ARTH 5209EX - Studies in Australian Indigenous Art
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Course Details
| Course Code | ARTH 5209EX |
| Course | Studies in Australian Indigenous Art |
| Coordinating Unit | School of History & Politics, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences |
| Term | Semester 1 2013 |
| Mode | External |
| Level | Postgraduate coursework |
| Location/s | External |
| Units | 6 |
| Contact | Online |
| Prerequisites | Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, entry to the Graduate Program in Art History |
| Corequisites | Not applicable |
| Incompatible | Not applicable |
| Assumed Knowledge | Not applicable |
| Restrictions | Not applicable |
| Quota | Not applicable |
| Course Description | This course explores the vast diversity of historical and contemporary Indigenous art, with a focus on several painting traditions including bark painting in Arnhem Land and the Kimberley, Central and Western Desert dot painting and the watercolourists from Hermannsburg in Central Australia. Other aspects include Aboriginal decorated and woven objects and contemporary urban Aboriginal prints and photographs. The course draws heavily on the comprehensive Aboriginal collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia. Key anthropological, ethnographic and philosophical issues arising from the collecting and display of Aboriginal art and objects in museums and art galleries are discussed. |
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Course Staff
Dr Lisa Mansfield
School of History & Politics
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Room 511
Napier Building
North Terrace
Telephone: +61 8 8313 5755
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