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 |
Prerequisite(s): | 1780 (v.6) Visual Culture - Introduction to Visual Culture 191 or any previous version
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1782 (v.6) Visual Culture - Issues in Contemporary Art 192 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | An introduction to the major movements in fashion in the twentieth century and to the relationship between fashion and art during that century. Surveys such style changes as Surrealism, Expressionism, Pop and Punk in describing the nexus between art and the designers of high fashion. Students are introduced to the major fashion designers of the 20th century and their ideas and practices. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- An understanding of the complex nature of fashion and art and it's socio economic relations. The ability to identify the major styles and protagonists do twentieth century fashion. The ability tocritically engage with these histories and understand in depth their critiques and motivations. |
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: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed text. Reader. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Essay 40%, Tests (10% x 3) 30%, Tutorial 30%. This is by grade/mark assessment.. |
Field of Education: | 100599 Graphic and Design Studies not elsewhere classified | 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 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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