Metodologias em História da Arte (not translated) - 1st semester
Code
73206100
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
História da Arte
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
Margarida Acciaiuoli de Brito
Weekly hours
2
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
1. To develop in-depth and rigorous knowledge of the main historiographic traditions associated to Art Historys different areas of specialization
2. To develop in-depth knowledge of the most significant national and international bibliography on the historiography of art associated to specific research areas
3. To acquire the tools of reflections that are necessary to articulate a critical perspective in the context of the conception and realization of a research project in the field of Art History
4. To understand the main problems involved in the shaping of a research project in the field of Art History
5. To acquire in-depth knowledge of the formal aspects involved in the preparation and presentation of a PhD dissertation in the field of Art History
6. To know the most recent debates concerning Art History as a discipline
Prerequisites
None
Subject matter
1. Doctoral research in Art History: character and main objectives
2. Definition of what should be a thesis and how should the evidence gathered during the investigation can be articulated
3. Ethical issues involved in advanced research
4. Historiographic perspectives in articulation with current research in Art History
5. The role of theory in Art History research
6. Planning the different phases of research
7. The problems of document research
8. Presentation and analyses of case studies by teachers from various areas of the Art History Dep.
Bibliography
DEBRAY, Regis, Introducción a la Mediología, Barcelona: Paidós, 2001.
DUNLEAVY, Patrick, Authoring a PHD: How to Plan, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation, Basingstoke & New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
ELKINS, James, Stories of Art, London: Routledge, 2002.
________Visual Studies. A Skeptical Introduction, New York & London: Routledge, 2003.
HARRIS, Jonathan, Art History: Key Concepts, Abingdon & New York: Routledge, 2006.
HOLLY, Michael Ann, Panofsky and the Foundations of Art History, New York: Cornell University Press, 1985.
VATTIMO, Gianni, En torno a la Posmodernidad, Barcelona: Anthropos, 2012.
NOTA: No final de cada sessão será indicada bibliografia específica sobre cada um dos temas tratados.
Teaching method
The seminars sessions involve presentations by the lecturers who are responsible for the course as well as by guest lecturers, researchers or specialists, invited on the base of their researchs interest. The presentations are followed by debates on the issues previously addressed or raised by the students own research focus. Besides the general bibliography of the course, each lecturer will provide the students with a specific bibliography on the subject of his/her presentation.
Evaluation method
A monthly paper on one of the themes addressed in the sessions (5 pages) A final essay (15 pages)