VSA4292

Theory, Culture and Visuality ( 12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL)

Leader: Deane Williams

Offered:
Not offered in 2005.

Synopsis: This unit addresses the relation between cultural and critical theory and the visual field. The range of visual products whose theorisation will be considered includes photography and film, painting and sculpture, architecture, performance, non-Western visual practices, and common objects. Discussion will take place on the historical positions and the theoretical construction of these products with reference to the discourses of modernism and modernity, post-modernism, the body, totalitarianism/post-totalitarianism, museology and institutions and 'the everyday'.

Assessment: Essay (3000 words): 30% + Essay (6000 words): 60% + Seminar participation: 10%

Contact Hours: 4 hours (1 x 2 hour seminars and 1 x 2 hour screening) per week

Prohibitions: CLS4270, EUR4270