VIS 2013 Philosophies of Visual Aesthetics

SubjectCat-NbrClassTermModeDescriptionUnitsCampus
VIS2013109371, 2002ONCPhilosophies of Visual Aesthetics1.00TWMBA
Academic Group:FOART
Academic Org:FOA007
HECS Band:1
ASCED Code:100300

Contents


STAFFING:

Examiner: Sandy Pottinger
Moderator: Allan Bruce



PRE-REQUISITES:

Pre-requisite: VIS 2012


SYNOPSIS:

This course explores the role of philosophical thought and the significance of its influence on the visual arts. Theories of art and aesthetics from early Greece provide a foundation for the further introduction of the ideas suggested by the key philosophers of the great ages of human development from the middle ages through to the present.


OBJECTIVES:


On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

  • develop an awareness of the role of philosophy in forming the aesthetics of visual arts;

  • acquire a knowledge of the development of contemporary aesthetics through a broad survey of philosophical thought;

  • recognise the underlying aesthetic conventions within works of art in their philosophical contexts;

  • clearly and logically express personal ideas pertaining to aesthetic and philosophical perspectives as they relate to the visual arts in general and their own work specifically.



    • TOPICS:


    DescriptionWeighting (%)
    1. Philosophy: An Introduction
    		 0.00
    2. Hellenistic Foundations
    		 0.00
    3. The Middle Ages
    		 0.00
    4. The Renaissance
    		 0.00
    5. The Baroque
    		 0.00
    6. The Enlightenment
    		 0.00
    7. Romanticism
    		 0.00
    8. The Frankfurt School
    		 0.00
    9. Shaping Twentieth Century Thought
    		 0.00
    10. Existential Phenomenology
    		 0.00
    11. Towards a Feminist Philosophy
    		 0.00
    12. Continental Philosophy
    		 0.00

    REFERENCE MATERIALS:

    Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.

    Benjamin, A, Osborne, P, eds, 1991 Thinking Art: Beyond Traditional Aesthetics, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, 700.1 THI.

    Bryson, N, Holly, M A & Moxey, K, eds, 1991 Visual Theory: Painting and Interpretation, Polity Press, Cambridge, 750.118 VIS.

    Cooper, D World Philosophies, 1996, Blackwell, London, 109 COO.

    Danto, A C, 1986 The Philosophical Disenfranchisement of Art, Columbia University Press, New York, 700.1 DAN.

    Eagleton, T, 1990 The Ideology of the Aesthetics, Basil Blackwell Ltd, Oxford, 111.85 EAG.

    Felski, R, 1989 Beyond Feminist Aesthetics, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass, 809.89287 FEL.

    Flew, A, (ed), 1999 A Dictionary of Philosophy, revised 2nd ed, Gramercy Books, New York, 103 DIC.

    Gandhi, L Postcolonial Theory, 1998, Allen, Unwin, Sydney, 320.9045 GAN.

    Gelder, K, Jacobs, M Uncanny Australia, 1998, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 299.9215 GE.

    Grosz, E Sexual Subversions, 1989, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 305.4 GRO.

    Harrison, C & Wood, P, 1993 Art in Theory 1900-1990, Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 709.04 ART.

    Kenny, A, (ed), 1994 The Oxford Illustrated History of Western Philosophy, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 190 OXF.

    Mulvey, L, 1989 Visual and Other Pleasures, Macmillan, Bassingstoke, Hampshire, 791.43 MUL.

    Nalbantoglu, G, & Wong Chong, T, 1997 Postcolonial Spaces, Princeton Architectural Press, Princeton, New York, 720.103 POS.

    Preziosi, D, 1998 The Art of Art History: A Critical Anthology, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 701.18 ART.

    Ross, S, (ed), 1994 Art and Its Significance: An Anthology of Aesthetic Theory, 3rd edn, State University of New York Press, Albany, New Yo.

    Solomon, R, Higgins, M, 1996 A Short History of Philosophy, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 109 SOL.

    Tuana, N & Tong, R (eds), 1995 Feminism and Philosophy: Essential Readings in Theory, Reinterpretation, and Application, Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado, 305.4201 FEM.

    Warnock, M, (ed), 1996 Women Philosophers, J.M. Dent, London, 190 WOM.

    West, D, 1996 An Introduction to Continental Philosophy, Polity Press, Cambridge, UK.




    STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

    ACTIVITYHOURS
    Lectures26
    Private Study126
    Tutorial13


    ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

    DescriptionMarks Out ofWtg(%)RequiredDue Date
    ASSIGNMENT 1999.0030.00Y04 Mar 2002 (see note 1)
    ASSIGNMENT 2999.0030.00Y04 Mar 2002 (see note 2)
    SEE OTHER REQUIREMENTS999.0040.00Y04 Mar 2002 (see note 3)
    NOTES:
    1.
    Further details about the due dates are detailed in the assessment section of the Course Specifications.
    2.
    Further details about the due dates are detailed in the assessment section of the Course Specifications.
    3.
    Further details about the due dates are detailed in the assessment section of the Course Specifications.

    OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

    1. Students are strongly advised to attend classes.
    2. Late submissions will be subject to penalties as per Arts Faculty guidelines, unless medical certificates are provided or extenuating circumstances are appropriately demonstrated.
    3. Students must pass all assessable components of the unit.
    4. Final grade will be based on cumulative marks as per USQ grading system except when a student does not pass all assessment items satisfactorily in which case an IM grade may be awarded.
    5. All assignments and research must be fully and correctly documented.
    6. ASSESSMENT DETAILS: Assessment No. 3 Description: Tutorial Research Journal and Tutorial Participation/Preparation. The Journal should include articles, tutorial research and preparation for tutorial presentation and participation. The Journal is to be submitted at the end of the Semester in a format suitable to its role as a reference/resource file.