ARTHIST 245 The Art of Majesty: Tudors and Stuarts - Course Outlines

Course Prescription

Examines the role of art, architecture and material goods in communicating magnificence and legitimising political power in Tudor and Stuart England. Coverage includes Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Anne of Denmark and Charles I and artists and architects such as Hans Holbein, Marcus Gheeraerts, Anthony van Dyck and Inigo Jones.

Course Overview

This course focuses on the patronage and politics of successive Tudor and Stuart monarchs from Henry VIII through to James II, along with their queens consort and some notable courtiers such as Thomas Wolsey and William and Robert Cecil. Following a broadly chronological approach, we will explore visual and material culture from sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England with a particular focus on portraiture, textiles, jewellery, dress, spectacle and architecture. Understanding how monarchs marshalled material goods and the fine arts to articulate their right to rule, to illustrate their lineage, their God-given power and their wealth will be a central aim of the course.

Art and objects will be considered within their immediate and wider socio-historical contexts enabling us to explore the impacts of religious and political change as well as the impacts of exploration, trade and colonialism. Students will develop their skills in critical reading and thinking, detailed visual and iconographic analysis, and will also have the opportunity to work with inventories and other primary documents. Students will be encouraged to make connections across monarchs and to analyse themes that run across the course: dynasty, legitimacy, magnificence, religion, gender, and race.

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage I in Art History and 30 points passed Restriction: ARTHIST 345

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of the political issues, religious transitions and cultural developments that shaped Tudor and Stuart England and how these were expressed through spaces, objects, processions, and buildings. (Capability 1.1, 2.1 and 4.1)
Demonstrate and apply the vocabulary used to describe fine art objects, material goods and architecture. (Capability 1.2 and 4.1)
Analyse and interpret both visual and textual sources to construct reasoned arguments that make connections across the topic. (Capability 2.2, 2.3 and 4.2)
Consider the extent to which the historical context of Tudor and Stuart England engages with, reflects and contributes to our understanding of current, topical issues. (Capability 3.1 and 6.3)

Assessments

Assessment Type	Percentage	Classification
Assignments	20%	Individual Coursework
Essay	30%	Individual Coursework
Final Exam	50%	Individual Examination
3 types	100%

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.

For this course, you can expect 2 hours of lectures (delivered as 2-hour block), a 1 hour tutorial, 3 hours of reading and thinking about the content and 4 hours of work on assignments and/or test preparation.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is required at scheduled activities including tutorials to complete components of the course.

Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including tutorials will not be available as recordings.
The course will not include live online events.
Attendance on campus is not required for the exam.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.

This course is not available for delivery to students studying remotely outside NZ in 2022.

Learning Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

There is no designated text book for this course. The selection of readings (which will be available on Canvas) are specifically tailored to complement and extend the key concepts and themes that will be addressed in this paper. However, Erin Griffey’s edited volume Early Modern Court Culture, available online through the University of Auckland library catalogue, provides an accessible and detailed introduction to many of the themes that will be covered in this course. In addition, reading suggestions that are attached to the essay questions are intended to direct your research so please refer to those listed publications as your first stages of research.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

Class Representatives

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Well-being always comes first
We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - for more information, look at this Canvas page https://canvas.auckland.ac.nz/courses/33894, which has links to various support services in the University and the wider community.

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

Capability 1:	Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2:	Critical Thinking
Capability 3:	Solution Seeking
Capability 4:	Communication and Engagement
Capability 6:	Social and Environmental Responsibilities

ARTHIST 245 : The Art of Majesty: Tudors and Stuarts

Arts

2022 Semester Two (1225) (15 POINTS)