Course Details in 2026/27 Session

Module Title	LH Contemporary Art and Home
School	Lan, Cult, Art Hist & Music
Department	Art Hist, Cur and Vis Studies
Module Code	09 30798
Module Lead	Dr Gregory Salter
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-10 hours Seminar-20 hours Guided independent study-170 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	This module focuses on the theme of home in contemporary art. Home has become a prominent and important subject for contemporary art, particularly with the rise of identity politics, decolonisation, continued conflict, and increasing global movement after 1945. In this module, students will explore how artists around the world have represented or engaged with the theme of home since 1960. They will engage with a variety of artistic media – painting, sculpture, performance, photography, installation, film – and demonstrate a critical engagement with academic work on the history and theory of home in this period. The module will work thematically, touching on themes such as the Pop home, the home of migration, the violent home, the lost home, the uncanny home, the queer home, the mobile home, and the fragments of home.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: demonstrate a detailed and comprehensive knowledge of the module’s taught content. describe relationships between relevant artworks and the cultural and social environment of the period covered by the module. identify and analyse relevant artworks produced during the period covered by the module. comment on theoretical and other matters embodied in primary or other sources relating to the period covered by the module.
Assessment	30798-04 : 1.5hr EO Managed Exam : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - Written Unseen (50%) 30798-05 : Essay : Coursework (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 1 x 2500-word essay (50% of the final module mark) 1 x 1.5-hour unseen examination (50% of the final module mark) Alternative assessment if on campus activity is restricted: proctored exams will be converted to take home papers. Reassessment: Re-submission of failed component
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