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Arts Graduate Handbook 1996

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996

VAD4050

Twentieth-century Australian modernism

Proposed to be offered next in 1997

Leigh Astbury

Synopsis A study of the art, architecture and ideologies of modernism from Federation to the 1960s. The different manifestations of modernism in Melbourne and Sydney will inevitably be addressed. Special areas for attention include the identification of the contribution of Australian women, the influence of aboriginal art, the iconography of the modern city, and modernist photography.

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

Preliminary reading

• Eagle M Australian modern painting between the wars 1914-1939 Bay Books, 1990
• McQueen H The black swan of trespass Alternative Publishing Co-operative Limited, 1979