Reading Visual Culture 1

Course aim

To introduce students to the major themes of Western art and craft from Classical times to the development of Modernism.

Course content

This course has an emphasis upon changing modes of representation and meaning; the changing social and cultural contexts informing the development of visual culture in the West; some important critical and comparative perspectives on these themes. This course will cover the following topics: What is visual culture? What is representation? The philosophical origins of representation; the Greco-Roman tradition in art: Classicism & Neoclassicism; Renaissance perspective and Brunelleschi’s demonstration of the principles of perspective; artistic representation in the European Renaissance; the Judeo-Christian tradition in art: Gothic & Neo-Gothic artistic representations and the romantic impulse; nature, landscape and the sublime; the avant-garde in art and politics; Culture, urbanism and visual complexity; From representation to simulation: modernism to postmodernism.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	1 hour x 12 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 12 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment 1, Assignment 2, Assignment 3

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.