Twentieth-century Australian modernism
Proposed to be offered next in 1998
Leigh Astbury
8 or 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 and the iconography of the modern city.
Assessment fourth year First seminar paper (2500 words): 25%
* Second seminar paper (3000 words): 35%
* Essay (3500 words): 40%
Assessment fifth year (8 points) Seminar paper (2500
words): 40%
* Essay (3500 words): 60%
Assessment fifth year (12 points) First seminar paper
(2500 words): 25%
* Second seminar paper (3000 words): 35%
* Research
essay (3500 words): 40%
* At fifth-year level there will be a special
research emphasis in which primary consultation of artefacts and relevant
documentation will be necessary.
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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