Australian Art: 20th and 21st Century ARTH6027  - Details

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Offered By: School of Humanities
Academic Career: Graduate Coursework
Course Subject: Art History
Offered in: ARTH6027 will not be offered in 2010
Unit Value: 6 units
Course Description:

This course will examine a variety of visual sources for mainly non-Aboriginal art in Australia during our century and up to the present day. While it will in no way attempt a survey of Australian art, it will range widely, looking at different media and art forms including architecture, printmaking and sculpture.

Course Classification(s): TransitionalTransitional courses are designed for students from a broad range of backgrounds and learning achievements, which provide for the acquisition of generic skills; or an informed understanding of contemporary issues; or fundamental knowledge for transition to Advanced or Specialist courses.
Areas of Interest: Art History
Preliminary Reading:

* Dean, D, Museum Exhibition: Theory and Practice, Routledge, London, 1994
* Hooper-Greenhill, E, Museums and the Shaping of Knowledge, Routledge, London, 1992
* Serota, N, Experience or Interpretation: The Dilemma of Museums of Mode in Art, Thames and Hudson, London, 1996

Majors/Specialisations: Art History, Art History and Curatorship, Art History, and Art History and Curatorship
Academic Contact: Prof. Sasha Grishin