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Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
VSA4054
Twentieth-century Australian modernism
Proposed to be offered next in 1997
L Astbury
10 points + 2 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton
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 and the iconography of the modern city, and
modernist photography.
Assessment First seminar paper (2000 words): 25% + Second seminar paper
(2000 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, 1979
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