Rooted in Politics. Pflanzen in der Gegenwartskunst
Anita Hosseini
Institute of Studies in Art and Art Education, Art History
2025S, scientific seminar (SEW), 4.0 ECTS, 2.0 semester hours, course number S05197
Description
Deeply rooted in the history of colonisation and imperial power, as well as in geopolitical and territorial hegemonies, plants become carriers of information, living archives of human history that combines oppression, migration and appropriation. At the same time, however, they also function as images that are symbolically charged and, like allegories, become symbols of virtues, emotions, communities, beliefs and movements. Examples include the rose, which as sub rosa addresses discretion and community or became the embodiment of the expression of love, or the carnation, which is associated with various protest movements, or the poppy, which as a remembrance poppy is worn on the lapel as a national symbol of devotion to war veterans.
This seminar will analyse the symbolic and political charging and historical rootedness of plants on the basis of their treatment in contemporary art. Through readings and case studies, we will interrogate the presence of plants (both as actual present, blooming, growing, living entities and as pictorial representations) in contemporary art, the role they play in it, and the story they tell.
Examination Modalities
Compulsory for the course completion are:
- regular attendance (at least 80%),
- active participation, with taking on reading and discussion contributions, as well as
- taking on a presentation topic and
- a written paper on a topic from the seminar.
The seminar can also be taken as a BA seminar (subject area teaching degree).
Key Words
Botanik, Politik, Gegenwartskunst, Imperialismus, Protest, Symbolik, Kolonialismus
Dates
04 March 2025, 13:15–14:45 Seminar Room 22
11 March 2025, 13:15–14:45 Seminar Room 22
18 March 2025, 13:15–14:45 Seminar Room 22
29 April 2025, 13:00–15:00 Seminar Room 22
06 May 2025, 13:00–15:00 Seminar Room 22
13 May 2025, 13:00–15:00 Seminar Room 22
20 May 2025, 13:00–15:00 Seminar Room 22
27 May 2025, 13:00–15:00 Seminar Room 22
03 June 2025, 13:00–15:00 Seminar Room 22
17 June 2025, 13:15–14:45 Seminar Room 22
Course Enrolment
From 03 February 2025, 00:00 to 07 March 2025, 17:00
Via online registration
Curriculum Allocation
Art Education: subject kkp (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 067/003.80
Art Education: subject kkp (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: IT: Bachelorseminar Wissenschaftliche Praxis 067/003.85
Art Education: subject kkp (Master): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Lehrveranstaltung nach Wahl aus wissenschaftlicher Praxis, SE 067/003.80
Art Education: subject kkp (Enhancements study): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Seminar aus dem Bereich Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften 067/003.25
Art Education: subject kkp (Enhancements study): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 067/003.80
Art Education: subject tex (Master): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Lehrveranstaltung nach Wahl aus wissenschaftlicher Praxis, SE 071/003.80
Art Education: subject dae (Master): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Lehrveranstaltung nach Wahl aus wissenschaftlicher Praxis, SE 072/003.80
Art Education: subject dex (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 074/003.80
Art Education: subject dex (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: IT: Bachelorseminar Wissenschaftliche Praxis 074/003.85
Art Education: subject dex (Master): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Lehrveranstaltung nach Wahl aus wissenschaftlicher Praxis, SE 074/003.80
Art Education: subject dex (Enhancements study): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Seminar aus dem Bereich Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften 074/003.25
Art Education: subject dex (Enhancements study): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 074/003.80
Transformation Studies. Art x Science (Bachelor): Focus! Transformation Areas: Cultural Transformation 162/040.40
TransArts - Transdisciplinary Arts (Bachelor): Theoretical foundations: Theoretical foundations 180/003.01
Expanded Museum Studies (Master): Electives: Art History 537/080.10
Stage Design (2. Section): Kunsttheorie und Kulturwissenschaften: Kunstgeschichte 542/207.01
Media Arts: Specialisation in Transmedia Arts (2. Section): Wissenschaft, Theorie und Geschichte : Kunstgeschichte 566/208.12
Media Arts: Specialisation in Digital Arts (2. Section): Wissenschaft, Theorie, Geschichte: Kunstgeschichte 567/208.12
Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften (Master): Electives Area 1: Art History 568/005.03
Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften (Master): Electives Area 2: Art History 568/006.03
Design: Specialisation in Design and Narrative Media (2. Section): Methodological and Theoretical Fundamentals: Humanities 576/203.02
Design: Specialisation in Communication Design (2. Section): Methodological and Theoretical Basics: Humanities 577/203.02
Fine Arts (2. Section): Scientific and Research Practice: Art Theory, Cultural Studies, Art History, Philosophy 605/202.01
Fine Arts (2. Section): Scientific and Research Practice: Free Electives out of Scientific and Research Practice 605/202.80
Design: Specialisation in Applied Photography and Time-based Media (2. Section): Methodological and Theoretical Basics: Humanities 626/203.02
Cross-Disciplinary Strategies (Bachelor): Artistic Strategies and Approaches to Art: Deepening and Application 700/001.20
Co-registration: possible
Attending individual courses: possible