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Venice and Cultures of Consumption (HIST30051)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Off Campus
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
November
Overview
Availability | November - Off Campus |
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This intensive three-week study abroad subject is taught on location in Venice. The Renaissance in Italy is regarded by many as the locus of the first consumer society in the western world. Venice was at the centre of the new commercial revolution and the trade and production of the luxury goods that were its staple. With a series of lectures, tutorials and immersive cultural activities, this intensive subject examines Venice's position as a trading empire, and the goods traded, produced and consumed from luxurious textiles, printed books, artworks, dyes and spices, to slaves and prostitutes. Venetian authorities were actively involved in regulating consumption with the passage of extensive sumptuary laws, the development of copyright, the application of duties and taxes, and a complex system of surveillance. Students will complete this subject with a deeper understanding of Venetian culture and society and its contribution to the globalised luxury trades; one of the key markers of the west and of modernity.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete this subject should be able to:
- Reflect critically on the city of Venice as a central site for the development of consumer culture in the west
- Acquire an understanding of Venetian and Italian culture and its contribution to understandings of modernity and the west
- Be critically immersed in the cultural sites and artefacts of an historic city, and the ways in which these have been analysed in primary and secondary sources
- Gain an understanding of a culture's complexity, and respect for difference and diversity
- Develop critical thinking and analysis through recommended reading, essay writing and tutorial discussion, and by determining the strength of an argument
- Demonstrate skills in public presentations and confidence in self expression through seminar presentations, essays, digital and online journal forums.
Last updated: 19 March 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Students enrolling in this subject must have coordinator approval:
https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/students/overseas-experience#about
Corequisites
One of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ITAL20006 | Languages of Venice: Study Abroad | November (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
ITAL30012 | Languages of Venice: Study Abroad | November (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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HIST20052 | Venice and Cultures of Consumption | November (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
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: 19 March 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Online quiz
| During the teaching period | 15% |
Narrated reflective journal
| During the teaching period | 40% |
Research essay
| 8 weeks after the end of teaching | 45% |
Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of tutorials in order to pass this subject. All assessment tasks must be submitted to pass this subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Additional details
Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day. After five working days late assessment will not be marked. In class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.
Last updated: 19 March 2024
Dates & times
- November - Off Campus
Principal coordinator Catherine Kovesi Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours 38 hours:7 x 1-hour lectures, 7 x 1-hour tutorials , 8 x 3-hour site visits Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 20 November 2023 to 8 December 2023 Last self-enrol date 15 December 2022 Census date 8 December 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 January 2024 Assessment period ends 5 February 2024 November contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
What do these dates mean
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Additional delivery details
Location: Venice, Italy
Duration: 3 weeks
Last updated: 19 March 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Subject readings will be available online.
- Subject notes
Students are selected for this subject based on academic merit. The application process is available from the subject coordinator.
Itinerary and travel arrangements are available from the subject coordinator from March.
- Off-campus study
This subject has an overseas component
Intensive on site in Venice, Italy.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Minor European Studies Major History - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- 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 Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- 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: 19 March 2024