Area: | Department of Art |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | An introduction to the history of the representation of the landscape. Designed to give students an introduction to the social contexts in which shifts of meaning for the landscape have developed. It will be argued that the idea of the landscape is stillcentral to the project of art and that some of the more recent developments in landscape art reflect deep social and philosophical positions that may not be so obvious in traditional readings of the landscape. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- A thorough knowledge of the current debates in, and histories of contemporary landscape art. Developed appropriate research skills necessary to articulate their ideas and critique. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Schama, S. (1995), Landscape and memory. London, Harper Collins. Hunt, John Dixon. (1992), Gardens and the picturesque. Cambridge Massachusetts, MIT Press. Cosgrove, Denis. (1988), The iconography of landscape. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. Stannage, Tom. (1990), Embellishing the landscape. Fremantle, Fremantle Arts Centre Press. |
Unit Texts: | Visual Culture Research Unit. Course Reader. Bentley, Visual Culture Research Unit, Curtin University of Technology. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Essay 40%, Testing 20%, Tutorial 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 100300 Visual Arts and Crafts (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Esperance Community College | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Esperance Community College | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Northam Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Northam Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Margaret River Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Margaret River Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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