VSA3150

The Other Side of the Avant-Garde: Twentieth Century Women's Art History (6 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Annette Van den Bosch

Offered:
Clayton First semester 2004 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: This subject aims to enable students to examine key concepts, artists and artworks in twentieth century women's international art history in relation to feminist aesthetic theories. Upon successful completion of this subject students will be able to: 1. Analyse twentieth century women's imagery and art practices. 2. Understand concepts in feminist and critical theory of the representation of sexual difference, psychoanalysis and the gaze, the nude and the body, race, ethnicity and cultural identity. 3. Locate their writing practice in relation to the feminist critique of history and new research and methodologies in women's art history. 4. Develop a perception of the differences in careers and reputations of women artists to their male peers'. 5. Address the question of the representation of women in museums and galleries.

Assessment: Essay (3000 words): 60% + Visual analysis test (1 hour): 40% + Third-year students will be expected to read more widely and work at a higher level than second-year students.

Contact Hours: 2 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

Prerequisites: A first-year sequence in Visual Culture or Women's Studies

Prohibitions: VSA2150