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Critical Issues in Contemporary Art B (FINA60014)
Graduate coursework level 6Points: 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
Semester 2
Overview
| Availability | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
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This subject provides students with a critical encounter with current, contemporary art practice and theory, and speculates on the directions contemporary art may be taking. The course focuses on cultural developments that have been significant since postmodernism by examining prominent exhibitions and critical publications throughout this period. The course addresses and evaluates innovative as well as retroactive or revisionary artistic practices and theories that each characterises what has increasingly become collectively dubbed “the contemporary”.
Intended learning outcomes
- building on the skills acquired in the previous semester, students should be able to critically comprehend and discuss, in a lucid and persuasive manner, their responses to and interpretation of contemporary works of art and theory.
Generic skills
At the completion of the subject students should be able to:
• demonstrate capacities for artistic imagination, creativity, transformation and interpretation;
• demonstrate practical skills in respect of critical analysis, problem solving, report writing, and oral and written communication;
• demonstrate a flexible and innovative approach to the national and international challenges for the professional visual artist in the 21st century;
• work at various levels, both as an individual and as a team member, in a wide variety of visual artistic environments;
• demonstrate an open, independent and inquiring attitude towards contemporary cultural developments and new ideas;
• understand their relationship with and responsibility to their cultural environment and society.
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINA60013 | Critical Issues in Contemporary Art A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
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: 12 November 2022
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Written review-mode of textual analysis
| Week 6 | 40% |
Essay
| During the assessment period | 60% |
| Hurdle requirement: 80% attendance at both lectures and tutorials is required for the written components to be accepted for assessment. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Sean Lowry Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 36 = 12 x 1 hour lectures and 12 x 2 hour tutorials Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 25 July 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 5 August 2022 Census date 31 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A class reader will be available for purchase.
Recommended texts and other resources
Further recommended reading as per the class reader.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Visual Art
Last updated: 12 November 2022