VISC8012 Framing the World: Mediating Relations
| Offered By | School of Archaeology & Anthropology |
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| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Visual Culture |
| Offered in | Winter Session, 2010 and Winter Session, 2011 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description | This intensive course comprising six full days of classes over two weeks, introduces students to six forms of mediation that play an integral role in structuring human experience of the world and interpersonal relations — painting, print, radio, film, television, internet. Day-long classes will be thematically structured to focus on a discrete form of media. Classes will combine lectures by practitioners and academics, visits to national cultural institutions, screenings of films and other image-based productions, intensive discussion of set readings and guided project development. The course will bring a special focus to the cross-cultural and historical distinctiveness of these diverse forms of mediation and introduce students to a rich array of scholarly literature with which to critically analyse the role of diverse media in societies past and present. Further, in the development of a course portfolio, students will also be encouraged to explore the ways in which the ideas they develop may be expressed in visual forms other than the printed word. |
| Learning Outcomes |
On satisfing the requirement of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to: 1. Identify the distinctive characteristics of diverse forms of mediation 2. Articulate a range of conceptual approaches to understanding diverse forms of social mediation 3. Reflect creatively and critically on the place of various media in social life 4. Commuicate ideas about mediation clearly in written and oral form |
| Indicative Assessment |
Portfolio comprising 6 x 500 word summaries of weekly readings and further critical/creative reflection on themes (30%); 1,000 word scholarly review of one exhibition, film, or other cultural production (20%); 3,000 word research essay (50%). |
| Workload | 6 X five hour classes over two weeks = total 35 hours contact. |
| Course Classification(s) | TransitionalTransitional courses are designed for students from a broad range of backgrounds and learning achievements, which provide for the acquisition of generic skills; or an informed understanding of contemporary issues; or fundamental knowledge for transition to Advanced or Specialist courses. |
| Areas of Interest | Cultural Studies |
| Requisite Statement | N/A |
| Recommended Courses | N/A |
| Prescribed Texts |
Readings will be provided in an e-brick.
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| Programs | Graduate Certificate in Liberal Arts (Visual Culture Research), Master of Liberal Arts (Visual Culture Research), and Graduate Diploma in Liberal Arts (Visual Culture Research) |
| Academic Contact | melinda.hinkson@anu.edu.au |
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