Indian art and design: from pre-history to contemporary 3A (6 points)
(A&D)
Leader: To be advised
Offered:
Caulfield Second semester 2005 (Day)
Synopsis:
Objectives: On successful completion of this unit, students will: 1.identify the great traditions of India Art and Design, from the Palaeolithic period to now.Especially the pre-Indo-European heritage and teh development of Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, Tantric, Islamic, and Christian Art/Design; 2.demonstrate a knowledge of rural and tribal traditions of Indian Art and Design; 3.recognise influences of European Art and Design, prior, during and post the Colonial period; 4.identify and comment criticaly on the iconography, context, function and design logics of various examples of Indian Art and Design; 5.demonstrate a good historical and philosophical understanding of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Tantricism, Islam and Christianity, in India. Apart froma n introductory history of styles format, this unit will also introduce students to the study of Social Change and Visual Modernity amongst elite and subaltern populations; 6.show developed research and writing skills; 7.show developed abiltiy to speak about visual material to a critical audience; 8.formulate critical attitudes to Art and Design froma Postcolonial, Subalternist, Poststructuralist and/or Feminist point of view.
Assessment: Short essay (1600 words) 40% + Long essay (2800 words) including class presentation 55% + Reader discussion 5%
Contact Hours: 3 class hours and 9 hours of independent study per week
Prerequisites: A second year sequence in TAD units for faculty course students or permission for all other students.
Prohibitions: TAD2303,TAD2313, TAD3314
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