Museums have played and will continue to play a vital role in interpreting culture in the face of dynamic changes taking place in the region at a social, economic and geopolitical level. This course will look at museums collecting and exhibiting both historical art and contemporary art and at contexts for contemporary cultural production. Exhibitions, collection development, management/governance, and public and community programs as well as new directions such as the use of new technology and new media will be discussed. We will pay special attention to multi-ethnic societies and to the representation of the art of Indigenous and minority cultures in museums. The course will also examine the role of contemporary artists in cultural revival and survival including Indigenous cultures in the Pacific and issues of social justice and human rights. The course will examine the vigorous movements linking contemporary art to social change.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:- Communicate concepts for a variety of relevant academic and professional purposes;
- Apply theoretical ideas to case studies developed from personal observation and research;
- Conduct data-collection and analysis for humanities research and museum work; and
- Write a research project that analyses art and museums in the Asia-Pacific region using an effective argument.
Other Information
This course is available both as a face-to-face course for students based in Canberra and also as a fully online course for external students. The online course materials will be available through http://wattlecourses.anu.edu.au/. Please contact the course convenor in advance if you intend to take this course in online mode.Indicative Assessment
Participation in class discussions and short oral in-class presentation (10%) [Learning Outcome 1]Short written assignment, 1500 words (30%) [Learning Outcomes 1, 2]
Major research case study, 3500 words (60%) [Learning Outcomes 1-4]
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
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of workshop and workshop-like activities; and
b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Preliminary Reading
- Caroline Turner ‘Imagining the Future: Museums, Art Spaces and Communities', Diaaalogue, Asia Art Archives Web publication, November 2006 http://www.aaa.org.hk/newsletter_detail.aspx?newsletter_id=67&newslettertype=archive
- Introductory essays by Turner, Barclay and Webb in Caroline Turner (ed.), Art and Social Change: Contemporary Art of Asia and the Pacific, Pandanus Books, 2005.
Specialisations
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 |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $3180 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $4860 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.