Edvard Munch

After completed course you will have:

• specialised knowledge of Edvard Munch || chr(38) ||#39;s most central works of art, his background and his significance in Norwegian and European Art History.
• improved oral and writing skills in academic english.
• improved skills in giving a presentation

KUN1005E - Introductory Course in Norwegian Art History

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International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.

The course is taught over 28 hours (circa) during a period of 14 weeks.

Combination of lectures and presentations in situ, both in the Painting Collection of the National Gallery, in the Study Room of the Department of Prints and Drawings (also in National Gallery) and the Munch Museum. Additional handouts will be provided to aid the general understanding of the artist.

Some of the museum visits may take place on Saturdays or earlier in the day than the regular lectures, due to the museums opening hours.

Obligatory activity:

You must hand in an obligatory written assignment and will also be expected to prepare and give two short oral presentations. The written assignment must be approved before the student may take the exam. The assignment will be graded accepted/not accepted, and is valid in the term it is accepted as well as the next two terms the course is taught.

The examination at KUN2005E is a three day digital home exam.

The length of the assignment should be 6-7 standard pages (2300 characters without spacing, illustrations, notes and reference).

Previous-exams

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Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

All students must submit their exam in English.

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Evaluation

All courses are subject to continuous evaluation. The Department || chr(38) ||#39;s assessments of courses are
available at our web-pages, but generally only in Norwegian.

Required reading:

1) Texts printed in compendium available at the copy center at Akademika bookshop:

Please remember student certiticate

Berman, Patricia G.: "The Urban Sublime and the Making of the Modern Artist" in Munch becoming "Munch", Oslo 2008. Munch-museet. pp. 139-156.

Bjerke, Øivind Storm: "Meaning and Physicality in the Art of Munch" in Edvard Munch : Signs of Modern Art, 2007. Fondation Beyeler . pp. 24-31.

Bjerke, Øivind Storm: "Style and Technique as Strategic Devices used by the `Middle Generation¿ 1882-86" in Munch becoming "Munch, Oslo 2008. Munch-museet. pp. 35-62.

Burchhart, Dieter: "Edvard Munch : Signs of Modern Art. The Duality of a Material-based Modernity" in Edvard Munch: Signs of modern art, 2007. Fondation Beyeler . pp. 11-23.

Büttner, Philippe: "On the Retina of the Mind: Edvard Munch¿s Legacy to Modernism" in Edvard Munch: Signs of modern art, 2007. Fondation Beyeler . pp. 35-41.

Eggum, Arne: "Artistic Success ¿ Personal suffering 1897 ¿ 1902", "Doors open on the Continent 1902 ¿ 19070", "Warnemünde ¿ New Visions 1907 ¿ 1908", "National Recognition" in Edvard Munch. Paintings, Sketches, and Studies, Oslo 1984. pp. 155-283, 290-291.

Heller, Reinhold: ""The Frieze of Life" and "Love"" in Edvard Munch: The Scream, London 1973. pp. 14-57, 111-112.

Heller, Reinhold: "Childhood and Youth 1863 ¿ 1880", "Artistic Beginnings 1880 ¿ 1886", and "Kristiania and Berlin 1892 ¿ 1899" in Munch. Life and Work, London 1984. pp. 11-37 and pp. 93-173, 227-233 .

Müller-Westermann, Iris: "The self-portrait of the 1880s: The Facial Skin as the Mirror of Personal Experience", "1909-21: Return to Norway", and "1922-1944: The Hermit at Ekely" in Munch by Himself, London, 2005. . Royal Academy of Arts. pp. 15-57 and 111-183.

Woll, Gerd: "Competition for the Aula", "Authors, beggars and Workers as decorative Sketches", "The Great Monument and Further Developments in the Aula Competition", "Now is the Time for Workers", "The Horror of War and the Hope of a Better Future", "Li

If you have a disability or a health problem that entails significant inconvenience in an examination situation, you may be considered for special examination arrangements. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.