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AHT2137

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

18 September 2017 22 December 2024

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Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Coordinator(s)

Dr Jan Bryant

Offered

Not offered in 2016

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD2137

Synopsis

This unit explores the dynamic place of the moving image in modern and contemporary art. The moving image here refers predominantly to light-based media, especially film, video and new media technologies. The arrival of the moving image in contemporary art presents a serious challenge to our understanding of the traditional media and institutions of film, painting and sculpture. Art and the Moving Image explores the cause, the motivation, and the aesthetic, social and political significance of this paradigm shift.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should:

  1. understand the dynamic role played by the moving image in modern and contemporary art
  2. be familiar with key issues in the history of international and Australian art in the modern and contemporary period, as they relate to the moving image
  3. be able to identify the cultural and historical circumstances in which these artworks have been produced
  4. identify and understand the developments specific to the constant innovation of moving image practices during this period
  5. have developed their ability to think creatively and express their ideas clearly in written communication.

Assessment

Assignment 1,500 words (40%)
Research essay 2,500 words (60%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours of independent study or equivalent.

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Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jan Bryant

Prerequisites

12 credit points at first year level in Art History and Theory, or Theory of Art and Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from Unit Coordinator