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ARHT3663: Gender and Sexuality in Asian Art History
2024 unit information
This unit investigates issues of gender and sexuality in art, visual culture and art history in modern and contemporary Asia from the 19th century to the present. Students will explore women- and/or queer-centred histories of the production and reception of art, and the rise of feminist and queer art and art history in parts of Asia.
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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 Critical Studies |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. achieve a better understanding of the impact and effect of sexual difference in the reading and writing of the art histories discussed in the course
- LO2. identify and engage with issues of gender particular to a variety of art historical sub-fields
- LO3. understand and articulate the stakes of gender within the larger ethics of the arts world
- LO4. understand key feminist theories and feminist art historical discourses and its uses in the context for interpreting modern and contemporary Asian art and its attendant issues
- LO5. engage with and apply larger questions of gender to students’ own art historical practices
- LO6. expand research experience and develop requisite research and analytical skills essential in the study of art history and visual culture.
- LO7. acquire and expand knowledge on Asian artists and cultural practitioners across a range of thematic issues relevant to gender
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