Culture and Society 1500-1850

Aim

On completion of the course, the student should have acquired - knowledge of the development of western culture and its interactive relation to the other countries during the period from around 1600 until around 1850, - ability to analyse cultural and social phenomena and processes during the period from around 1600 until around 1850, - ability to analyse, interpret and evaluate fictional texts, images, objects of art and buildings in their historical and aesthetic context, - understanding of what a critical and analytical approach means, and be able to apply this on interpretations and explanations relevant to the period from around 1600 until around 1850, - understanding of how choices of perspective based on class, gender and diversity, influence our understanding of an era.

Content

Philosophy, 3 HE credits: This module contains an overview of the history of practical philosophy from early 17th century until the first half of the 19th century. History, 6 HE credits: This module contains a general study of events and social progress in a global perspective, from around the year 1600 until the first half of the 19th century. The fundamental features of the history of the Nordic countries are covered with an emphasis on the development in Sweden. Art History and Visual Communication, 6 HE credits: This module covers the aesthetics of the image and the architecture, and functions from the Baroque era until the romantic era. Important art theoretical shifts, the changed role of the artist and the development of the art market and exhibition life is discussed. Urban development, the development of graphic art, the birth of photography and the break-through of mass-produced images are studied. Literature, 7.5 HE credits: The module covers the history of western literature from the Elizabethan theatre until the romantic era.