Theories of the Object for Artists

CATE2006

This elective interrogates the complex ways in which objects of visual culture are produced and the affect of social and political contexts on their reception. We will ask, where is the object situated in the economy of signs, of gender and of money. In doing so we will address objects of: ritual, utility, contemplation, kitsch, and transgression. .

Unit of study details

Unit of study level: Intermediate

Credit points: 6

Commencing semesters: 2

Further unit of study information

Unit of study handbook: CATE2006

Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships

Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates

Available for study abroad and exchange: Yes

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