MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

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


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