The survey course examines the role of international and Australian art and design in relation to society and the initial changes wrought by a rising middle class as modern social structures shifted and new markets emerged from the second wave of the industrial revolution in the mid-nineteenth century. As well as paying attention to one medium, students are invited to assess the integration of art, design, architecture and the decorative arts. Attention is paid to the design reformist and Arts and Crafts movements in England and America and the Art Nouveau movements across Europe and Australia to the rise of international modernism, post-war design and Pop and Postmodern art and design in the second half of the twentieth century. Students may wish to engage with the changing meaning of craft in the so-called global society at the turn of the new millennium.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Students will achieve the ability to identify major art and design
movements of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries and
- to objectify their appreciation of these through an analytic and evaluative assessment of each movement in relation to the social context of the historic period.
- Students will develop strong skills in research and writing and become familiar
with key terms and concepts from art and design history of the modern and
postmodern periods.
Indicative Assessment
2,000 word tutorial paper (30%) (outcomes 2, 3)
3,000 word essay (50%) (outcomes, 1, 2, 3)
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 30 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 18 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials; and b) 100 hours of independent student research, reading and writing. Contact hours may include visits to major art institutions in Canberra.Requisite and Incompatibility
Preliminary Reading
- Arnason, H H, History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture and Photography, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2004.
- Bogle, Michael, Design in Australia: 1870-1970, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1996.
- Demsey, A. Styles, Schools and Movements: An Encyclopedic Guide to Modern Art, Thames and Hudson, London, 2002.
- Sparke, Penny, Design in Context, Bloomsbury, London, 1991.
Fees
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If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $3570 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $5460 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7046 | 26 Jul 2021 | 02 Aug 2021 | 14 Sep 2021 | 29 Oct 2021 | In Person | View |