VIS 2013 Philosophies of Visual Aesthetics

SubjectCat-NbrClassTermModeDescriptionUnitsCampus
VIS2013209371, 2003ONCPhilosophies 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: VIS2012


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
    		 12.00
    2. Hellenistic Foundations
    		 8.00
    3. The Middle Ages
    		 8.00
    4. The Renaissance
    		 8.00
    5. The Baroque
    		 8.00
    6. The Enlightenment
    		 8.00
    7. Romanticism
    		 8.00
    8. The Frankfurt School
    		 8.00
    9. Shaping Twentieth Century Thought
    		 8.00
    10. Existential Phenomenology
    		 8.00
    11. Towards a Feminist Philosophy
    		 8.00
    12. Continental Philosophy
    		 8.00

    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.

    1998, Modernism: An Anthology of Sources and Documents, Chicago University Press, Chicago.

    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.

    Collinson, D 1998, Fifty Major Philosophers, Routledge, New York, London.

    Cooper, D 1996, World Philosophies, 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, 2nd edition, Gramercy Books, New York, 103 DIC.

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

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

    Grosz, E 1989, Sexual Subversions, 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 edition, State University of New York Press, Albany, New York.

    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.

    Wartenberg, T 2002, The Nature of Art: An Anthology, Harcourt College, Fort Worth.

    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 130.0030.00Y11 Apr 2003
    ASSIGNMENT 230.0030.00Y30 May 2003
    TUTORIAL JOURNAL40.0040.00Y13 Jun 2003(see note )
    NOTES:
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    Assessment 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.

    ASSESSMENT NOTES

    1.Students must pass all assessable components of the course.

    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. 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.
    4. All assignments and research must be fully and correctly documented.