066 EX Viennese Art: Islamic Art in Vienna (2020S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 8 - Kunstgeschichte und Europäische Ethnologie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Courses will not be conducted in the premises of the University of Vienna, but in the form of home learning via Moodle.

  • Tuesday 03.03. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Tuesday 10.03. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Tuesday 17.03. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Tuesday 24.03. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Tuesday 31.03. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Tuesday 21.04. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Tuesday 28.04. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Tuesday 05.05. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Tuesday 12.05. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Tuesday 19.05. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Tuesday 26.05. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Tuesday 09.06. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Tuesday 16.06. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Tuesday 23.06. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Tuesday 30.06. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The aim of this course is to provide tools to examine objects of various forms, functions, materials, and techniques from the Islamic world and to understand the history of collecting, displaying, and conserving Islamic art in Vienna. The course will investigate mobilities of objects across different regions and periods, as well as their different channels of movement such as diplomacy, war, trade, and travel. It will look into afterlives and reuses of objects from the middle ages to the present with a focus on current debates on Islamic art.

Assessment and permitted materials

This course will start with readings and discussions in class and continue with visits to Viennese collections, where objects from the Islamic world will be further discussed and examined. Each student will select an object and will present it during the visit to its host institution (e.g., National Library and Museum of Applied Arts). In the written essay, the student will focus on his/her selected object with its context and counterparts, while displaying an understanding of secondary literature.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Critical approach to sources, adequate knowledge in analyzing objects, and awareness of comparative literature.

Examination topics

Participation in class and museum discussions, a well-researched object presentation, and a critical essay.

Reading list

Barbara Karl, Treasury–Kunstkammer–Museum: Objects from the Islamic World in the Museum Collections of Vienna (Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2011).

Peter Noever, ed. GLOBAL:LAB. Kunst als Botschaft: Asien und Europa 1500–1700 / Art as a Message: Asia and Europe 1500–1700 (Wien: MAK; Hatje Cantz, 2009).

Avinoam Shalem, Islam Christianized: Islamic Portable Objects in the Medieval Church Treasuries of the Latin West (Frankfurt: Peter Lang, 1996).

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