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 |
Equivalent(s): | 300700 (v.1) VIS27 Modernism and the Visual Arts
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Syllabus: | An introduction to the artistic movements of the years between 1850 and 1960 with an emphasis on explaining the emergence of Modernism as an overriding cultural form. The art protagonists and their ideas of this movement are introduced in a framework of larger social upheavals of the time. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- An understanding of the emergence of Modernism as the major artistic force of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Become familiar with the movements and ideas driving Modernism andwill have the ability to engage critically with these histories. |
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: | Brettell, Richard. (1999), 'Urban Capitalism', in his Modern Art 1851-1929. Oxford, Oxford University Press. Harrison, C and Wood, P. (eds) (1996), Art in Theory. Oxford, Blackwell. |
Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Essay 40%, Tests (3x 10%) 30%, Tutorial 30%. 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 | 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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