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VAD4050

Twentieth-century Australian modernism

Proposed to be offered next in 1998

Leigh Astbury

12 points
* 2 hours per week
* Second semester
* Clayton

Objectives Upon completion of this subject students should be able to contextualise the development of modernism in terms of larger issues such as gender, race and urbanism; be able to assess critically the relative importance of regional and international factors; and have explored the interrelationship between the manifestations of modernism in different media.

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 Cooperative Limited, 1979


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