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The Dancer as Artist (DNCE10028)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
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Overview
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This subject will introduce students to ways of seeing, understanding, articulating and researching dance and other art forms. Through 12 x 1 hour lectures and 12 x 2 hr tutorials, historical, political and social issues relating to dance and the arts in the 20th and 21st centuries will be discussed, positioning dance in a broader cultural context and within the history of arts practice, specifically from modernism through post modernism to current practice.
Students will be challenged to discuss, develop, listen to and debate ideas, and encouraged to articulate their points of view through critical analysis and practical tasks. Current issues including the role of the dancer as an artist in society will be examined.
This subject includes an embedded program in academic skills of analysis, discussion, academic essay writing, research and information retrieval through library skills tutorials.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- place their own practice within a wider context (historical political, social, aesthetic);
- discuss work in a constructive and informed manner;
- listen and respond to the ideas of others without pre-judgment;
- articulate a deeper appreciation of the work of a broad range of arts practitioners;
- express an appreciation and understanding of the aspects of different artistic languages and the specific materials with which artists work;
- articulate and express aspects and objectives of their own creative pathway;
- demonstrate collaboration and team decision-making processes.
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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Participation and contribution in tutorials, including completion of the online library module in week 3 | Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Group Presentation (600 words equivalent)
| Early in the teaching period | 15% |
Documentation and bibliography to support group presentation
| Early in the teaching period | 20% |
Research Essay
| Mid semester | 40% |
Manifesto
| During the assessment period | 15% |
Hurdle requirement: Students must attend 80% of all scheduled classes, complete the Online Library Training Module, and submit all assessment tasks to be eligible for a pass in this subject. | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Sandra Parker Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 36 Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020
Time commitment details
134
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022