This course will explore the responses of artists to war and conflict since the Renaissance up to the present with a particular focus on the modern period. It examines a diverse range of Australian and international works, including painting, sculpture, drawing, photography and video, and considers their modes of presentation, dissemination, critical reception and impact. Ethical and social issues are discussed in depth, as are the relationships between commissioning organisations, artists and audiences. There is a strong focus throughout on object-based analysis with several classes being held at the Australian War Memorial, the National Gallery and the National Library.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon Successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the major artistic responses to war and conflict
since the Renaissance.
- Describe the ethical and social issues raised by artists'
involvement in or responses to war and conflict.
- Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the impact and
affects of war and conflict imagery.
- Research and access information on art, war and conflict
and organise your research into compelling and intelligent arguments.
- Speak with confidence about ideas and issues relating to art, war and conflict.
Indicative Assessment
For semester long course:
Oral presentation, 10 minutes, and paper of 1500 words, 30% (LO 2, 3, 4, 5)
Annotated bibliography, 1500 words, 20% (LO 1, 2, 3)
Research essay, 3000 words, 40% (LO 1, 2, 4)
Tutorial participation, 10% (LO 1, 2, 4, 5)
Written exercise, 1500 words, 20% (LO 4)
Oral presentation, 10 minutes, and paper of 1500 words, 30% (LO 2, 3, 4, 5)
Research essay, 3000 words, 40% (LO 1, 2, 3, 4)
Group participation, 10% (LO 1, 2, 3, 4,5)
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Workload
Semester long course:
One two hour lecture and a one hour tutorial per week, for 13 weeks, plus four graduate tutorials during the semester. Students are expected to undertake a further 87 hours of independent study during the semester.
Intensive mode :
The course is delivered across five days from 9am to 5pm, with a further 25 hours of preparatory leading and preparation and 70 hours of independent study.
Total 130 hours.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Preliminary Reading
Ken Inglis, Sacred Places, War Memorials in the Australian Landscape, 2001
Susan Sontag, Regarding the pain of others, 2004
Anne Wilkes Tucker, War Photography Images of Armed Conflict, 2012
Lola Wilkins, Artists in action: from the collection of the Australian War Memorial, 2003
Geoffrey Batchen, ed., Picturing Atrocity: Photography in Crisis, 2012
Betty Churcher, The Art of War, 2005
Pia Cunio (ed.) Artful Armies, Beautiful Battles: Art and Warfare in Early Modern Europe, 2002
Paul Fussell, The Great War and Modern Memory, 2000
Andrea Liss, Trespassing Through Shadows: Memory, Photography and the Holocaust, 1998
James Young, At Memory's Edge: After-Images of the Holocaust in Contemporary Art and Architecture, 2000
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. Tuition fees are indexed annually. 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 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $2604 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $4146 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3620 | 16 Feb 2015 | 06 Mar 2015 | 31 Mar 2015 | 29 May 2015 | In Person | N/A |
