PACIFIC 207

Topics in Pacific Arts

Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for PACIFIC 207.

Description

A survey of traditional Pacific art forms focusing specifically on their histories, significance and sociocultural functioning within contemporary Pacific diasporas. Art forms covered in this course include Pacific architecture, body adornment, tapa (barkcloth), tivaevae (quilt-making), tatau (tattoo) and weaponry. This course will look at these art forms as part of dynamic living cultures within an ever changing, ever global Pacific. Issues addressed in this course include gender, power, ritual and the impact of new technologies on notions of tradition.

Availability 2017

Not taught in 2017

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Points

PACIFIC 207: 15 points

Prerequisites

15 points from PACIFIC 100, 105, 110

Restrictions

PACIFIC 308