VAM4030

Themes in Nineteenth-Century Australian Art ( 12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL)

Leader: Leigh Astbury

Offered:
Not offered in 2005.

Synopsis: Colonial art in relation to early settlement and the uses made of art in exploration and anthropology. The Heidelberg School and issues of contemporaneity, feminism and nationalism.

Assessment: First seminar paper (2500 words): 25% + Second seminar paper (3000 words): 35% + Research essay (3500 words): 40%

Contact Hours: 2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week