HA2F9:Mannerism: Art and Artistry in Sixteenth Europe

MODULE OUTLINE Mannerism defines a key historical period in European arts, bridging the Renaissance and Baroque periods, which is characterised by a shift towards an increasingly more artful, idiosyncratic approach to artistic invention and practice. The term itself, however, is controversial, as it was forged by modern critics on the basis of the Italian sixteenth-century expression maniera (‘manner’, ‘style’). The broad aim of this module is to bring to the fore a number of critical issues ...
HA2F9 (20/21)


HI179:Deviance and Nonconformity in Early Modern Europe

Societies are identified, at least in part, by whom they choose to marginalise. This first-year 30 CAT undergraduate module offers students an introduction to early modern history and the opportunity to explore why and how some individuals and groups were marginalised and persecuted because of differences in their beliefs, gender, ethnicity and behaviour. The early modern period was a time of great social, economic, and religious uncertainty. Conflicts and social tensions created by developme...
HI179 (22/23)