CAPA2000
Art History and Theory: Images and Interpretation
10 Units
Not available in 2014
Previously offered in 2013
Introduces a variety of theoretical approaches to the interpretation of images. Investigates a range of critical theories in art history and contemporary art. Encourages students to develop a specific cultural, theoretical and historical awareness of the underpinnings of their own chosen creative direction(s).
| Objectives | By the end of the course the student will: 1. have developed the ability to frame their practice within a specific historical or contemporary context. 2. have an increased knowledge of theories of art 3. have acquired specialised knowledge of a selected aspect of art theory. |
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| Content | Image and interpretation in art history Representation and abstraction Art as commodity Psychoanalysis and art theory Modernism and postmodernsim Body and landscape in art history and contemporary art |
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| Replacing Course(s) | ARTC2000 Art History and Theory: Images and Interpretation | ||||||
| Transition | Students who have successfully completed ARTC2000 Art History and Theory: Images and Interpretation may not enrol into CAPA Art History and Theory: Images and Interpretation. | ||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | N/A | ||||||
| Modes of Delivery | Internal Mode | ||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lecture
Tutorial |
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| Contact Hours | Lecture: for 1 hour(s) per Week for Full Term Tutorial: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term |