Unit of Study ARTD3001 Advanced Theories of Contemporary Art (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Business, Law and Arts
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

ARTD2004 - Art after 1960 OR ARTD1007 - Looking at Art

Unit description

Examines key theories concerning the role of art in contemporary society, focusing particularly on the effects of globalisation, neoliberalism, digital technology and the changing practices of contemporary museums. Students will develop their knowledge of modern and postmodern art to reflect on key theoretical writers and concepts relevant to an advanced understanding of art in the present era.

Unit content

Globalisation
The Sociology of Art
Precarity as Profession
After Postmodernism
Art History after Theory
The Business of Art
The Curator-as-Artist
Museums in the Twenty-First Century

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Term1	Term1

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

reflect critically on key discourses associated with contemporary art

articulate the differences between postmodern art and contemporary art

convey advanced knowledge of a variety of contemporary art practices

demonstrate an understanding of the diverse socio-political contexts affecting the reception of contemporary art.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	40%
Project	60%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

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Domestic

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