Reading Visual Culture: Design History and Theory

Course aim

To provide an overview of visual culture from the ancient to the modern world, with an emphasis upon the intellectual, social and political influences affecting design and its language.

Course content

Major themes of Western design from the ancient to the contemporary world, changing modes of representation and meaning; the changing social and cultural contexts informing the development of visual culture in the West; the evolving language of design; some important critical and comparative perspectives on these themes.

Textbook(s)

N/A, An English dictionary with UK spelling

Hall, Stuart 1997, Cultural representations and signifying practices, Open University Press/Sage, London

Meggs, P & Purvis, A 2006, Meggs' history of graphic design, 4th ed, John Wiley, New York

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

Essay, Short answer paper, Summary

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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