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ARHT3646: The Asian Modern: Art in East Asia
2025 unit information
This unit investigates key debates about the visual culture of East Asia and explores the rise of modernities in parts of East Asia. It provides a thematically-grounded survey of issues, movements and artistic developments spanning the early modern and modern periods. Focus is paid to the role of cultural production in forging links within and across societies and more broadly, the relation of art with political, social, technological and economic change. Critical attention will also be given to the global interaction between Asia and the West, and its impact on ideological and theoretical frameworks that govern processes of image-making.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Art History |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 2000 level in Art History or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Asian Studies or (6 credit points at 2000 level in Art History and (CASF1001 and CASF1002)) |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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ARHT2646 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. achieve a better understanding of the modern art developments and its histories of all the countries discussed in the course
- LO2. identify and interpret art works and practices produced in parts of Asia in the early modern and modern eras
- LO3. critically evaluate the socio-political role of modern art in its historical context of formation
- LO4. understand key theoretical models for interpreting modern East Asian art and its attendant issues
- LO5. effectively and confidently articulate a sophisticated interpretation of this cultural production both verbally and in writing
- LO6. expand your research experience and develop requisite research and analytical skills essential in the study of art history and visual culture.
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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