Module Details
Module Code: |
MATL C2G01 |
Module Title:
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Material Culture
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Title:
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Material Culture
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Module Level:: |
6 |
Module Coordinator: |
Eoin Homan
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Module Author:: |
Orla Ryan
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Module Description: |
The aim of this module is to develop learner’s awareness of the importance of objects and the built environment to create meaning. The module explores what objects tell us about people and places in the past and present and how we can use this knowledge in the area of set design. Learners are introduced to the discipline of material culture examining how buildings, landscapes and objects locate us in particular times but also define and focus the atmosphere in a film or theatrical production. The module will focus on how objects and locations in set design can be used to translate a full range of conceptual ideas from politics to character’s emotions and more.
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Learning Outcomes |
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
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Learning Outcome Description |
LO1 |
Identity key theories associated with material culture. |
LO2 |
Apply knowledge of how objects and environments make meaning in the context of set design. |
LO3 |
Analyze and evaluate various interpretative strategies to research objects and environments. |
LO4 |
Construct a developed discussion incorporating interpretative strategies used in the study of material culture. |
Dependencies |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
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No recommendations listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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No Co-requisite modules listed |
Additional Requisite Information
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No Co Requisites listed
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Indicative Content |
The Study of Material Culture
What do objects mean? Metaphor and Translation- The biography of objects- Objects and People.
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Material Practices
Agency- Consumption- Collecting - Exchange- Art- Materials in the Everyday- Performance and Memory- Pattern and Ornament.
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Architecture ad the Built Environment
Vernacular-Modernism- Urban Spaces- Industrialized/ deindustrialized- Infrastructure.
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Heritage
Tradition and Identity
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Interiors
Domestic- Work spaces -Transit hubs- Confinement- Leisure.
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Global Entanglements
Colonialism- Post-colonialism- The Museum- Cabinet of Curiosities- Display- Ethics of Return.
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Module Content & Assessment
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Assessment Breakdown | % |
Continuous Assessment | 100.00% |
AssessmentsFull Time
No End of Module Formal Examination |
Reassessment Requirement |
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.
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Reassessment Description Learners that fail but achieve a minimum final percentage of 30% in the module will be eligible for one or more of the following: Submit assignment, Re-submit components, Practical examination, Interview or Presentation.
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SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
Workload: Full Time |
Workload Type |
Workload Category |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
Lecture |
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Contact |
Lecture, Seminar and discussion. |
Every Week |
4.00 |
4 |
Independent Learning Time |
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Non Contact |
Independent Study, research, reading and viewing. |
Every Week |
4.00 |
4 |
Total Weekly Contact Hours |
4.00 |
Module Resources
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Recommended Book Resources |
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Anne Gerritsen,Giorgio Riello. (2021), Writing Material Culture History, Bloomsbury Academic, p.400, [ISBN: 9781350105225].
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Arthur Asa Berger. (2014), What Objects Mean, Routledge, p.269, [ISBN: 9781611329049].
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Dan Hicks,Mary C. Beaudry. (2010), The Oxford Handbook of Material Culture Studies, OUP Oxford, p.792, [ISBN: 9780199218714].
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Chris Tilley,Webb Keane,Susanne Kuechler,Mike Rowlands,Patricia Spyer. (2006), Handbook of Material Culture, SAGE Publications Limited, p.576, [ISBN: 9781446270561].
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Roland Ennos. (2021), The Age of Wood, Simon and Schuster, p.336, [ISBN: 9781982114749].
| Recommended Article/Paper Resources |
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Anne Gerritsen, McDowall, Stephen. (2012), Global China: Material Culture and
Connections in World History, Journal of World History, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p.6,
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Christopher Tilley. (2008), FROM THE ENGLISH COTTAGE GARDEN TO THE
SWEDISH ALLOTMENT: BANAL NATIONALISM AND
THE CONCEPT OF THE GARDEN, Home Cultures, Vol. 5 Issue 2, p219-249, p.31,
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Sage Publications. Journal of Material Culture, [ISSN: 1359-1835].
| Other Resources |
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Vernacular Architecture Forum,
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