spring 2025
HIF-3211 Arctic Images - 10 ECTS
Type of course
This course is a flexible, hybrid online and campus-based course that welcomes participation from external as well as campus students.
The course is elective within the MA-programme in Art history. It may be taken as an elective course within other MA-programmes at UiT and by international students at UiT that hold a BA-degree, or equivalent degree, in the humanities.
Course content
The course has a broad perspective on art related to the Circumpolar North/Arctic. The empirical data includes visual arts from the 17th century to the present, as well as photography and other recent media. Through close study of works and projects, the course focuses on the significance and role of the Circumpolar North concerning connections between art, society and the environment. Questions about an Arctic iconography and historiography will be addressed. We will also discuss the roles of art in relation to consepts such as discourse, represention, narrativity, performativity, appropriation, colonialism, memory, monument, gender, identity, ecology and exhibition. Central to the course is an understanding of the Arctic as an arena for current national and global societal challenge.Objectives of the course
You have the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge
You have:
- a thorough knowledge of art related to the Arctic, from the 17th century to the present
- a basic knowledge of arctic discourses and indigenous issues
- a basic understanding of methods, concepts and interpretations related to art and society, visual representation
Skills
You are able to / can:
- use the academic language confidently, both spoken and written
- conduct analytical work at a level required by a major scientific work
- discuss the syllabus literature and use relevant theoretical concepts in a precise and independent manner.
- Use relevant critical approaches to develop independent insights about particular texts
Teaching methods
All learning activities will take place online, in Canvas:
3 modules with 6 online lectures in total:
- Arctic iconography.
- The Arctic at the museum.
- The Arctic in contemporary art.
6 online seminars:
the lecturer presents an introduction/ short presentation of the relevant topic/s in Canvas before the online seminar. Each seminar focuses on a selected work or topic, with relevant texts from the syllabus. Students write and publish a comment (scope: min.100-max. 300 words), which serves as a starting point for the exam/term papers. Active participation in the seminars is required.
All courses are evaluated once during the period of the study programme. The board of the programme decides which courses will be evaluated by students and lecturer each year.
Information to incoming exchange students
This course is available for inbound exchange students.
This course is open for inbound exchange student who meets the admission requirements. Please see the Admission requirements.
Do you have questions about this module? Please check the following website to contact the course coordinator for exchange students at the faculty: INBOUND STUDENT MOBILITY: COURSE COORDINATORS AT THE FACULTIES | UiT
Schedule
Recommended reading/syllabus
Pensumliste for HIF-3211 Arctic Images in Art, Visual Culture and the Museum (VÅR 2025)Examination
| Examination: | Date: | Grade scale: |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 03.06.2025 14:00 (Hand in) | A–E, fail F |
Coursework requirements:To take an examination, the student must have passed the following coursework requirements: |
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| Participation in online seminars | Approved – not approved | |
| Written comments | Approved – not approved | |
- About the course
- Campus: Nettbasert | Tromsø | Annet |
- ECTS: 10
- Course code: HIF-3211
- Responsible unit
- Institutt for språk og kultur
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