MA Contemporary Art and Art Theory of Asia and Africa

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    City of london

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Start of programme: September intake only
Mode of Attendance: Full-time or Part-time
Introduction
On this programme students engage with some of the most dynamic and contemporary aspects of Asian and African art, as well as issues of collection, display, representation, tourist art, and shifts between regional, national and global identities. By focusing on theoretical and methodological questions, they are equipped with the terms and approaches needed for in-depth study of contemporary art. This is combined with the study of contemporary art from a range of Asian and African contexts.
The Department of the History of Art and Archaeology contains some of the world’s leading experts in contemporary Asian and African art, whose ground-breaking research informs and is informed by their teaching. Students benefit from the unparalleled knowledge and enthusiasm of staff. As members of the School of Arts, they profit from the insights of scholars and students working in other related fields, such as contemporary global Media, Film and Music. They can also select from modules in other departments, taking advantage of SOAS’s unrivalled expertise in, for example, the film, cinema, languages and modern history of Asia and Africa.
A Masters from the Department of the History of Art and Archaeology provides students with expertise in the History of Art and/or Archaeology of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Our postgraduates progress to work in arts, culture and heritage roles, including in galleries, museums, archives, conservation, publishing and arts administration. The large portfolio of transferable skills they acquire enables them to forge careers in a range of other fields across the world. Our Masters programmes are also an excellent foundation for MPhil/PhD research.
Convenors
Timon Screech

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Dieter Himmel

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21/01/2018
What I would highlight: Not so good place people are anti-semitism. They are totally disgusting and not worth.
What could be improved: It was great
Would you recommend this course?: Yes
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Subjects

  • Music
  • Media
  • Part Time
  • Cinema
  • Options
  • IT
  • Archaeology
  • Art
  • Global
  • Modern Contemporary
  • Architecture
  • Visual culture
  • Cultural Awareness
  • Art Theory
  • Contemporary Art
  • Asian Art
  • Korean Art
  • Arab Painting
  • Architectural Boundaries

Course programme

Students must complete 120 credits of MA taught modules in addition to the compulsory dissertation (60 credits).

  • A minimum of 60 credits must be selected from the MA modules in the History of Art and Archaeology department related to Contemporary Art and Art Theory listed below.
  • Up to 15 credits may be selected from the other MA modules in the department listed below.
  • Up to 45 credits may be selected from the MA options offered by other SOAS departments, also listed below.Please note that not all option modules may run every year.
  • Students must complete the Dissertation in History of Art and Archaeology: Contemporary Art and Art Theory of Asia and Africa (15PARC995).

Students may be allowed to study for the MA on a part-time basis.

  • The part-time MA may be taken over two years, in which case the student takes two 30 credits modules (or equivalent 15 credits modules) in the first year, and two 30 credits modules (or equivalent 15 credits modules) and the dissertation in the second year.
  • Alternatively, it can be taken over three years, in which case the student can distribute the 120 credits modules evenly in each of the three years. The dissertation can be written in year two or three, but it is strongly recommended that this be undertaken in the final year of the programme. It must be submitted in September of the year in which the student registers for it.

History of Art and Archaeology - Contemporary Art and Art Theory Options
  • Approaches to Critical Interpretation & Aesthetic Theories
  • Arts of Modern and Contemporary China (since 1800)
  • Contemporary Art and the Global
  • Diaspora Contexts and Visual Culture
  • Issues in Contemporary Southeast Asian Art
  • Modern and Contemporary Arts in Africa
  • Modern and Contemporary Korean Art
Other Options in the History of Art and Archaeology
  • Arab Painting
  • Architectural Boundaries and the Body
  • Art and Architecture of the Early Ottomans and the Beyliks (13-15th centuries)
  • Arts of Koryo and Chosen Korea
  • Ceramics in Chinese Culture: 10th - 18th Centuries
  • Chinese Porcelain: Trade, Transfer and Reception
  • (En)gendering Southeast Asia: Aesthetics and Politics of Sexual Difference
  • Illustrated Manuscript Cultures of Southeast Asia
  • Imag(in)ing Buddhahood in South Asia (1)
  • Islam and the West: Artistic and Cultural Contacts
  • Islamic Archaeology
  • Painting and Visual Culture in China
  • Popular Practice in the Edo Period Arts
  • Sacred Art and Architecture of Ancient Korea
  • The Indian Temple
  • Tibetan Buddhist Monuments in Context
  • Culture and Society of China
  • Culture and Society of East Africa
  • Culture and Society of South Asia
History
  • Japanese Modernity II
Media Studies
  • Communication, Culture and Politics in the Middle East: Theoretical and Analytical Approaches
  • Music, Nation and Conflict in Jerusalem
  • Musical Traditions of East Asia (Masters)
  • Popular and Fusion Music in South East Asia (PG)
  • Raga: concept and practice (PG)
  • Imag(in)ing Buddhahood in South Asia (2)
  • African Philosophy (PG)
  • Amharic 1 (PG)
  • The Story of African Film: Narrative Screen Media in Africa
  • Aspects of African film and video 2
  • Curating Africa: African Film and Video in the Age of Festivals
  • Hausa 1 (PG)
  • Literatures in African languages
  • Travelling Africa: Writing the Cape to Cairo
  • Yoruba 1 (PG)
  • Zulu 1 (PG)
  • Modern Chinese Film and Theatre (MA)
  • Modern Film from Taiwan and the Chinese Diaspora
  • Traditional Chinese Language and Literature
  • Chinese 2 (PG)
  • Japanese Post-War Film Genres and the Avant-Garde
  • Japanese Television since 1953
  • Japanese Transnational Cinema: From Kurosawa to Asia Extreme and Studio Ghibli
  • Trajectories of Modernity in Korean Literature (Masters)
  • Arabic Women's Writing: Theories and Practices
  • Intensive Turkish Language (PG)
  • Introduction to Standard Modern Arabic
  • Intermediate Persian Language (PG)
  • Bengali Language 1 (PG)
  • Bengali Language 2 (PG)
  • Hindi Language 3 (PG)
  • Indian Cinema: Its History and Social Context
  • Indian Cinema: Key Issues
  • Nepali Language 1 (PG)
  • Urdu Language 1 (PG)
  • Urdu Language 2 (PG)
Southeast Asia
  • Burmese Language 1 (PG)
  • Indonesian Language 1 (PG)
  • Indonesian Language 2 (PG)
  • Thai Language 1 (PG)
  • Thai Language 2 (PG)
  • Vietnamese Language 2 (PG)

This is the structure for 2018/19 applicants

If you are a current student you can find structure information on Moodle or through your Department.

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MA Contemporary Art and Art Theory of Asia and Africa

£ 9,225 + VAT