Arts of East Asia (AHIS20021)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
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This subject will introduce students to the mediums, genres, and vocabulary of pre-modern Chinese, Japanese, and Korean visual culture. Weekly lectures and tutorials will focus on either a specific medium (ink painting, calligraphy, ceramics, timber frame architecture, urban landscape, gardens) or a theme (tombs, Buddhism, Confucianism, genre painting, narrative painting) and through case studies, the political, social, and cultural factors that inform and shape works of art will be considered. The objects and sites under consideration will sometimes raise historical questions about the impact of one tradition upon the others, allowing us to see East Asia as a culturally connected macroregion; in other cases, the lectures will bring together works that require us to think critically about how we analyze and interpret the history of artistic production. Ultimately, this subject will provide students a foundation and framework to consider the history of East Asian art, as well as the tools by which to consider the dimensions and character of the common narratives applied to this history.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject will:
- Acquire broad familiarity with the history of the arts of China, Japan, and Korea, including their primary genres, materials, and techniques;
- Gain familiarity with some of the fundamental artistic, religious, and philosophical concepts underlying the production of East Asian art;
- Consider the arts of China, Japan, and Korea within their individual cultural contexts, as well as within the broader contexts of intra- and interregional exchange;
- Develop the foundational skills of visual, material, and iconographic analysis necessary to analyze East Asian art and pre-modern art more generally & understand the limitations of these foundational skills and to consider alternative methods and approaches to understanding the history of East Asian art.
Generic skills
- Be able to research through the competent use of the library and other information sources, and be able to define areas of inquiry and methods of research in the preparation of essays;
- Be able to conceptualise theoretical problems, form judgements and arguments and communicate critically, creatively and theoretically through essay writing, tutorial discussion and presentations;
- Be able to communicate knowledge intelligibly and economically through essay writing and tutorial discussion;
- Be able to manage and organise workloads for recommended reading, the completion of essays and assignments and examination revision; and
- Be able to participate in team work through involvement in syndicate groups and group discussions.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Viewing Exercise (1,000 words) (20%), due in week 5
- Essay (2,000 words) (50%), due in week 11
- Take home exam (1,000 words) (30%), due during the examination period
Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of tutorials in order to pass this subject. All pieces of written work must be submitted in order to pass this subject. Regular participation in tutorials is required.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Mark Erdmann Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 hours - 1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 1.5 hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022