CONTEMPORARY VISUAL CULTURES

ART3RES

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

What does contemporary art tell us about the world and our place within it? How do artists, museums and curators contribute to debates around globalisation and capitalism? Do we shape our identities through the images we make and consume? How are our ideas of sex, gender and race formed through looking or being looked at? Contemporary Visual Cultures interrogates the relationship between images and power in our increasingly visual world. You will examine a number of political, economic and ethical positions through case studies drawn from contemporary art and visual cultures. By developing skills in research, visual and textual analysis, and critical and creative thinking, you will formulate your own responses to vital questions facing our world. This subject addresses La Trobe's Sustainability Thinking Essential by considering how our participation in visual cultures affects natural, economic, social, political and cultural systems, and by developing conceptual tools to build more sustainable systems in the future.

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Caroline Wallace

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Recognise and reflect on social, cultural, and ethical issues of contemporary visual cultures.

02. Critically discuss a range of ideas and theories related to contemporary visual cultures

03. Demonstrate skills in research and analysis across visual, theoretical and contextual material.

04. Formulate reasoned and substantiated arguments about contemporary visual cultures in written and oral presentations.

05. Participate in creative and critical thinking about the role of visual cultures in shaping future sustainable societies.

Bendigo, 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Caroline Wallace

Class requirements

SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour scheduled online class per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Critical analysis (1000 word equivalent)Assignment description and rubric provided in the SLG, and on the LMS. Written assignment submitted via Turnitin	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	20	SILO1, SILO3, SILO4
Curatorial exercise (1500 word equivalent)Assignment description and rubric provided in the SLG, and on the LMS. Written assignment submitted to Turnitin, and in-class oral presentation.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	30	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5
Research essay (2000 word equivalent)Essay questions and assignment description provided in the SLG, and on the LMS. Written assignment submitted to Turnitin.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO3, SILO4

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Blended