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Topic outline

 
  • Time: 4 hours
    Level: Introductory

 
 

Introduction

  • Introduction Resource
  • This unit provides an overview of Open University Course Y160 Making sense of the arts. You will be introduced to the types of activities, tasks and assignments that you would be asked to undertake if...
 

1 Introduction to Y160: Making sense of the arts

 

2 Introduction to the taster materials

 

3 Example of the content and level of the course

  • Extract one – Poetry Resource
  • In this section we will look at the poetic techniques of rhyme.
  • Extract two – History Resource
  • The History section of Y160 focuses on the Burmese government's imprisonment of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize-winner Aung San Suu Kyi, her struggle for freedom and democracy in Burma and the various viewpoints...
  • Extract Three – Art History Resource
  • The art history section of Y160 explores ways of analysing art works of all types and from all periods. It focuses on a selection of contemporary art works that have been nominated for the Turner Prize....
 

4 Example of a typical assignment question

 

References and Acknowledgements

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