Arts/Performing Arts
Link your studies to one of the many interesting public institutions through our ‘Visual Cultures as Public Practice’ module. Your research project could be based at the V&A, The Live Art Development Agency, Iniva, Hackney Museum, the Zoo, amongst many …
It can tell us stories, relate the moods and beliefs of an era, and allow us to relate to the people who came before us. Let’s explore art, from Ancient to Contemporary, and see how it influences the future and …
Studying history of art allows you to examine the visual arts through a range of historical, social, geographical, cultural and psychological contexts. You’ll consider the meaning implied by the subject and style of art forms, as well as the impact …
Ancient Near East stretched from Turkey and the Mediterranean seaboard in the west to Iran and the Arabian peninsula in the east. One of the key regions was Mesopotamia, which witnessed during the 4th millennium BC the emergence of the …
It was during this period that the Catholic Counter-Reformation got going in an attempt to attract the masses away from Protestantism. Renewed patronage of the visual arts and architecture was a key feature of this propaganda campaign, and led to …
The most famous examples of Bronze Age art appeared in the ‘cradle of civilization’ around the Mediterranean in the Near East, during the rise of Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq), Greece, Crete and Egypt. The emergence of cities, the use of written …
Etruscan culture, itself strongly influenced by Greek styles, had a marked impact on other cultures, notably the Hallstatt and La Tene styles of Celtic art. Etruscan culture declined from 396 BCE onwards, as its city states were absorbed into the …
Jung’s approach to psychology emphasized understanding the psyche through exploring the worlds of dreams, art, mythology, world religion and philosophy. Much of his life’s work was spent exploring Eastern and Western philosophy, alchemy, astrology, sociology, as well as literature and …