ART: History+Theory+Cultures

The Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) has moved to a two-stage enrolment process in 2018. In stage one, you will have enrolled online in courses for semesters one and two. In stage two, you will now need to select semester two 2018 classes for ART: History+Theory+Cultures.

This page will assist you with stage two of the enrolment process. If you are enrolled in an ART: History+Theory+Cultures class in semester 2, you will find a list of potential classes here. You will only take one ART: History+Theory+Cultures class, but you need to list three (3) preferences. These classes will be run with first, second and third year students under the following course codes:

ART2: History+Theory+Cultures HUSO 2401 (1st year students)
ART3: History+Theory+Cultures HUSO 2403 (2nd year students)
ART4: History+Theory+Cultures HUSO 2405 (3rd year students)

Read the list below carefully and select three ART: History+Theory+Cultures classes you would be happy to enrol in for 2018. 

The form will have three drop-down menus with the ART: History+Theory+Cultures classes listed. You will need to nominate your first, second and third ART: History+Theory+Cultures class preferences. 

IMPORTANT – You must not repeat any class in your preference lists. Every effort will be made to place you in your first preference classes. Please ensure you enter the correct student number. 

ART: History+Theory+Cultures Classes

In Semester 2, you will either be enrolled in a University elective OR an ART: History+Theory+Cultures course.
If you are enrolled in one of the following courses, you will need to complete this preference form. 

ART2: History+Theory+Cultures HUSO2401 (1st year students)
or
ART3: History+Theory+Cultures HUSO 2403 (2nd year students)
or
ART4: History+Theory+Cultures HUSO 2405 (3rd year students)

In this course you will cover the development of photography, cinema, video and digital technologies from the 19thC to now. You be introduced to the central theories and practices of these lens & screen based technologies, and their relationship with art practice and visual culture. Some of the key topics that will be covered include: originality, reproduction and appropriation, digital and social media, the documentary and questions of truth and immediacy, the politics of representation, formalism, archive and memory, and experimental technologies. The emphasis of the course is on a critical and expansive approach to lens & screen based technologies and understanding their application across diverse art and cultural practices.

Lecturer: TBC - Contact Ian Haig for information

Hours: 3 hours per week for 12 weeks Mondays / Time TBC

In this course you will be introduced to modernism in art, with reference to issues that are central to practices and ideas in contemporary art. You will be introduced to key developments, terms and concepts of modernism in Euroamerican and Australian histories and their relevant cultural and historical contexts. Key topics that will be covered include: the avant-garde, industrialisation, abstraction, originality and reproduction, aesthetics and formalism, the ready-made, materiality and process, representation and identity. Material will be drawn from diverse practices from art, media, design and architectural sources. You will be introduced to the ways in which modernism challenges ideologies and institutions of art, including how artists critique modernism itself. You will be encouraged to critically reflect on these practices and ideas in class and in assessment work.

*ART 3 and ART 4 students please note: this class was previously known as HUSO2213 Art History & Theory 2 in 2017 and HUSO2186 Art History & Theory 1 in 2016. Do not select this class if you have already completed these courses in previous years.

Lecturer: Kristen Sharp

Hours: 3 hours per week for 12 weeks Mondays / Time TBC

In this course you will investigate how contemporary craft and design practices are informed by modernist histories, and how ideas of genre and discipline were challenged and expanded throughout the twentieth century. You will explore how key ideas such as function, skill, ornament, the interior and materiality intersect with concepts like environment, philosophy, ideology, technology and politics. You will also examine key debates at the intersection of craft and design and the cultural and historical contexts that inform artists and the artworks they make. You will be introduced to key terms and methods relevant to design and craft practices.

*ART 3 and ART 4 students please note: this class was previously known as HUSO2321 Makers & Materials. Do not select this class if you have already completed Makers & Materials in previous years.

Lecturer: TBC - Contact Kristen Sharp for information

Hours: 3 hours per week for 12 weeks Mondays / Time TBC

Beginning with the role of memory, history and time in sci-fi visions of the future, this course examines such questions as how contemporary art is shaped by history; what modernity is and when it began; why the concept of postmodernity is significantly flawed; and crucially: why history matters.

In considering such questions the course focuses on art and ideas from four major periods in European cultural history: classical antiquity; late medieval art & western renaissances; 17^th century art and science; and 19^th century romanticism- along with a range of contemporary art, film, and other cultural forms responding to these periods.

The course also identifies many of the philosophical and cultural legacies of European history that continue to shape late modern thought, along with some that form sharp contrasts with contemporary social values. The interdisciplinary content of this course is designed to encourage informed yet independent critical judgement in assessing a long view of modernity.

Lecturer: Linda Williams

Hours: 3 hours per week over 12 weeks, Mondays.