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Street Art (CCDP20001)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
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From illegally spray-painted stencils to secret exhibitions in abandoned warehouses to exclusive multi-million dollar art fairs, this subject explores the rise of street art in the contemporary city.
The subject examines the diversity of artists, materials and political impulses that drive street art and graffiti and its shift from an illicit subculture to a mainstream practice. Using examples from Melbourne and other key cities such as New York, Rome and Berlin, the subject investigates how the meaning and impact of street art derive from spatial and social contexts and how street art can provide new ways of understanding a city, as well as broader debates about art, public space and urban development.
Students undertaking this subject will develop skills in identifying, mapping and designing street art in Melbourne’s laneways.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- identify a range of street art in a variety of urban contexts;
- demonstrate an understanding of the diversity of materials and creative practices that comprise street art;
- demonstrate an understanding of how the meaning of forms of street art is shaped by spatial and social contexts;
- have developed skills in the mapping and design of street art.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should have developed skills in:
- research and inquiry, including analysing information and constructing an argument;
- visual literacy, including the ability to analyse spaces and objects and articulate findings;
- communication and interpersonal skills, through the development of collaborative proposals and presentations.
Last updated: 27 April 2024
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: 27 April 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Photographic documentation and 500 word written analysis of examples of street art
| Mid teaching period | 20% |
Short Essay
| Late in the teaching period | 30% |
Mapping and Design proposals - Small Group Presentations and 1000 words summary of presentation.
| During the assessment period | 50% |
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Danny Butt Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 2-hour lecture/seminar per week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 February 2023 to 28 May 2023 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2023 Census date 31 March 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2023 Assessment period ends 23 June 2023 - Semester 2
Coordinator Danny Butt Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 2-hour lecture/seminar per week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2023 to 22 October 2023 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2023 Census date 31 August 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2023 Assessment period ends 17 November 2023
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Cubrilo, Duro et al (2010). King’s Way: The Beginnings of Australian Graffiti – Melbourne 1983-1993 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press)
Schacter, Rafael (ed.) (2013). The World Atlas of Graffiti and Street Art (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press)
Young, Alison (2014). Street Art, Public City: Law, Crime and the Urban Imagination (London: Routledge)
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- 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.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 27 April 2024