ARTHIST 115

Global Art Histories

Please note: this is archived course information from 2016 for ARTHIST 115.

Description

This course is an important meeting of history, politics and art. In history and in different cultures images, materials and art practices are used to express and extend power and authority. Yet such images have also been used for revolution and change. In this unique course, students will be introduced to art, history and politics in a global context including European and American, Māori, Pacific, African and Asian traditions. Taking this comparative approach, the course provides students with the knowledge to recognize how power manipulates vision, concepts and materials, and how artists have challenged this power.

The classes are structured within thematic topics which include the expression and representation of authority and power; the emergence of different perspectives on modernity and different cultural and political explorations of feminism and identity, migrations and diasporas.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course students will have acquired the following skills and competencies:

1. To be able to visually analyse artworks, images and examples of visual culture using reliable methods and terms

2. Confidence in comparing and contrasting artworks and examples of visual culture across cultures

3. The ability to situate artworks in their social, historical, cultural and economic contexts

4. The skills to sustain an argument and logically compose a narrative in essay writing

5. Techniques to find and research quality resources and information in the library and online

The course aims to be exciting and exploratory featuring digital media, online learning, discussion groups, multimedia bibliographies and tutorials to encourage fresh and innovative ways of learning, understanding and engaging with artworks

Availability 2016

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Professor Gregory Minissale

Points

ARTHIST 115: 15 points