Modern Australian Art and Cinema (ARHT2632)
Semester 2 / 2009

Description

This unit of study examines Australian art, cinema and popular visual imagery from 1880-1940. Themes to be covered include the landscape tradition and Australian national identity, urban imagery, images of war, the positioning of women, indigenous and migrant cultures, the fledgling Australian film industry and related responses to issues of modernity and modernism. Students will be encouraged to work with the University art collections.

Assessment

One essay or curatorial project and one tutorial paper to a total of 4000-4500 words

Other Details

Text list and/or contents of course reader to be confirmed.

Levels: Undergraduate
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