VIS 8000 Post Colonial Studies

SubjectCat-NbrClassTermModeDescriptionUnitsCampus
VIS8000212521, 2003EXTPost Colonial Studies2.00TWMBA
Academic Group:FOART
Academic Org:FOA007
HECS Band:1
ASCED Code:100300

Contents


STAFFING:

Examiner: Robyn Stewart
Moderator: Ann-Maree Reaney



RATIONALE:

It is important that at a Masters level students have a high degree of awareness of contemporary cross-cultural issues in Visual Arts theory and practice in the Asia-Pacific region and are able to locate their work within a post-colonial Australian context.


SYNOPSIS:

This study is related to contemporary visual arts practice in Post- Colonial Australia with specific reference to its Indigenous and Asia- Pacific contexts. This includes the investigation and interaction between cultural production, cultural difference and multiple traditions which form and increasingly inform contemporary visual arts praxis.


OBJECTIVES:

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

  • demonstrate an empirical understanding of cross-cultural issues as they relate to visual arts and crafts practices;

  • demonstrate a high degree of understanding of visual aesthetics particularly in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region;

  • contextualise contemporary Colonial and Post-Colonial theories as they relate to their chosen field of practice;

  • demonstrate advanced skills in conceptualising, planning and researching contemporary theoretical issues as they relate to their studio-based work and to underpin ultimately a public exhibition, performance or publication.



    • TOPICS:


    DescriptionWeighting (%)
    1. Theorising Post-colonialism: discourse and identity
    		 15.00
    2. Theorising gender
    		 15.00
    3. Theorising the West
    		 15.00
    4. Theorising colonized culture and anti-colonial transgressions
    		 15.00
    5. Crossing Borders: visual hybridities
    		 15.00
    6. Asia-Pacific Triennial: curatorial paradigms
    		 15.00
    7. Imperalist slippages
    		 10.00

    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.

    McLean, I 1998, White Aborigines: Identity Politics in Australian Art, Cambridge University Press, Melbourne.

    (ISBN 0521584167)




    STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

    ACTIVITYHOURS
    Private Study271
    Tutorial or Electronic Discussion26


    ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

    DescriptionMarks Out ofWtg(%)RequiredDue Date
    DRAFT LITERATURE REVIEW100.00100.00Y27 Jun 2003(see note )
    NOTES:
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    ASSESSMENT DESCRIPTION: Draft Literature Review contextualising Post-Colonial discourses. Students will be graded on a 'Pass', 'Incomplete', 'Fail' basis.