Aesthetics and Art Theory

**Reasons to choose Kingston**<br/><br/><br/>- This course is taught by leading specialists in the internationally renowned Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy (CRMEP).<br/><br/><br/>- Unlike most courses on art theory, it grounds its problems and concepts in their appropriate philosophical context.<br/><br/><br/>- The course will prepare you for careers in the arts, education and public policy, and for doctoral research across the humanities and social sciences. <br/><br/><br/>**About this course**<br/><br/>This course combines a grounding in philosophical aesthetics in the modern European tradition with a study of contemporary art theory and the philosophy of art history. It offers an overview of philosophical approaches to modern art, distinguishing between ‘aesthetic’, ‘Romantic’ and ‘Modernist’ problematics and considers current debates on situated and ‘planetary’ aesthetics. Modules engage with figures like Walter Benjamin, Theodor Adorno, Gilles Deleuze, Jacques Rancière, Rosalind Krauss and Benjamin Buchloh.You will study at the UK’s leading Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy at Kingston University, which hosts conferences, workshops and regular seminars.<br/><br/>**Example modules**<br/><br/><br/>- Kant and the Aesthetic Tradition<br/><br/><br/>- Art Theory: Modernism, Avant-Garde, Contemporary<br/><br/><br/>- Planetary Aesthetics<br/><br/><br/>For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.