Writing Art Histories

This reading group will take as a point of departure central texts from the history of the discipline, students will discuss different approaches to Art History, such as historiography, the history of collections, the reception of antiquity and the Renaissance, the critique of institutions as well as other approaches or relevant themes. The goal of the course is then to foster a critical reading of canonized texts and recent contributions to the field of art historiography.

Each time a student will be responsible for presenting the chosen text and moderating the session. Students will be encouraged to choose texts that resonate with their project and the methodological and historiographical problems it entails. In this way, the course will also function as a source of peer feedback.

Target group

The course is aimed at PhD students (and other researchers with a special interest) in Art History. Its purpose is to provide a forum for critical reflection and discussion on the methodological problems concerning the writing of Art History today.

Session programme

Date: 18 June 2025

Time: 16:00 -17:30

Room: 25.0.40

Carlo Ginzburgs Spor (PhD Signe Havsteen)

Literature

Ginzburg, C. (1986). Spor. K&K - Kultur Og Klasse, 14(54), 6–48. Link.

Registration

Please register with an email to pass@hum.ku.dk. Latest 17 June 2025

Course teacher

Changing PhD Students

ECTS credits

1 ECTS (for attending two sessions)

2 ECTS (for attending four sessions)

Plus 1.5 ECTS for presentation and moderation of a session

Workload

Presence total 8 (4) hours + preparation total 42 (21) hours.