Overview
In this unit you will be introduced to a range of historical experiences relevant to the emergence of modernism and modern visual art practices. You will examine a selection of key visual artists and movements associated with the modern period, including the emergence of conceptual art practices.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
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Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from 2022 SUTE (Student evaluation survey)
Visual images are important to this unit. Selection and comprehensiveness of the slides was appreciated.
Review slide presentations with view to making presentations shorter, yet without reducing value of content delivered.
- Discuss the relationship of 18th and 19th century European fine art academies to the development of institutional theories of taste and art criticism
- Recognise key features of Enlightenment thinking and their relevance to modernity
- Discuss the historical relevance of a selection of key artists to modern visual culture
- Discuss the ongoing influence of Dada and anti-aesthetic practices upon international, late twentieth century and early twenty-first century visual art practices.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Online discussion forum - 20% | ||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 50% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Online discussion forum - 20% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 50% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
Additional Textbook Information
No
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
p.connor@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Introduction to Modernism and the 'New'.
- Introduction to unit assessment requirements, learning outcomes and overview.
- Why study art history and theory?
Chapter
- Read: week 1 study guide: Introduction to Modernism and the 'New'.
- View: related week 1 learning resources.
- Complete: week 1 learning activities.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Introduction to 'Modernism and the 'new'.
Module/Topic
Introduction to pre-modern European visual arts and culture.
Chapter
- Read: week 2 study guide: Introduction to Introduction to pre-modern European visual arts and culture.
- View: related week 2 learning resources.
- Complete: week 2 learning activities.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Introduction to pre-modern European visual arts and culture.
Module/Topic
The French Royal Academy, Manet and French Impressionism.
Chapter
- Read: week 3 study guide: The Royal Academies, Manet and French Impressionism.
- View: related week 3 learning resources.
- Complete: week 3 learning activities.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- The French Royal Academies, Manet and French Impressionism.
- Complete: draft of first online forum post (Assessment 1- Online Forum).
Module/Topic
Post Impressionism and Cezanne.
Chapter
- Read: week 4 study guide: Post Impressionism and Cezanne.
- View: other week 4 learning resources.
- Complete: week 4 learning activities.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Post Impressionism and Cezanne.
- Complete and submit: first forum post.
Module/Topic
Cubism and Primitivism.
Chapter
- Read: week 5 study guide: Cubism and Primitivism.
- View: other week 5 learning resources.
- Complete: week 5 learning activities.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Cubism and Primitivism.
- Complete: draft of second forum post (Assessment 1 - Online Forum).
Module/Topic
NA
Chapter
NA
Events and Submissions/Topic
NA
Module/Topic
Futurism.
Chapter
- Read: week 6 study guide: Futurism.
- View: other week 6 learning resources.
- Complete: week 6 learning activities.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Futurism.
- Submit: second forum post (Assessment 1 - Online Forum).
Online Discussion Forum. Due: Week 6 Friday (21 Apr 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Dada and Surrealism.
Chapter
- Read: week 7 study guide: Dada and Surrealism.
- View: other week 7 learning resources.
- Complete: week 7 learning activities.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Dada and Surrealism.
Module/Topic
German Expressionism and Existentialism.
Chapter
- Read: week 8 study guide: German Expressionism and Existentialism.
- View: other week 8 learning resources.
- Complete: week 8 learning activities.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- German Expressionism and Existentialism.
- Complete: draft for Assessment 2 - Written assessment.
Module/Topic
Pure Abstraction and Abstract Expressionism..
Chapter
- Read: week 9 study guide: Pure Abstraction and Abstract Expressionism.
- View: other week 9 learning resources.
- Complete: week 9 learning activities.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Pure Abstraction and Abstract Expressionism.
- Submit: Assessment 2 - Written Assessment.
Written Assessment. Due: Week 9 Friday (12 May 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Conceptual Art, Anti-art, Pop Art and Minimalism.
Chapter
- Read: week 10 study guide: Conceptual Art, Anti-art, Pop Art and Minimalism.
- View: other week 10 learning resources.
- Complete: week 10 learning activities.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Conceptual Art, Anti-art, Pop Art and Minimalism.
- Collate: research and begin draft of Assessment 3 - Written Assessment.
Module/Topic
Modernism in Australia.
Chapter
- View: week 11 learning resources.
- Complete: week 11 learning activities.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Modernism in Australia.
- Complete: polished draft for Assessment 3 - Written Assessment.
Module/Topic
The 'end of modern art' and the 'end of art history'.
Chapter
- Read: week 12 study guide: 'Anxious objects' and the decline of the 'New'.
- View: other week 12 learning resources.
- Complete: week 12 learning activities.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- The 'end of modern art' and the 'end of art history'.
- Complete: final draft for Assessment 3 - Written Assessment.
Module/Topic
Submit Assessment 3 - Written Assessment.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Submit: Assessment 3 - Written Assessment.
Written Assessment. Due: Review/Exam Week Friday (9 June 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Online discussion forum
Length: 250 – 300 words
Task Description: For this assessment you will contribute a single post to the unit’s online discussion forum. Prior to making your posts you are required to read the study guides for weeks 1, 2 and 3 of this unit. After doing this, you are required to complete further research using high quality scholarly resources, to find out more about a fact or topic of interest identified in these three study guides. Your posts must:
• identify and discuss at least one key relationship between European Fine Art Academies and the development of institutional theories of taste and art criticism during the 1800s.
• provide your own opinion by discussing why you are drawn to this fact or topic.
• provide a list of at least 5 quality references (APA, 7th edition) that acknowledge the sources used to develop your post.
Important information about the word count:
The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. It excludes the cover page, abstract, contents page, reference page and appendices. It includes in-text references and direct quotations.
Suggested structure for your post:
As there are two, key components of your post, you may find it logical to develop your post using two paragraphs; the first introducing your fact or topic, the second discussing your reason/s for selecting you identified fact or topic.
Week 6 Friday (21 Apr 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Your post for the Online Discussion Forum is due by 11:45PM Friday, Week 6. Posts for the Online Discussion Forum are made Via Moodle. APA referencing and appropriate academic integrity must be used when making these posts.
Week 8 Friday (5 May 2023)
Assessment Feedback is provided via Moodle.
- Evidence of research and integration of theoretical perspectives. (Max. 20)
- Evidence of critical thinking and reflection supported by reliable sources. (Max. 20)
- Writing structure and word count. (Max. 20)
- Writing standard and the ability to clearly articulate an opinion. (Max. 25)
- Referencing. (Max. 15)
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Discuss the relationship of 18th and 19th century European fine art academies to the development of institutional theories of taste and art criticism
2 Written Assessment
Length: 1000-1250 words.
Task Description: In this written paper you will research and discuss key features of Enlightenment thinking and their relevance to the emergence of European modernism and the revolutionary tendencies of avant-garde visual art practices between 1905 and 1939. To do this you will:
• read the unit study guides for Weeks 1 to 6 and then conduct further research using quality, scholarly resources.
• relate key features of Enlightenment thinking to the development of industrialisation and the emergence of European modernism.
• relate key features of Enlightenment thinking to a single, identified modern art movement or avant-garde activity between the years 1905 and 1939.
• briefly describe why you have selected this modern art movement or avant-garde activity for discussion.
Suggested Outline:
• Introduction. (100 words)
• Enlightenment thinking and its impact on the modern sensibility. (250-300 words).
• Changing technologies, industrialisation and the modern city. (250-300 words).
• Avant-garde visual art practices between 1913 and 1939: rationalism, emotion, individualism and revolution. (500-600 words).
• Conclusion. (150-200 words).
NB: You may wish to use sub-headings in your written assessment to improve its structure and signal content flow to your reader.
Assignment format:
• Use 12-point Times New Roman font for the body of the essay.
• 1.5 spacing throughout
• You may use sub-headings if you wish to organise your assignment. These may be in a different colour or different size font.
• Include in-text references (citations) throughout the assignment.
• Include your name and student number in the header of the document
• Include page numbers in the footer of the document
• Include a Reference List at the end of the assignment in APA style, 7th edition.
• You should have a minimum of 10 references for this assignment.
• Do NOT cite from Wikipedia or other websites that do not have an acknowledged author.
Important information about Word Count:
The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. It excludes the cover page, abstract, contents page, reference page and appendices. It includes in-text references and direct quotations.
Week 9 Friday (12 May 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Assessment 2 must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document, along with the Assessment 2 Marking Criteria Sheet. Assessment submission is made via Moodle.
Week 11 Friday (26 May 2023)
Assessment feedback is provided via Moodle.
- Evidence of research and integration of theoretical perspectives. (Max. 20)
- Degree of depth with which topic is addressed. (Max. 20)
- Writing structure and word count. (Max. 20)
- Writing standard: Ability to clearly articulate ideas and use appropriate style. (Max. 25)
- Referencing. (Max 15)
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
- Recognise key features of Enlightenment thinking and their relevance to modernity
3 Written Assessment
Length: 1750 - 2000 words.
Task Description: This written paper has two parts. To complete this written assessment, you will:
A). research and discuss the historical relevance of either Edouard Manet, Mary Cassatt, Paul Cezanne, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Pablo Picasso, Robert Delaunay or Piet Mondrian to modern visual culture and
B). research and discuss the on-going influence of Dada and Duchampian anti-aesthetic practices upon international, late twentieth century and early twenty-first century visual art practices. In your discussion, describe what you believe to be the most interesting or surprising aspect of Dada's and Duchamp's ongoing influence on late twentieth century and contemporary art practices.
Suggested Outline:
- Introduction. (Define key terms like ‘modern visual culture’ and outline the intent and scope of the essay. (200 words)
- Selected artist and her/his impact on modern visual culture. (650-750 words)
- The impact of Dada and Duchampian anti-aesthetic practices on late twentieth century and early twenty-first century visual art practices. (650-750 words)
- Conclusion. (250 - 300 words).
NB: You may wish to use sub-headings in your written assessment to improve its structure and signal content flow to your reader.
Assignment format:
- Use 12-point Times New Roman font for the body of the essay.
- 1.5 spacing throughout
- You may use sub-headings if you wish to organise your assignment. These may be in a different colour or different size font.
- Include in-text references (citations) throughout the assignment.
- Include your name and student number in the header of the document
- Include page numbers in the footer of the document
- Include a Reference List at the end of the assignment in APA style, 7th edition.
- You should have a minimum of 10 references for this assignment.
- Do NOT cite from Wikipedia or other websites that do not have an acknowledged author.
Important information about Word Count:
The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. It excludes the cover page, abstract, contents page, reference page and appendices. It includes in-text references and direct quotations.
Review/Exam Week Friday (9 June 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Assessment 3 must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document, along with the Assessment 3 Marking Criteria Sheet. Assessment submission is made via Moodle.
Exam Week Friday (16 June 2023)
Assessment Feedback is provided via Moodle.
- Evidence of research and integration of theoretical perspectives. (Max. 20)
- Degree of depth with which topic is addressed. (Max. 20)
- Writing structure and word count. (Max. 20)
- Writing standard: Ability to clearly articulate ideas and use appropriate style. (Max. 25)
- Referencing. (Max. 15)
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Information Literacy
- Discuss the historical relevance of a selection of key artists to modern visual culture
- Discuss the ongoing influence of Dada and anti-aesthetic practices upon international, late twentieth century and early twenty-first century visual art practices.
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