| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Education, Arts & Community |
| Unit Title: | Popular Culture and Contemporary Art and Design |
| Unit ID: | VATHR3015 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (VATHR2014) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 100301 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
This course focuses on the role and impact of popular culture on contemporary art and design. The course starts with a review of the emergence of Pop art in the 1950s and 60s. The following lectures will address a number of issues that highlight the interrelatedness of popular culture and contemporary art and design. This will include a consideration of the art market, the public and censorship and also new media and street art. Contemporary theoretical approaches to visual culture will be used in an attempt to decode and interpret images. Students are expected to visit galleries and events and attend talks and presentations by artists and designers. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: No |
| Supplementary Assessment:No |
| Supplementary assessment is not available to students who gain a fail in this Unit. |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | |  | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Understand key developments in recent art and design practice, criticism and theory in relation to popular culture. |
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| K2. | Recognise the way that popular culture and social frameworks mediate and inform contemporary art and design. |
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| K3. | Identify the contemporary theoretical frameworks and approaches utilised in interpreting and validating contemporary art and design. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Interpret the cultural significance of works of contemporary art and design in relation to popular culture. |
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| S2. | Analyse and appraise the formal elements of art and design. |
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| S3. | Apply an appropriate vocabulary of art and design terminology to communicate effectively about visual media and its context. |
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| S4. | Debate and evaluate the relative merits of differing theoretical approaches to contemporary visual culture. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Research popular culture and its impact on contemporary art and design. |
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| A2. | Critique theoretical frameworks and approaches as applied to contemporary visual culture. |
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| A3. | Defend an argument as to the role and impact of popular culture in contemporary visual culture. |
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| Unit Content: |
This course focuses on the role and impact of popular culture on contemporary art and design. The course starts with a review of the emergence of Pop art in the 1950s and 60s. Following on from this, the lectures will address a number of issues that highlight the interrelatedness of popular culture and contemporary art and design. This will include a consideration of the art market, the public and censorship and also new media and street art. Contemporary theoretical approaches to visual culture will be used in an attempt to decode and interpret images. Students are expected to visit galleries and events and attend talks and presentations by artists and designers. |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K3, S1, S2, A1, | Research and analyse the work of contemporary artists/designers in relation to the course material | Tutorial Presentation | 20-25% | | 2. | K2, S1, S3, S4, A2, A3 | Research an appropriate issue or theme and articulate an argument in response. | Esaay | 40-45% | | 3. | K1, K2, K3, S2, S3, A2 | Develop an understanding of the key themes and issues in relation to the course material | Test | 20-25% | | 4. | K1, S1, S2, A1, A3 | Reflect on course content in relation to attendance at galleries and events and presentations by artists and designers. | Participation in class and on-line discussions | 15-25% |
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