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: | Examination of the histories and meanings of beauty in the field of visual culture. An investigation of visual beauty, its cultural significance and presence in our everyday lives. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Been introduced to electronic visual culture. Had experience in negotiating the web as a research tool. Investigated the theories and meanings of digital culture. Critically engaged with the web as a medium for creative expression. |
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: | Hofstadter, A. and Kuhns, R. (eds.) (1946), Philosophies of Art and Beauty. Chicago, University of Chicago. Solso, R. (1994), Visual Cognition. Boston, MIT Press. Danto, A. (1999), Regarding Beauty. New York, Smithsonian Institute. Rentschiler, I., Herzberger, B. and Epstein. (eds.) (1988), Beauty and the Brain. Birkhauser, Basel. Van Damme, W. (1996), Beauty in Context. New York, Brill. |
Unit Texts: | School of Art (2003), Course Reader. Perth, School of Art, Curtin University of Technology. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Essay 50%, Tutorial 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 100399 Visual Arts and Crafts 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 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley 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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