HIST 2079 - Art Against Society: Censorship & Iconoclasm
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Course Details
| Course Code | HIST 2079 |
| Course | Art Against Society: Censorship & Iconoclasm |
| Coordinating Unit | School of History & Politics, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences |
| Term | Semester 2 2012 (Not offered in 2013) |
| Mode | Internal |
| Level | Undergraduate |
| Location/s | North Terrace |
| Units | 3 |
| Contact | Up to 3 hours per week |
| Prerequisites | 12 units of Level I courses. Students must be 18 years of age at the commencement of classes due to the discussion of R rated themes and materials. |
| Corequisites | Not applicable |
| Incompatible | Not applicable |
| Assumed Knowledge | Not applicable |
| Restrictions | Not applicable |
| Quota | Not applicable |
| Course Description | According to Pablo Picasso art ought to be forbidden to ignorant innocents and never allowed into contact with those not sufficiently prepared – art is dangerous and where it is chaste it is not art. In light of recent controversies concerning religious and sexual transgressions in contemporary art in Australia and overseas that have resulted in incidents of censorship and iconoclasm, this course will chart the origins of censorship and iconoclasm in past and present art historical contexts. Our focus will be on art, society, and culture in early modern Europe, particularly from the Renaissance to Baroque periods (1400-1800) and contemporary visual culture in the twenty-first century. |
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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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Tutor
Jenny Kalionis
School of History & Politics
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
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