This course will explore the responses of artists to war and conflict since the Renaissance up to the present with a particular focus on the modern period. It examines a diverse range of Australian and international works, including painting, sculpture, drawing, photography and video, and considers their modes of presentation, dissemination, critical reception and impact. Ethical and social issues are discussed in depth, as are the relationships between commissioning organisations, artists and audiences. There is a strong focus throughout on object-based analysis with several classes being held at the Australian War Memorial, the National Gallery and the National Library.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- describe some of the major artistic responses to war and conflict since the Renaissance;
- describe some of the ethical and social issues raised by artists' involvement in or responses to war and conflict;
- demonstrate an understanding of the impact and affects of war and conflict imagery;
- research and access information on art, war and conflict and organise your research into compelling and intelligent arguments; and
- speak about ideas and issues relating to art, war and conflict
Indicative Assessment
- Oral presentation, 10 minutes, and paper of 1000 words (30) [LO 2,3,4,5]
- Annotated bibliography, 1200 words (20) [LO 1,2,3]
- Research essay, 2500 words (40) [LO 1,2,4]
- Tutorial participation (10) [LO 1,2,4,5]
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Workload
Semester length delivery
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials; and
b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Intensive delivery
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 35 hours of contact: lectures and tutorials, delivered intensively over 5 days (9am-5pm) ; and
b) 95 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
None
Preliminary Reading
Geoffrey Batchen, ed., Picturing Atrocity: Photography in Crisis, 2012
Betty Churcher, The Art of War, 2005
Pia Cunio (ed.) Artful Armies, Beautiful Battles: Art and Warfare in Early Modern Europe, 2002
Paul Fussell, The Great War and Modern Memory, 2000
Andrea Liss, Trespassing Through Shadows: Memory, Photography and the Holocaust, 1998
James Young, At Memory's Edge: After-Images of the Holocaust in Contemporary Art and Architecture, 2000
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you 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). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $3840 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $4980 |
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