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In this course we welcome lawyers, law students as well as students in media theory, film theory, social psychology, sociology, semiotic studies and other academic students who are fascinated by visuals in legal advocacy. Together we shall set about the multidisciplinary debate.
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This course gives an introduction to management in the cultural field. You study theories and practices that demonstrate the value of management for the arts. The life of established arts organisations depends on the right strategic financial and organisational decisions. Also, independent artists need entrepreneurial skills to keep their businesses running. Managing the arts asks for insight in the typical characteristics of cultural and creative organisations, in creative processes and in dealing with risks.
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Take up residence in the beautiful city of Utrecht for four weeks and experience the highlights of over 400 years of Dutch art first hand. This course covers many of the countrys most renowned museums, artists and cities, and the interactive activities for a large part take place in front of the original art works.
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Stay in three of Europes most wonderful cities, cover some 2000 years of Western art, visit all the relevant museums and sites and yet feel like youve done more than just skim the surface? The European Highlights combines a broad approach with profound analysis over the period of six weeks in Florence, Utrecht and Berlin.
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This course presents the latest developments in this exciting field, and offers a broad overview of new technologies and research methodologies. Drawing from specific case studies and ongoing research projects, students will learn about innovative applications of digital humanities to the fields history, literature, television, media studies, gaming studies, linguistics, and musicology.
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Florence, originally founded by the Romans, was governed by the Medici family for centuries. Most of them had a passionate interest in painting, sculpture, architecture and literature. Still Florence keeps an exceptional artistic heritage which is a marvelous evidence of its aged culture.
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When you want to discover what is so special about Dutch Golden Age art, you will embark on a fascinating journey where nothing is what it seems: an innocent bouquet of flowers hides a forbidden religious message, a happy family, where everyone is singing and laughing, turns out to be a warning against an undisciplined lifestyle, and a gorgeously dressed couple locked in a calm embrace are actually rigid with heart-breaking melancholy.
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In this intensive two-weeks course students will be confronted with the diversity in aesthetics and topics of documentaries nowadays. After discussing traditional theories of documentary, students will analyze the dramaturgy (rhetorics and aesthetics) of different documentaries. From the third day onwards students work in groups on the preproduction, production and post production of a documentary with a theme of their choice.
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The course will introduce Berlins outstanding art collections, with their wide range of masterpieces from late medieval times to the present day. We shall focus throughout on the particular circumstances that shaped the production and reception of German art, especially during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
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The Utrecht Summer School offers an opportunity to travel back in time and experience the art from both traditions first hand, staying in two cities that played a pivotal part in their countrys art: Florence and Utrecht. This highly interactive course for the most part takes place in front of the original artworks, enabling you to experience, discuss and learn about the artwork firsthand.
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The European Culture & Arts programme is for students interested in gaining a deeper understanding of Europe’s rich cultural history and contemporary art, culture and literature.
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In the 19th and 20th century there was a crisis in art. Being able to paint a convincing image of a mythical goddess leaning against a broken column was no longer a guarantee for success.