This course will provide a broad historical introduction to textile arts. Contrasting the role and importance of textiles in Western and non-Western societies, the course will examine textiles in court and village cultures, as symbols and markers of religious and social affiliations and hierarchy; the impact of colonialism, trade and industrialisation on the organisation of textile manufacture and traditional gender roles; and the evolution of textile motifs, designs, materials and technology. The history of textile collecting, display and analysis will also be studied.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
- recognise key attributes of textiles and apply these to the identification of textiles;
- relate textiles to their specific aesthetic, historical and contemporary milieu;
- reflect on and apply key concepts in understanding textile history;
- analyse the ways in which meanings are formed and communicated by textiles;
and - research, select, combine and interpret examples of textiles and inegrate key textual sources to develop and present, orally in writing, their own perspectives on textile art.
Indicative Assessment
Tutorial presentation 10% (learning outcomes 2, 4, 5)
Tutorial paper 1000 words 10% (2, 3, 5)
Research paper presentation 10% (1,2,5)
Research paper 2,500 words 40% (2,3,4,5)
Visual test 20% (1,5)
Participation 10% (1,3,5)The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.
Workload
Students can expect to spend anaverage of two and a half class contact hours a week(1 hour tutorial and lectures) and an additional 7.5 hours per week in reading and assignment preparation. Some classes will be held off-campus at cultural institutions in Canberra. Tutorial attendance is mandatory.Requisite and Incompatibility
Preliminary Reading
Barber, E J W, Women's Work - 20,000 Years of Textiles: Women, Cloth and Society in Early Times, Norton, New York, 1994
Maxwell, R, Textiles of Southeast Asia: Tradition, Trade and Transformation, Australian National Gallery/OUP, 1990
Textile. The Journal of Cloth and Culture (available as full-text electronic journal through ANU library).
Majors
Minors
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 |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $2718 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $3876 |
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