Art and Propaganda: Experiments of the Russian Revolution drafted draft

Program Overview

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Course overview

This one-day course will explore the relationship of art to politics and the methods of public persuasion before advertising was widely used and social media had been invented.

Space donated by the Fondazione Bulgari

The course is available in four formats:

Campus

Clients office

Online (virtual classroom) with live tutoring

Bespoke (group or 1:1 coaching)

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100% of AIR income, beyond operational expense, is used towards education and research.

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When Lenin came to power in October 1917, his party (the Bolshevik party) comprised of at best 350,000 people in a country of 140 million. Quickly the ruling party, the Bolshevik victory in Russia needed significantly greater support to assume the mantle of sovereign legitimacy – previously claimed by the provisional government and before that by the Tsars. One of Bolsheviks’ solutions was the use of the power of mass propaganda in order to establish:

That the Revolution was a large-scale, mass event

That the (proletarian) people had participated, and were participating in it.

In addition, they had to unite into the proletariat the still-religious and largely self-employed peasantry with the wage-dependent urban working population, and to overcome the problem of very significant illiteracy.

The above explains in part why Lenin’s Plan for Monumental Propaganda, street theatre performances and decorations as well as early Soviet films were considered to be so vital.

These will be used as case studies, and we will consider various forms of Socialist experiments in propagating the new ideology, and in some cases re-writing history.

In this course you will learn about:

What happens when artists work on behalf of a political program?

When does art become propaganda?

Is art tainted, diminished, or elevated by its political content?

Which artistic style is best suited for propaganda?

Mind influences.

Is this course for me?

This course is suitable for students and members of general public interested in art, propaganda and persuasion, psychology, political studies, history, and sociology.

The course is directed by

Dr. Natalia Murray,

who is one of the world’s leading specialist in the history of Russian art. She is a visiting lecturer at the Courtauld Institute of Art and a Senior Curator. In 2017 she curated a major exhibition

Revolution. Russian Art. 1917-1932

at the Royal Academy of Arts in London and is currently working on exhibition of Malevich and Kandinsky in Paris. Her books and articles extend across the wide field of 19-20 century Russian art, and she has featured in films dedicated to the Hermitage museum and the Russian revolution and in programmes for BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service. Natalia is also trustee of the Russian Avant-Garde Research Project - a UK-based charity which shares one of her aspirations to reduce the number of fakes on the Russian art market.

Her most recent book

Art for the Workers. Proletarian Art and Festive Decorations of Petrograd. 1917-1920

was published by ‘Brill’ in May 2018.  In autumn 2018 the Russian translation of her 2012 book

The Unsung Hero of the Russian Avant-Garde

will come out; and

The Life and Times of Nikolay Punin

will be published by ‘Slovo’ in Moscow.

This course can be best complemented with the 1-day course:

The Psychology of Decision Making

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Campus Courses - VAT-free:

Our venues are in central London (Senate House) and in New Cross. You can select your preferred location by choosing the date available.

Virtual Classroom Courses - VAT-free:

Live tutoring brings all the benefits of face to face training and, in addition, improves skills for ‘digital’ participation. There is an increasing need for online activities in all areas of life – making ‘digital’ participation an essential skill of the 21st century.

Bespoke Courses:

If you are interested in a tailor-made Public Speaking course option: 1-1 coaching or bespoke group training, please contact us using the email or phone number provided below.

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Program Outline

Course content

If you choose to study this programme part-time over two years you can choose to take your classes so that they fit in with your work schedule. Module supervisors will be able to discuss this with you and help you with your timetable.

Semester 1

Semester 2

Summer Research Project

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Compulsory classes

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Essential Skills and Employability for Masters Students (20 credits)

Refine your core skills in statistics, data presentation and career development while also learning about the ethical choices and dilemmas that you might face in your scientific careers.

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Postgraduate Studies in Microbiology (20 credits)

In this module, you'll be exposed to the key concepts of bioreactor and process design, including the importance of downstream processing and process monitoring.

This module will also introduce the importance of systems and synthetic biology in advanced IB, and the roles of microorganisms in wastewater treatment, bioremediation and biofouling.

Learning will be achieved through lectures, tutorials and workshops.

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Entrepreneurship (10 credits)

Learn from experts from the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, what it takes to translate bright ideas in biomedical sciences into patents, business plans and spin-out companies.

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Advanced Techniques in Biomedical Research 1 (10 credits)

This is a two-semester compulsory laboratory module. Both modules will help develop your skills in data analysis and report writing. This will help pave the way for a smooth transition into your summer research project, Advanced Topics in Biomedical Research.

This first module, which is delivered in the first semester will provide you training in key research skills in a range of standard techniques to be applied to specific problems in molecular biology research.

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Elective Module

Choose one 10-credit module from the two optional practical modules across Semester 1 & 2.

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In Vivo Biology (10 credits)

Gain real practical experience in the safe and ethical application of in vivo research by being trained to Home Office Personal License standard. Discover how in vivo biology has driven the development and testing of new drugs and medical techniques that save and improve human lives.

There are limited places on this module. Students who have registered for their MSc programme, chosen their modules and are present on campus for the beginning of Semester 1 on 18th September 2023 when the module begins will be given priority in selection.

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Compulsory classes

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Advanced Techniques in Biomedical Research 2 (10 credits)

This is the second part of the two-semester compulsory laboratory module. This module will expose you to various assay procedures used widely in biochemistry, pharmacology, microbiology and immunology fields through hands-on laboratory exercises and further develop your analytical skills through workshops.

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Advanced Topics in Biomedical Research (20 credits)

A unique and innovative module designed with three outcomes in mind:

become an expert in the field that you'll study for your summer research project & learn how to write a review paper that aims to be publication quality

learn how a scientific research career really works from the experts & then write the outline of a hypothetical research grant application

enhance your teamwork on a virtual project to develop a hypothetical drug from high-content screen, through in vivo testing in models, to transcriptomics & human clinical trials & pharmacogenomics. You'll not only learn how to manage a project’s timelines & targets, but also enter the world of big data manipulation and analysis

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Postgraduate Studies in Clinical Microbiology (20 credits)

In this module, you'll understand the principles of clinical microbiology from the perspective of:

diagnosis by genotyping viable and non-viable approaches

mechanism of antimicrobial resistance and treatment by antimicrobial agents

epidemiology and control of infectious diseases

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Elective Module

Choose one 10-credit module from the two optional practical modules across Semester 1 & 2.

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Drug Discovery (10 credits)

The aim of this module is to introduce you to practical skills required to set up robust drug discovery assays in both academic and industrial settings. The pathway from pathology or biological pathway to small molecule drug candidate is explored in this unique module. Become familiar with the modern laboratory assays and screening approaches used by Big Pharma to develop their blockbuster drugs.

60 credits

Choose from a selection of research project topics in areas such as genomics, molecular genetics and synthetic biology. You can choose from four types of projects:

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Laboratory-based experimental projects

These aim to develop a range of skills required for performing experimental research in a laboratory and generating novel data. The type of skills acquired are project-specific. These projects are appropriate if you're interested in a career in experimental laboratory research in industry or academia, e.g. PhD/research assistant/biology-based industrial company, where lab skills are of importance.

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Critical analysis

These aim to develop a range of skills required for carrying out analysis of data reported in scientific literature. Skills include finding appropriate peer-reviewed studies, critically analysing the methods used and the data presented and coming to a clear conclusion whether the data support or refute a hypothesis. These projects develop skills in reading technical literature, formulating hypotheses, synthesising and critically appraising information and developing new ideas.

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Data analysis

These aim to develop a range of skills required for carrying out analysis of scientific data. This could be data previously generated in the supervisor’s laboratory or data collected from previously published literature. They may involve generating and using spreadsheets and specialist data analytical packages. These projects develop skills in working with data, using statistical analyses, creating models, critically appraising information and developing new ideas.

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Data-mining

These aim to develop a range of skills required for carrying out analysis of scientific data present in databases, e.g. genomic sequences. They may involve using spreadsheets and specialist data analytical packages. These projects develop skills in working with databases, data, using statistical analyses, creating models, critically appraising information and developing new ideas.

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Learning & teaching

The course is delivered through lectures, tutorials and hands-on practical sessions. If you successfully complete the required taught classes, you may undertake a laboratory project for the MSc.

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Assessment

Assessment of taught classes is through:

multiple choice tests

computer quizzes

problem-solving scenarios

poster and oral presentations

essays

formal written exams

The laboratory project is assessed through a written thesis.

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Careers

After graduating you should be ideally qualified for positions in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, as well as hospitals and universities.

You may wish to continue your studies for an MPhil or PhD degree.

This course provides the background training for a career in:

pharmaceutical & biotechnology industry laboratory research posts

laboratory technical support

medical/pharmaceutical/life science sales

academia, following a further PhD route

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