Unit information: The Nude in 2008/09

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Unit name The Nude
Unit code HART10111
Credit points 20
Level of study C/4
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director Mr. Lilley
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

School/department Department of History of Art (Historical Studies)
Faculty Faculty of Arts

Description including Unit Aims

An examination of a theme in Western European art which stretches from Greek antiquity to the present day. Examples will be drawn from a wide range of historical periods and particular consideration will be given to recent attempts to theorise the practice of depicting the nude.