Department of Art History
School of Humanities
SECOND Year Undergraduate Handbook
2011-12
Semester dates:
Term dates (Residency required):
Autumn: 26 September 2011 –
Term 1
26/09/2011 - 16/12/2011
28 January 2012
Term 2
16/01/2012 – 30/03/2012
Term 3
30/04/2012 – 22/06/2012
Spring:
30 January 2012 –
22 June 2012
Contents
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WELCOME BACK TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ART HISTORY! ......................... 4
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INFORMATION ON THE DEPARTMENT................................................................. 5
2.1 ADDRESS OF THE DEPARTMENT/CONTACT DETAILS/OPENING HOURS ........... 5
2.2 TERM DATES ....................................................................................... 5
2.3 SEMESTER DATES ................................................................................ 6
2.4 MEMBERS OF STAFF ............................................................................. 6
2.4.1 Academic Staff (Department of Art History) ............................... 6
2.5 STRUCTURE OF THE DEPARTMENT (WHO TO CONTACT) ................................ 7
2.6 THE DIGITAL HUMANITIES CENTRE ........................................................ 8
2.6.1. Database ................................................................................ 8
2.6.2. IT Facilities ............................................................................. 8
2.7 E-MAIL .............................................................................................. 8
2.8 WEB SITE .......................................................................................... 8
2.9 LIBRARY FACILITIES ............................................................................ 9
2.10 UNIVERSITY CARD ............................................................................ 9
3.
ACADEMIC INFORMATION .................................................................................. 10
3.1 PERSONAL TUTOR .............................................................................. 10
3.2 TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT ............................................................... 10
3.3 V42245 INTERNATIONAL STUDY PROJECT SINGLE HONOURS ART HISTORY . 11
3.4 DISABILITY LIAISON .......................................................................... 12
3.4.1 School Disability Liaison Officer ............................................... 13
3.4.2 Students’ Union ........................................................................ 13
3.5 STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING ................................................... 13
3.6 LEARNING COMMUNITY FORUM ............................................................ 14
3.7 CHOOSING YOUR MODULES ................................................................. 14
3.8 TIMETABLE ....................................................................................... 15
3.9 STUDY ABROAD/ UNIVERSITAS 21 INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE ................. 15
3.10 ............................................................................................................. READING WEEK
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3.11 ........................................................................................................... PRIZES/AWARDS
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THE HUMANITIES BUILDING ................................................................................ 17
4.1 THE DIGITAL HUMANITIES CENTRE ..........................................................
4.2 HEALTH AND SAFETY .......................................................................... 17
4.3 CAR PARKING AT THE ARTS CENTRE ………………………………………………..18
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GENERAL INFORMATION ......................................................................................... 19
5.1 GENERAL ADVICE .............................................................................. 19
5.2 THE STUDENT PORTAL ........................................................................ 19
5.3 PERSONAL INFORMATION .................................................................... 19
5.4 VISITS TO EXHIBITIONS AND GALLERIES ............................................... 19
5.5 THE ART HISTORY SOCIETY ................................................................. 19
5.6 THE ART CLUB .................................................................................. 20
5.7 PHOTOSOC ....................................................................................... 20
5.8 OPEN DAYS ...................................................................................... 20
5.9 CAREERS ADVICE ............................................................................... 20
5.10 OVERSEAS STUDENT LIAISON............................................................. 20
5.11 STUDENT SUPPORT .......................................................................... 20
5.12 VOLUNTEERING/WORK EXPERIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM AND
IN THE LOCAL REGION
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The Nottingham Advantage Award ..................................... 22
APPENDIX...................................................................................................................... 23
6.1 SECOND YEAR ART HISTORY MODULE CHOICES ............................. 23
6.2 LIST OF PERSONAL TUTOR GROUPS (AUTUMN 2010) .............................. 25
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WELCOME BACK TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ART HISTORY!
The staff of the Department of Art History are delighted to welcome you back to Nottingham
for your second year.
Please read the information contained in this handbook carefully, and retain this booklet for
future reference. If in doubt contact the Taught Courses office in the Humanities building,
room A23. The Taught Courses Office is open Monday to Friday 10:00-12:00 & 14.00 –
16.00
University registration: instead of asking you to check and amend your personal details on
the Registration Document, you will be asked to make your own amendments on-line. You
will be given up to 10 days within which to check and amend your details from the time of
registering formally with the University.
Teaching: Please note that Mark Rawlinson will be on research leave in the Autumn
semester, and Nicholas Alfrey in the Spring semester. Anna Drummond will be teaching
second years in the Autumn semester.
In the second year there is an obligatory core module for second year Single Honours Art
History students: the International Study module in the Spring Semester. This year’s trip will be
to Rome and classes will be held before the trip. The trip is subsidised by the University but
there is a cost to students.
We trust you will enjoy your second year in this department.
On request, the information in this booklet is available in alternative formats. Please address
your request to the Taught Courses Office.
Fintan Cullen
(Head of Department)
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INFORMATION ON THE DEPARTMENT
Information contained in this booklet is correct at the time of publication (August 2011). Please
check the department noticeboards on a regular basis to keep up-to-date. It is also vitally
important to check your university email and to check the student pigeon-holes.
Please remember that information given in this pack is for advice only and that you should read
this handbook together with the Department of Art History Undergraduate Teaching and
Assessment Procedures 2011-12 (issued to you by your Personal Tutor).
Regulations laid down by the University and Faculty are the official and binding ones; see
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/current/regulations/#UG.
The University Quality Manual is highly relevant to your studies:
http://nottingham.ac.uk/quality-manual/
Your input into the department is important for its effectiveness and efficiency. If you have any
feedback or suggestions please make them known through the Learning Community Forum or
your Personal Tutor.
2.1
Address of the Department/Contact Details/Opening Hours
Department of Art History
School of Humanities
University of Nottingham
University Park
NOTTINGHAM NG7 2RD
Tel: 0115 951 3185
Fax: 0115 9514812
E-mail:
art-history@nottingham.ac.uk
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/art-history/
Term-time office opening hours: Monday - Friday 10:00-12.00 & 14.00 – 16.00
2.2
Term Dates
Autumn: Monday 26 September – Friday 16 December 2011
Spring: Monday 16 January – Friday 30 March 2012
Summer: Tuesday 30 April – Friday 22 June 2012
The University requires you to remain in residence through the full period of each term,
including the first and last days. You need to inform your department of any times you may be
absent from the University during term. Please refer to the University of Nottingham
Attendance regulations.
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2.3
Semester Dates
Monday 26 September 2010 – Saturday 28 January 2012
Monday 30 January 2012 – Friday 22 June 2012
2.4
Members of Staff
Head of the School of Humanities (Departments: Music, Archaeology, Philosophy,
Theology, Classics, Art History and History)
Liz Harvey
Email: Elizabeth.Harvey@nottingham.ac.uk
2.4.1 Academic Staff (Department of Art History)
Alfrey,
Nicholas
(on study leave
in Spring
semester)
Cullen, Fintan
Head of
Department
Teaches 19th and 20th century
European painting
Research interests: British
landscape; the Romantic tradition;
Turner; contemporary painting
Teaches Issues in 18th to 20th century
European and North American art
and cultural institutions
Research interests: 18th to 20th
century British and Irish art; art and
cultural difference
Room: B37 Tel: 0115 951 3186
(ext 13186)
Email:
nicholas.alfrey@nottingham.ac.uk
Sonja Drimmer
Will teach the first year module ‘The Art
of the Book: Manuscript Illumination
C.500 – 1500’ in the Autumn semester
Sonja.Drimmer@nottingham.ac.uk
Drummond,
Anna
Will teach the second year module
‘Florentine Renaissance Art’ in the
Autumn semester
Anna.Drummond@nottingham.ac.uk
Lovatt, Anna
Teaches Sculpture 1900 onwards
Research interests: the importance
of drawing in New York based on
sculptural practices of the late 1960s
and early 70s. Broader research
interests include post-war American
art and the relevance of systems and
communication theory to postMinimal and Conceptual practices.
Teaches: 15th to 17th century Italian
painting, courts and ceremonies;
material culture; women; Venice
Research interests: 15th to 17th
century Italian painting; art and
religion; cultural relations between
Italy and Northern Europe. Venice.
Will teach the second year module
‘Installation Art in the Autumn’
semester
Teaches: 20th century European
visual culture
Room: B08 Tel: 0115 951 3126
(ext 13126)
Email:
anna.lovatt@nottingham.ac.uk
Neher, Gabriele
Plumer, Esra
Pucci,
Lara
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Room: B36 Tel: 0115 951 3137
(ext 13137)
Email:
fintan.cullen@nottingham.ac.uk
Room: B09 Tel: 0115 951 3184
(ext 13184)
Email:
gabriele.neher@nottingham.ac.uk
Esra.Plumer@nottingham.ac.uk
Room: B07 Tel: 0115 951 3198
(ext 13198)
Rawlinson,
Mark
(on study leave
in Autumn
semester)
Smyth, Patricia
Wilczek, Emily
Wood, Jeremy
Wrigley,
Richard
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Research interests: 20th century
Italian art and film; relationships
between political and visual cultures;
landscape and identity.
Teaches: American visual culture;
photography and visual culture from
the 1830s
Email:
lara.pucci@nottingham.ac.uk
Will teach the first year module
‘Representing the Metropolis’ in the
Spring semester
Will teach the module ‘Art of the
Moving Image to third years and MA
Teaches: 17th century European
painting and drawing
Research interests: Art and collecting
in seventeenth and early eighteenthcentury Britain; the study of Italian
art in Northern Europe
Teaching and research addresses the
general field of 18th and 19th century
studies, with a focus on French
material. Particular interests include:
art criticism, iconoclasm, visual
culture of the French Revolution,
travel (especially Italian).
patricia.smyth@nottingham.ac.uk
Room B06 Tel: 0115 951 3021
(ext 13021)
Email:
mark.rawlinson@nottingham.ac.uk
Emily.Wilczek@nottingham.ac.uk
Room: B34 Tel: 0115 951 3187
(ext 13187)
Email:
jeremy.wood@nottingham.ac.uk
Room: B39 Tel: 0115 951 3318
(ext 13318)
Email:
richard.wrigley@nottingham.ac.uk
Structure of the Department (who to contact)
Head of Department: Fintan Cullen
Director of Undergraduate Studies/ Senior Tutor: Gabriele Neher
Undergraduate Admissions: Anna Lovatt
Undergraduate Examinations and Assessment Procedures: Nicholas Alfrey (Autumn
semester) and Lara Pucci (Spring semester)
Staff/Student Liaison: Lara Pucci
Information Technology Liaison: School Administrator
Joint Honours Tutor: Gabriele Neher
Library Liaison: Jeremy Wood
Research Coordinator: Fintan Cullen
Dissertation Convener: Nicholas Alfrey (Autumn semester) Mark Rawlinson (Spring
semester)
Careers Officer: Nicholas Alfrey (Autumn semester) Mark Rawlinson (Spring semester)
Security/Safety/Disability: Administration Office
Post-graduate Tutor: Richard Wrigley
Undergraduate Student Support/Administration: Taught Courses office
Universitas 21 International Exchange/ Study Abroad: Richard Wrigley
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2.6
The Digital Humanities Centre
Room A24 Humanities Building
Opening hours (term time only)
09.00 - 16.45
Email
Website
digitalhumanities@nottingham.ac.uk
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/humanities/digital/index.aspx
2.6.1. Database
A database of the slide collection in the Visual Resource Centre is found at
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/Art-History/Visual-Resources/intro.aspx
2.6.2. IT Facilities
Computer terminals, linked to the Academic Information Services are located in room A17 in
the Humanities building. You will need a University user name to access the facilities
(including word processing, Internet, email etc. Please refer to the Code of Practice for
correct usage of the facilities provided. The UNLOC interface provides access to the
University library catalogue.
2.7
E-mail
All members of staff have a straightforward easily remembered e-mail address using their own
name. The staff may be contacted for academic queries, information, appointments on their
email address. Please see list of members of staff above for details, or consult the
departmental website. All undergraduates are required to register on arrival to be issued with a
username/email address for their own personal use. Your university e-mail address and
username will be used for administrative purposes including module registration and
assessments. The department will contact students via their university email address.
The staff of the department will not contact undergraduates via their personal email address, so
it is your responsibility to register. It is essential that you check your email regularly at
your university username address. Your email can be accessed by remote via your student
portal at my.nottingham.ac.uk
2.8
Web Site
The department web page is located at http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/art-history/
You are able to access the following forms on the department website:
Department Coursework Feedback
Extenuating Circumstances
Suspension
Withdrawal
Student handbooks
Pre-reading lists
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2.9
Library Facilities
The Hallward Library houses books on all the Arts and Social Science subjects. The library
catalogue (UNLOC) is accessible from the computer terminals in the Visual Resource Centre, via
your student portal.
2.10 University Card
Please direct all queries about University cards to the Estate Office 0115 951 5797 or email
universitycard-enquiries@nottingham.ac.uk. Lost or damaged cards should be reported to
the Security Office, at the rear of the Hallward Library building immediately.
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3.
ACADEMIC INFORMATION
3.1
Personal Tutor
You will be assigned a personal tutor from the Department of Art History (see the list at the
end of this handbook). Your tutor will, it is hoped, remain the same throughout the duration
of your studies, although if a tutor goes on study leave, you will be assigned to a different
member of staff for the duration of his/her absence. Your personal tutor will normally meet
with you three times a year to discuss your academic and personal development. S/He will
also act as a gateway to the wider student support and development provision of the
University. Each tutor has surgery times advertised on their office doors- please make an
appointment to see them when necessary. Your personal tutor will normally act as one of
your referees, but please note: as an act of courtesy, ask for your personal tutor’s consent to
act as a referee prior to any applications you may wish to make.
3.2
Teaching and Assessment
At the beginning of the Autumn Semester you will be issued the 2011-12 booklet on
Undergraduate Teaching and Assessment Procedures which gives full details of how you will be
assessed in the Department of Art History. Please keep this document for future reference. You
will be asked to sign a slip to acknowledge that you have read and understood the document,
especially the section on plagiarism.
Students with alternative assessment arrangements/disabilities:
It is advisable that you contact Academic Support in Student Services, Portland Building
early on in the start of the year if you need alternative exam arrangements.
For queries within the department, you are advised to discuss any matters with your
personal tutor, or alternatively, address your queries to:
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Gabriele Neher (Director of Undergraduate Studies) for advice on queries concerned
with course/transfer, etc.
The Taught Courses Office
On arrival for the second year, you will be issued with a document entitled Undergraduate
Teaching and Assessment Procedures 2011-12 which you are required to keep for future
reference. The Undergraduate Teaching and Assessment Procedures Handbook contains
more information on the following:
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Lectures:
Lectures are the main method of conveying information to a multi-level group of
students. They are normally scheduled to last 50 minutes (5 minutes past the hour / 5
minutes to the hour).
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Seminars:
Seminar work may be part of the assessment on many of the modules, but you should
note that attendance at seminars is compulsory on all modules.
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Coursework:
Coursework:
Coursework is an important part of the assessment for all modules and is assessed on a
marking scale from 0% to 100%. Work handed in late without prior agreement or
unsupported by medical evidence or an Extenuating Circumstances Form will be
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subjected to a penalty. The deadline for all Art History coursework is 12 noon and any
work handed in after this time will be classed as late. Work handed in that does not
comply with departmental presentation guidelines may not be accepted for marking.
Marks will be reduced according to the standard University penalty scale, which involves
a reduction of 5% absolute for each working day. For example a 60% mark will reduce
to zero after 12 working days. Please post your coursework (2 copies for year 2 and 3),
it must be word-processed, in the department coursework post box (on or before the
deadline date), together with a completed Coursework Feedback Form. There is a self
stamping machine and all coursework must be stamped at the time of handing in.
Please note that at busy times there may be queues when handing in coursework.
Please ensure you allow ample time to hand coursework in as queues for the stamping
machine cannot not be used as a valid excuse for late coursework. Coursework may not
be emailed to a course tutor or the departmental administrator. All Art History
coursework is marked anonymously.
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Examinations:
Examinations/slide tests are held at the end of each semester, although not every
module is assessed by examination. Definitive results, including those from the summer
examinations, are published on your portal during the last few days of the academic
year and you will be expected to receive them in person, and to be available for
discussion and advice. Students who successfully pass all assessments will then
proceed to the next year. If a re-sit is necessary this will take place at the end of
August/early September. Information will be available on your student portal.
If you wish to claim that there were or are extenuating circumstances that
affected your performance in an examination or coursework assessment you
must submit an Extenuating Circumstances form (available from the Taught Courses
Office) as soon as possible and at the latest 7 working days after the affected
component of assessment for the module(s).
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Examiners:
Examinations and coursework are set by the internal examiners (your lecturers) who are
also responsible for the marking and, in compliance with national Quality Assurance
standards, are monitored by an External Examiner. Assessment procedures are
contained in the document Undergraduate Teaching and Assessment Procedures 201112. Internal examiners and an external examiner attend an examinations meeting at the
end of the Summer Term to allow full consideration of all results. Medical and other
extenuating circumstances are taken into account.
The External Examiner for the Department is Professor Alison Yarrington, Dean of The Faculty
of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Hull.
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3.3
V42245 International Study Project Single Honours Art History
The compulsory module for Single Honours students is subsidised by the University, but does
incur costs in the region of £260.00 + spending money. While abroad, appropriate behaviour
and attendance at all scheduled sessions is expected. Students are also reminded that their
conduct abroad remains subject to the University’s Code of Discipline for Students:
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/registrar/calendar/code-of-discipline.pdf Where necessary,
appropriate action will be taken.
Please note: attendance of the trip and completion of the module are compulsory elements of
the course for Single Honours Art History students. The module is non-compensatable in case of
failure.
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3.4
Disability Liaison
Services for students who have a disability, dyslexia and/or a long-term medical
condition
The University is strongly committed to equality of opportunity in its provision for all
students. It is committed to providing on-going support with the focus on providing
accessible services and supporting students in completing their courses to their potential.
The University’s Disability Equality Scheme and the Disability Action Plan for Students are
available at: www.nottingham.ac.uk/studentservices together with information on the range
of support and services available for students.
Disclosure and confidentiality
It is your responsibility to ensure that the University is aware of your situation. You can alert
the University to your requirements by:
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
direct contact with appropriate services such as Academic Support or Disability
Support
indicating disability on the annual registration forms
direct contact with appropriate staff eg the DLO for your School or your personal tutor
Early disclosure to the University is essential to ensure the timely provision of appropriate
support services.
The information you give will be processed and held in the University administration systems
and used for the administration of your academic related support and any other legitimate
University purpose. In doing so, the University will observe at all times the data protection
principles embodied in the Data Protection Act 1998.
Our Disclosure and Confidentiality Policy can be found at:
www.nottingham.ac.uk/studentservices/supportforyourstudies/disabilitysupport
What we can offer you:
Academic Support (AS) and Disability Support (DS)
Academic Support (comprising Dyslexia Support and Study Support) and the Disability
Support Team are located in the Student Services Centre (SSC), in Portland Building on
University Park, and by appointment on our Jubilee and Sutton Bonington campuses, as well
as other teaching sites.
We can assist with queries regarding:
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admissions and registration
assessments in relation to disability and dyslexia and recommendations to academic staff
about reasonable adjustments in the learning, teaching and assessment environments
for home students, assessment for and access to Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSA)
which can provide equipment and support from trained non-medical helpers
recommendations for adjustments to arrangements for examination and assessment
timetabling arrangements
access to alternative formats such as Braille and large print
individual specialist support for students with dyslexia or other Specific Learning
Difficulties
access to specialist technology in libraries
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liaison with libraries for enhanced services such as extended loans
residential accommodation – adapted study bedrooms
accessible transport around and between our Nottingham campuses
Academic Support also provides study support (academic writing skills, time management
etc) to students.
If you would like to contact us please phone the Student Services Centre on
(0115) 9513710
or email
or
disability-support@nottingham.ac.uk
dyslexia-support@nottingham.ac.uk
The University of Nottingham ACCESS Centre (UNAC), in the Student Services Centre,
provides assessments for students who have applied for Disabled Students' Allowances.
To access these services you must:
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be a registered student at the University of Nottingham
provide documentary evidence of your condition or impairment, such as a letter from
your GP or specialist
If you have a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia, you must:

provide evidence in the form of a post-16 diagnostic assessment, in English, from an
educational psychologist or suitably qualified specialist teacher
3.4.1 School Disability Liaison Officer
Disability Liaison Officers (DLO)
The School appoints Disability Liaison Officers, who provide a point of reference, advice and
guidance for members of staff and students in the School about student disability issues and
support. The DLOs are part of a network that meets regularly to share information and good
practice. DLOs liaise with both the Academic Support and the Disability Support Teams, as
necessary, in relation to individual students and general policies and procedures.
If you have any requirements or concerns talk in the first instance to your DLO - or contact
your personal tutor.
The DLO (Disability Liaison Officer) for the School of Humanities is Helen Smith, ext 14766
h.smith@nottingham.ac.uk The Department of Art History Disability Contact is Gabriele
Neher.
3.4.2 Students’ Union
The Student’s Union has a voluntary group, Disability Action, which works to make sure all
students who have a disability can access a fair provision of education and services. They
provide information, support and advice to students, as well as organising social events. If
you would like to get involved contact: tel: 0115 8468785; email: sudisabilityaction@nottingham.ac.uk
3.5
Student Evaluation of Teaching
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You will be asked to complete standardised questionnaires on the teaching of modules. These
give the department valuable feedback and information and form the basis for an annual
Course Review. The questionnaires help the lecturers improve existing modules and shape
future ones.
3.6
Learning Community Forum (LCF)
The Learning Community Forum comprises two student representatives from each year, and
meets normally twice per semester. In attendance for the department of Art History is Lara
Pucci
All three/four years of undergraduates in the Department of Art History have two/three
student representatives, preferably from different courses: Single Honours Art History and
Joint Honours Art History. It is their responsibility to:
 identify student concerns
 attend Staff/Student Feedback Committee Meetings
 report back to the students of the Department
 keep students informed of issues in the Department
 liaise with other student representatives in the Department
 liaise with the Students Union
 attend the Department meetings of the Department of Art History
Students are asked to contact their year representative about any aspects of the department
they feel may be relevant for discussion. The purposes of the LCF is to ensure that the views
of students are given proper weight in the processes of course and module review, and to
ensure that the concerns of students about their courses of study are represented to the
academic staff throughout the academic year. Students are encouraged to undertake such
duties as preparing agendas, chairing meetings, and minuting them. Meetings are
advertised and minuted, and the student representatives of the LFC attend the nonrestricted parts of Departmental meetings. It is not expected that every action requested by
student representatives will be implemented, but it is expected that they should be given
proper consideration, and if they are not implemented the grounds should be explained.
There will be an online discussion forum available from 2011/12 alongside other materials on
the LCF site to allow an ongoing interaction between staff and students. It is envisaged that
the online communication between staff and students will help to shape the agenda for the
regular face-to-face meetings when they occur.
The Quality Manual entry for the LCF can be found using the following
link: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/academicservices/qualitymanual/miscellaneouspolicies/m
iscellaneouspolicies.aspx
Training for student representatives is managed by the Staff and Educational Development
Unit in partnership with the Student's Union.
Staff liaison is provided by Lara Pucci.
3.7
Choosing Your Modules
You might be required to register for additional modules from departments outside of Art
History (subsidiary modules). For a choice of modules available, consult the University of
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Nottingham Catalogue of Modules. You can consult the catalogue via the university website at
the following address: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/module-catalogue/.
There is a session to enrol for Fine Art modules in the School of Continuing Education on
Tuesday 27th September 2011 at 13.00 in the Clive Granger Building, room A40.
3.8
Timetable
Teaching in the Art History Department begins on Monday 3rd October. Modules usually
commence with the Lecture followed by the seminar. Please consult the Departmental
Noticeboards/ WebCT for further information.
3.9
Study Abroad/ Universitas 21 International Exchange
The department encourages both single and joint honours students to study abroad for a
semester in the first semester of the second year, or the first semester of the third year. The
Department of Art History currently supports exchanges with the universities of Melbourne
and Toronto, which are part of the Universitas 21 scheme. Exchanges with Toronto and
Melbourne are supported financially by the University and are highly competitive. In order to
be eligible for a semester abroad, students are required to fill in an application form. There is
a Study Abroad Fair early in November- date to be advised. Please also see
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/InternationalOffice/index.aspx.
The department has an International Liaison Officer, who deals with administration and
advice, who for this session is Richard Wrigley. At present we do not participate in the
Erasmus/Socrates system of exchanges with European Universities.
3.10
Reading Week
The Art History Department has a reading week beginning Monday 7 November 2011.
While there will not be formal teaching in Art History during this week, your residence at
the University is required. It is expected during reading week for students to visit the
library, go on organised study trips and use the time to read and prepare coursework.
Please also remember that reading weeks vary from department to department and that
you will still be required to attend classes in your subsidiary/joint honours departments.
The members of staff in the Art History Department will still have their office hours as
normal. There will be no reading week in the Spring semester.
Please note that due to exceptional circumstances all lectures and seminars for
the module V42305 Florentine Renaissance Art will still be held during reading
week.
3.11
Prizes/Awards
The N Horton Smith Travelling Scholarship
For information see http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/registrars/ - you will see a list of awards for
students on this site.
John Fleming Travel Award
Laurence King Publishing offers this annual award of £2,000 in memory of the art historian
John Fleming. The aim of this award is to enable students to travel as a means of assisting
or furthering their research. The award looks to encourage a better understanding of the arts
from around the world.
Students wishing to apply for this award must be enrolled in a UK university at the time of
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submitting an application and at the time of travel.
Application deadline: February 2012 http://www.aah.org.uk/page/2879
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The Humanities Building
4.1
The Digital Humanities Centre
Room A24 Humanities Building
Opening hours (term time only)
09.00 - 16.45
Email
Website
digitalhumanities@nottingham.ac.uk
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/humanities/digital/index.aspx
Head of Visual Resources
Matt Davies
0115 951 3191 (ext 13191)
The Digital Humanities Centre (DHC) is a new facility which opens in the Humanities
Building in September 2011. It is open to all staff and students who wish to use digital media
in their teaching and research.
Equipment is available to be used within the DHC by arrangement and includes PCs and a
MacPro with software including Photoshop, Corel Draw, AutoCAD, 3dsStudioMax and Adobe
Director; graphics tablets; A3 and A0 scanners; A0 printer; 35mm slide scanners; copystand
and digital camera; data projectors; a networked plasma screen.
Equipment is also available to borrow by arrangement: for further details see the DHC
website and sign up to the social networking pages.
The DHC also houses Art History’s 35mm slide collection which includes sections devoted
to fine art, photography, sculpture, manuscripts, installation and architecture. Projectors,
slide viewers and lightboxes are also available.
Staff are available weekdays to facilitate and advise on the use of DHC equipment and
software as well as on acquiring, manipulating and using digital images in teaching and
research and the copyright issues involved.
4.2
Health and Safety
The Humanities building is a No Smoking environment. The university policy states that
smoking is permitted in open areas away from entrances, windows and other openings into
university buildings. It also states that the bins provided at the approach to building entrances
are there for the safe and responsible extinguishing of cigarettes before entering the building
and not an indication that smoking is permitted in that location.
The Art History Department Safety Policy should be read in conjunction with the University
Safety Handbook which is available on-line at:
www.nottingham.ac.uk/safety/safetyhandbook.htm The policy has the objective of ensuring
the health, safety and welfare of staff and students.
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All members of staff and students are responsible for their own safety. Staff and students
shall conduct those activities over which they have control in a safe manner and in
accordance with the University and Unit policies and procedures.
Important Telephone Numbers
University Emergency telephone number
Occupational Health
University Safety Office
Security
Head of Art History, Fintan Cullen
Taught Course Office
13185
8888 (from any internal telephone)
14329
13401
13013
13137
Safety Committees and Unit Staff Meetings
Health and Safety is not a standing item at Department of Art History meetings. However
please contact the administration office during office hours if issues arise. Health and Safety
can be discussed at meetings if deemed appropriate and provide an opportunity for the
policies and procedures of the unit to be discussed and reviewed.
Unit Inspections
To ensure that the policies and procedures are being correctly implemented, inspections will
be carried out annually. The frequency of monitoring will depend on the issues involved to
some extent. Issues arising from inspections will be reported and appropriate remedial
action instigated. Any member of the Service should report any defects, faults and other
safety hazards to a unit Safety Officer or Director/Head of Department as soon as possible.
GENERAL
Please refer to the Safety Handbook, available on-line from the Safety Office web pages from
The University of Nottingham website, which has general information and safety regulations.
There are clear instructions in the Humanities building on the fire and evacuation procedure.
In an emergency please contact the administration office.
First Aid
There are trained first aiders in attendance during working hours in the Humanities building:
Matt Davies in A24 –tel. ext.13191 or ask at the administration office.
Rachel Redford in A23 – tel. ext 14800
Liz Madeley in A23 – tel.14918
Accidents
It is a requirement that ALL accidents in respect of any injuries to any person in any part of
the University are reported online to the Safety Office
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/safety/safetyhandbook.htm. In case of serious injury, request
an ambulance by calling the emergency telephone number 8888 and stating location of
injured person.
4.3
Car Parking
Students are not normally given permits to park on the campus. There are exceptions mainly
for students with disabilities or mature students with dependent children. All enquiries
regarding parking must be directed to the Security Office. Clamping is in operation in this area,
at a charge of £30.00 per day Monday to Friday.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
5.1
General Advice
If you would like advice/support or require any information please contact the Taught Courses
office during office opening hours.
5.2
The Student Portal
You will be able to access your personalised information via the student portal
my.nottingham.ac.uk as soon as you have registered for your network password. It is via
the student portal that you will access your university email and your assessment results.
If you have problems with access please telephone ext 16677 – the IT helpline.
5.3
Personal Information
You must check and amend your personal information on-line at http://my.nottingham.ac.uk
(your student portal) with ten days of university registration.
5.4
Visits to Exhibitions and Galleries
Normally at least once a semester the Department will organise trips to exhibitions, galleries or
other places of artistic interest. Sometimes these are designed for a particular year group or
module and are compulsory. A modest charge toward the cost of hiring the coach will be made.
Normally, when a visit is announced further details will be given in the lecture/ seminar. Please
note that you will be liable for the cost of the visit even if you do not turn up on the day.
The University accepts no responsibility with regard to any incident/accident that may occur on
a University trip when students use their own motor vehicles as mode of transport to travel to
and from the event's destination.
5.5
The Art History Society
To join the Society is only a few pounds; not only does this enable you to make the most of
what we have planned, but it will also give you discounts on events such as the end-of-year
themed ball, famed for being one of the biggest and best balls on campus- please sign up for
the society at the Week One stall!
If you join the society, you will get the opportunity to integrate with others in the
department on trips to exhibitions. Not only have these excursions proved to be fun in the
past, but also act as a valuable complement to modules that might be running.
You can also look forward to regular socials, the first of which will be held in the third week
of the term. These socials are a great opportunity for you to get to know your course-mates
better, and sample Nottingham’s nightlife.
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5.6
The Art Club
Please call at the Students Union in the Portland Building for details, or look out for the stall at
the Week One event. This is a student-run society focused on life drawing classes.
5.7
Photosoc
Please do join Photosoc at Freshers Fayre and have the all year round privilege of borrowing
cameras, regular access to a dark room, accessories and books. If you are not yet
experienced, never fear, there are regular workshops on how to use a camera, the darkroom
and even Photoshop. We also nurture the creative side of photography by having lectures on
the History of Photography. If you have experience just come and use our facilities whenever
you wish.
Membership to Photosoc also means opportunities to enter competitions, photograph
professionally for other Societies in the University and the chance to have your own
exhibition. Come join us to learn about photography, nurture your creative side or simply
use our facilities.
5.8
Open Days
Each year prospective students attend Open Days in the department, and undergraduate
students play an extremely valuable role by talking to the applicants and showing them round
the Arts Centre and campus. Please The Taught Courses Office if you would like to help on
these days, you will be paid for your assistance.
5.9
Careers Advice
Please check the designated Careers noticeboard in the department, and the noticeboard given
to postgraduate study information. The Centre for Career Development provides personal
information and career sessions. If you have any requests for information please contact
Nicholas Alfrey (Autumn semester) Mark Rawlinson (Spring semester)
5.10
Overseas Student Liaison
The Taught Courses office will assist overseas students with any special problems that cannot
be addressed by the student's personal tutor. Richard Wrigley will liaise concerning home
students and overseas exchange.
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5.11
Student Support
Please take some time to look at the following website:
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http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/quality-manual/
Student Services Centre
B Floor, West Wing, Portland Building
Tel: +44 (0) 115 951 3710
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Fax: +44 (0) 115 951 4376
ssc@nottingham.ac.uk
5.12 Volunteering/work experience at the University of Nottingham and in the
local region
Please consult the website www.lakeside.org.uk to find out what is on at Djanogly Gallery,
Djanogly Recital Hall, Djanogly Theatre, Wallner Gallery and the Weston Gallery.
The Djanogly Art Gallery is currently being refurbished and will reopen. Private Views of the
exhibitions are free and open to the students of the department. The gallery is open Monday to
Saturday 11:00 – 17:00, Sunday and Bank Holidays 12:00 – 16:00. Students are encouraged
to participate in the life of the Gallery. There may be opportunities to do front of house or
voluntary work Lakeside Arts Centre, please contact the Front of House Manager, James
Seymour for further information James.Seymour@nottingham.ac.uk
A graduating student from the department comments on volunteering:
“Nottingham has one of the best reputations for volunteering in the country, which goes to
show that students are just as much a part of the city as they are the campus “bubble”. My
involvement with Student Community Action led me to gain experience in arts-based
community projects with a local school and youth group. I was also put in contact with a
volunteer-led contemporary art gallery in the city centre, where I took on a number of
responsibilities and learnt a great deal about the running and administering of a gallery, as
well as the wider contemporary arts scene in Nottingham.
Another major feature of student life at Nottingham is the Students’ Union, which offers a
seemingly endless variety of societies, teams and student-run services. As a committee
member of the Art History Society I was able to play a role in organising trips to London and
the Liverpool Biennial, producing the Arts bulletin and co-ordinating frequent socials in the
lead up to the end of year ball. Our lecturers were also willing to contribute their time to the
society to talk about their special areas of knowledge or exhibitions they had been involved
in curating.”
Acceloratorarts Have a look at website www.acceleratorarts.co.uk
Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Nottingham Castle Tel: 0115 9583883
Nottingham Contemporary A new interdisciplinary arts space and regional gallery, at
Weekday Cross Nottingham. The university is involved in this project – ask staff in the
department for further information. www.nottinghamcontemporary.org
MOOT, Unit 3, The Factory, Dakeyne St, Sneinton, Nottingham NG3 2AR
mootinfo@gmail.com Tel: 07771 866 822
My House Gallery, 34 Windmill Lane, Sneinton, Nottingham NG2
Tel: 0115 9505097
Nottingham Society of Artists Gallery, St Luke’s House, Friar Lane, Nottingham
Southwell Arts Space is a good venue to investigate
Surface Gallery, Basement, 7 Mansfield Rd, Nottingham NG1 3FB Tel 0115 934 8435
A volunteer-led contemporary gallery, several art history students have participated.
The Bonington Gallery at Nottingham Trent University
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The Harley Gallery in Worksop
The New Art Exchange Gallery, Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham
www.thenewartexchange.org.uk
The Yard Gallery, Courtyard Stables, Wollaton Hall and Park, Nottingham NG82AE
Tel: 0115 915 3920 & Wollaton Hall www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/museums
Via Vaudeville, Thoroton House, Thoroton St, Nottingham NG7 4EW
Artists Studios
View from the Top (above Waterstone’s Bookshop) Bridlesmith Gate
Email: katie@viewfromthetop.co.uk Tel: 07951 997 528
Broadway Cinema and Media Centre, 14-18 Broad Street, Nottingham NG1
3ALwww.broadway.org.uk
Nottingham Playhouse, Wellington Circus, Nottingham NG1
5AFwww.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
Derby Museum and Art Gallery, The Strand, Derby DE1 1BS 01332 716659
New Walk and Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester email: museums@leicester.gov.uk
Backlit Gallery, Studios Prospect Space, The Faculty Dakeyne St, Nottingham NG3 2AR
Tether and Wasp Room, 17a Huntington St, Nottingham NG1 3JH
5.12.1
The Nottingham Advantage Award
The Award is a new initiative focusing on student skills, employability and personal and
academic development. Initially created for undergraduate students, it aims to develop the
kind of competencies, learning and evaluation skills that employers are looking for in
talented new graduates.
Designed to be taken alongside your regular studies, the Award is a great way of rewarding
extra-curricular activities like volunteering or getting involved with the Students’ Union. It’s
also:
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Totally voluntary
Free of charge to all undergraduate students
An ideal opportunity to engage with potential employers
Made up of 30 credits worth of appropriate Award modules
Contact details:
The Award team (based at) Centre for Career Development
Level D, Portland Building
University Park
Nottingham
NG7 2RD
t: +44 (0)115 951 13281
e: nottingham-advantage-award@nottingham.ac.uk
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APPENDIx
6.1
SECOND YEAR ART HISTORY MODULE CHOICES
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Single Honours Art History students must take V42245 International Study module
(Art History) 20 credits in the Spring semester
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Single Honours students must choose between 40 and 60 credits from level 2 Art
History modules on offer in the Department of Art History
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Single Honours students must take optional credits to bring the total number of
credits for the year to 120. It is possible to register for Fine Art subsidiary modules in
the Arts Centre Lecture Theatre A30 on Tuesday 21st September at 12:30.
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Joint Honours students take between 40 and 60 credits in the Department of Art
History. Please make sure that you comply with requirements from your Joint
Honours department.
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Please note that students at Part I Year 2 may only take modules at level A,B or 2
(not level 1 or level 3)
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You may not change modules after two weeks after the start of teaching
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Please note that the University Module Catalogue may be found at website
http://modulecatalogue.nottingham.ac.uk/Nottingham/
LEVEL 2 MODULES
AUTUMN:
V42306: European Avant–Garde Film (Lara Pucci)
This module examines avant-garde cinema in early 20th century Europe. It will begin by
exploring what is meant by the term avant-garde and considering the development of
experimental filmmaking within the context of artistic movements such as Futurism, Cubism,
Dada, Surrealism, and Constructivism. Focusing on developments in Germany, France, and
the Soviet Union during the 1920s and 1930s, it will consider key trends from abstract
animation to cinema pur. Experimental techniques such as animation, montage, and cameraless filmmaking will be explored in relation to other art forms (e.g. painting, sculpture,
photography, music, and dance). The module will highlight some key concerns of nonmainstream cinema, such as narrative, abstraction, reflexivity, spectatorship, movement,
time and space. It will examine the engagement of experimental film with modernity,
considering both aesthetic and political strategies of the early European avant-gardes. Key
practitioners will include Hans Richter, Man Ray, Luis Buñuel, Sergei Eisenstein, Dziga
Vertov, and Len Lye.
V42279: Installation Art (Suzy Freake)
The term ‘installation art’ has become ubiquitous in recent years and is used to describe
a diverse range of practices that fall outside the medium-based categories of painting,
sculpture or architecture. Installations are often temporary and exist in relation to a given
site: they therefore pose particular questions regarding ownership, spectatorship and
display. This course examines the development of installation art from the 1940s to the
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present, considering the work of contemporary artists Carsten Höller and Olafur Eliasson
alongside the earlier practices of Allan Kaprow and Marcel Broodthaers, amongst others.
V42134: The Age of Rembrandt: Dutch Art 1580 – 1680 (Jeremy Wood)
The module examines painting and related graphic media in the Northern Netherlands
within the period 1580-1680. It looks in particular at art produced in Haarlem, Amsterdam
and Leiden as art centres. The course will focus on the following themes: the meaning and
symbolism in genre subjects and history painting, the relationship between art and religion,
emulation of Italian art by Northern artists, nature of workshop practice, and Rembrandt's
studio in particular, range of patronage available to artists in the period.
V42305: Florentine Renaissance Art (Anna Drummond)
This module examines Florentine art during a period in which the city dominated artistic
production in Europe. Florence was the epicentre of the Renaissance and witnessed an
extraordinary flowering of painting, sculpture and architecture. The module considers the
work of key Renaissance artists including Botticelli, Fra Angelico and Donatello, as well as
Florentines who took the city’s style elsewhere such as Raphael, Michaelangelo and
Leonardo. Florence has remained the focus of much of the most detailed and exciting
scholarship on the Renaissance. This module considers Florentine art through the traditional
frames of artistic genius and renewal, but also uses more recent perspectives that examine
the gendered, social, ritual, economic and political contexts in which such art was produced
and experienced. Students will be encouraged to use these techniques to examine works of
art, to think critically about the merits of such different approaches.
SPRING:
V42245: International Study (Gaby Neher, Richard Wrigley, Lara Pucci)
This module allows students to work on two pieces of coursework linked to a guided visit
to a major European cultural centre, and to study a wide range of artefacts at first hand at
this location. In addition, students are required to record their experiences of this visit in a
study diary. The 2012 location is expected to be Rome. The visit will be prepared through a
series of timetabled classes. Choice of subjects for the coursework will be made with
guidance from a designated supervisor. The module is subsidised by the University, but
incurs additional costs to the students. The module is non-compensatible. It is a department
requirement that students sign the method of payment/contribution form. It is likely that the
trip will take place at the end of the Easter vacation. It is the responsibility of students to
make sure they can attend the study trip.
V42304: Painting Modern Life (Richard Wrigley)
An overview of French art in the 19th century, examining social, political, intellectual, and
institutional contexts: • Art’s role in the changing socio-political landscape • The creation of
museums • The changing status of the hierarchy of the genres • `the painting of modern life’
• The place of sculpture in 19th-century French art • City and country in art • exhibitions and
art criticism
V42292: Art and Society in Renaissance Venice (Gaby Neher)
The Republic of Venice was, arguably, at the zenith of its power in the fifteenth-century,
and the image of Venice as a Renaissance city remains very powerful even now. This module
seeks to engage with the artists and patrons who shaped and created Renaissance Venice,
engaging with such figures as the three Bellini (Jacopo, Gentile and Govanni) in the field of
painting and Mauro Codussi in the field of architecture. Issues discussed in the module will
include: the significance of Venice as a maritime power to the shaping of its visual arts; the
development of a distinctive 'Venetian'- style in painting and architecture; Venice as 'a world
apart'- and how this manifested itself in its arts.
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V42275: The Politics of Display (Fintan Cullen)
This module examines the history of museums, galleries, collecting and the history and
politics of the display of art objects. The emphasis is on the last two hundred years.
Discussion will focus on such issues as • the establishment of national institutions such as
the Louvre and the National Gallery, London • the role of cultural imperialism • exhibitions
and their history • the modern art museum
6.2
List of Personal Tutor Groups (Autumn 2011)
(if your name is not on the list below, please bring this to the attention of the
Taught Courses Administrator at registration)
When you arrive at university you should make an appointment to see your personal tutor
within the first two weeks of term.
MONDAY 26th September 2011
15.00 Second Year Single and Joint Honours
Undergraduates attend a meeting with their Personal
Tutor. Attendance at these meetings is compulsory,
to discuss teaching and assessment procedures
Personal Tutor Groups
and their locations
Personal Tutor Groups
and their locations:
Nicholas Alfrey – Lenton
Grove A17
Phoebe Ashworth
Thomas Austin
Robyn Badley
Rodney Bain
Melody Barzin
Emma Buckley
Carmel Bevan
Scarlett Campbell
Gabriella Chaudhri
Lara Pucci – Lenton Grove
A18
Grace Haywood
Jasmine Hicks
Rose Hopkins
Jonathan Hosking
Olivia Hoyle
Bryony James
Rose Jarvis
Megan Jolley
Alexander Jones
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15.30
Second Year Single and Joint Honours
Undergraduates attend a meeting with their Personal
Tutor. Attendance at these meetings is compulsory,
to discuss teaching and assessment procedures
Gabriele Neher –
Humanities A21
Pierce, Scarlett
Ross-Carter, Verena
Cruse, Anna
Holland-Rose, Juliet
Hummel, Camila
Redshaw, Eleanor
Fujimoto, Sumire
Hammoud Nadia
Tappenden, Tulip
Coman, Ioana
Kerrison, Emily
Kirsty Gruber
Laura Thorn
Jeremy Wood –
Humanities A1
Rachael Jones
Alicia Knowles
Araminta Lawrie
Cameron MacInnes
Annabelle McGregor
Philippa Mead
Grace Mitchell
Joanna Moore
Charlotte Noakes Robinson
Emily Drablow
Fintan Cullen –
Humanities A22
Emma Farrell
Laura Graham
Katherine Grogan
Rhiannon Hall
Florence Hapgood
Alice Maddox Connolly
Pavinia Cotton
Sophie Coyne
Clementine Davey
Richard Wrigley–
Humanities A2
Hannah Payne
Rosie Perry
Zoe Pittam
Chelsea Marie Power
Helen Richardson
Louise Simpson
Annabel Singer
Abigail Smith
Elizabeth Staves
Rachel Dyer
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