• Offered by School of Art
  • ANU College ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Classification Specialist
  • Course subject Art History
  • Areas of interest Art History
  • Academic career PGRD
  • Course convener
    • Helen Ennis
  • Mode of delivery Online or In Person
  • Offered in First Semester 2014
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This course will examine the emergence of the modern print in nineteenth century Europe and trace its development up to the present day. Questions of technique, from etching, lithography and relief prints, through to photograph-based printmaking and the digitised computer image, will be considered in considerable detail. Questions of what constitutes an original print and some of the theoretical implications of these definitions will be discussed. Although the course will examine the heritage of European and American printmaking, a major focus will be twentieth century printmaking in Australia. Extensive use will be made of the major collections of Australian and international prints in public collections in Canberra.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

1. Distinguish and understand the historical development of the main printmaking technologies including relief printmaking, intaglio, lithography, screenprinting and digital printmaking

2. Link developments in printmaking with changes in the social functioning of printmaking

3. Be familiar with the main curatorial procedures involved with printmaking

4. Research and access information on printmaking and critically eveluate it

5. Speak and write with confidence on printmaking

Indicative Assessment

Students must submit and perform all assessment tasks in order to complete the course.  Failure to submit assessment items by the last day of the exam period and perform assessment tasks on schedule will result in an NCN.

Oral presentation and paper - 2,000 word tutorial paper (20%) (LO 2,3,4,5)

Research essay - 3,500 word essay (50%) (LO 1,2,3,4,5)

End of semester visual test (20%) (LO1,2,3)

Tutorial participation (10%) (LO 1,2,3,4,5)

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Workload

The course consists of two 1 hour lectures, one 1 hour tutorial, and seven hours of associated study time per week.

Preliminary Reading

* Grishin, S, Contemporary Australian Printmaking, Craftsman House

* Taliman, S, The Contemporary Print from Pre-pop to Postmodern, Thames

* Ivins, W M, Prints and Visual Communication, MIT

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Student Contribution Band:
1
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee Description
1994-2003 $1542
2014 $2478
2013 $2472
2012 $2472
2011 $2424
2010 $2358
2009 $2286
2008 $2286
2007 $2286
2006 $2286
2005 $2286
2004 $1926
International fee paying students
Year Fee
1994-2003 $3618
2014 $3762
2013 $3756
2012 $3756
2011 $3756
2010 $3750
2009 $3618
2008 $3618
2007 $3618
2006 $3618
2005 $3618
2004 $3618
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

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First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
On Line
4740 17 Feb 2014 07 Mar 2014 31 Mar 2014 30 May 2014 In Person N/A
On Campus
4764 17 Feb 2014 07 Mar 2014 31 Mar 2014 30 May 2014 In Person N/A

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