ARTH6012 Art History IVH Seminar Area/Theme
| Offered By | School of Humanities |
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| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Art History |
| Offered in | Second Semester, 2009 and Second Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value | 12 units |
| Course Description |
The Turkish conquest of Constantinople in 1453 spurred a search for new trade routes to the East. The voyages of discovery, improvements in naval technology and competition for domination of East West commerce opened up new markets. At the same time, they facilitated exchange and provided a fresh stimulus for artistic expression in Europe and Asia. This course explores the creative transactions that took place through court and religious art, luxury goods and exotica in both continents from 1450-1900. The history of trade, imperial ambitions and movements of people provides a context for assessing the dynamic relationships between art and changing tastes, the fascination with the exotic, and perceptions of the self and the world around.
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| Learning Outcomes | Students will gain an understanding of the dynamic processes and exchanges between Europe and Asia that informed artistic creation from 1450-1900. Making use of art historical approaches, students will develop their ability to critically analyse the imitation, appropriations, assimilations and transformations in art within the contexts of trade and colonisation. They will be able to interrogate the histories of these exchanges by drawing on examples of European and Asian art. |
| Indicative Assessment | Two essays (5000 words each, equal weighting) and in-class presentations. Essay due two weeks after each presentation. Final assessment determined in consultation with students in the first week of teaching. |
| Workload |
3 contact hours a week. On campus and gallery visits. |
| Course Classification(s) | SpecialistSpecialist courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide for the acquisition of specialist skills; or 'second degree' and higher level of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs; or knowledge associated with professional accreditation. |
| Areas of Interest | Art History |
| Indicative Reading List |
Anna Jackson and Amin Jaffer, Encounters: The Meeting of Asia and Europe 1500-1800, London: V&A Publications, 2004. Jay A. Levenson (ed.), Circa 1492: Art in the Age of Exploration, Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1991 John M. MacKenzie, Orientalism: History, Theory and the Arts, Manchester University Press, 1995 Michael Sullivan, The Meeting of Eastern and Western Art, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989 |
| Academic Contact | Dr Charlotte Galloway and Dr Hwei-Fe'n Cheah |
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