| Semester 2, 2023 Toowoomba On-campus | |
| Units : | 1 |
| School or Department : | School of Creative Arts |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
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Overview
This course is one of two Curation, Innovation and Cultural Management capstone courses. The aim of these capstone courses is to facilitate the integration of advanced level learned knowledge and the industry standard for employability and project outcomes.
Globalism has affected more than just communications and trade. The centres of the art world have expanded to include Asia, Africa, South America and beyond. The movement of people and the global reach of technology have brought with them a broader, less centralised understanding of the arts. The centres of culture 鈥� Britain, Europe and the United States 鈥� have lost their hold on the global imaginary and there is no longer a 鈥渃entre鈥� of the art world 鈥� whether it be New York, Paris or London. Globalism has brought with it an understanding of visual art as a culturally diverse object of study. This course aims to provide an advanced level of understanding of the origins and recent developments of this shift to culture as a global phenomenon that challenges straightforward categorisation or containment of art along national lines.
Across this advanced course, students will engage with complex ideas within indigenous histories and knowledge that inform the understanding of cultural objects globally. This course should deepen students' understanding of the place of art in a connected, global world. Students will be able to identify and discuss challenges to established aesthetic and national tropes informing past perspectives about art and culture, and gain an advanced understanding of emerging trends in the art world and broader cultures.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Critically assess the role of national identity in the creation of art world centres;
- Assess the impact of marginalised cultures in challenging the hegemony of the art world cultural centres;
- Critically analyse the challenge to aesthetics and art history posed by the emergence of a global culture;
- Research the intersections of local, national and global cultures at an advanced level to identify key contemporary concerns in art practice;
- Communicate at an advanced level in the written mode and analysis;
- Examine the most recent examples of art from the de-centralised artworld.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Modern individualism and identity consolidation |
15.00 |
| 2. | From national identity to gender identity and cultural and social identity | 15.00 |
| 3. |
Culture on the margins |
15.00 |
| 4. |
Form and content in a global context |
15.00 |
| 5. |
The problem of art history and criticism in a global culture |
15.00 |
| 6. | The intersection of local, national and global cultures | 25.00 |
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Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planning document | No | 20 | 1,2 |
| Reflection (personal/clinical) | No | 30 | 1,2,3,4 |
| Essay | No | 50 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |