Faculty of Regional Professional Studies (Bunbury)
School: Regional Professional Studies
This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Unit Title
ModernismUnit Code
CCC2105Year
2015Enrolment Period
1Version
1Credit Points
15Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
On Campus
Online
Description
This unit investigates the relationship between various forms of cultural production, such as art, design, architecture, theatre, literature, photography and film, and the rapid technological and social changes of modernity. It examines different movements, texts and forms of cultural production in their contexts using appropriate critical methodologies.
Equivalent Rule
Unit was previously coded CCC3104, CCI1104
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Apply appropriate analytical and critical techniques, and theoretical models, to selected cultural products.
- Critically analyse the ways in which these texts and cultural artefacts are a product of their time and how they have contributed to contemporary cultural production.
- Identify the key movements, styles and characteristics of modernism and link them to forms of cultural production.
Unit Content
- Critical application of key themes to modernist texts drawn from genres such as art, design, architecture, theatre, literature, photography and film.
- Introduction to the cultural context of modernism and modernity and its relationship to contemporary cultural production.
- Investigation of movements, styles and distinctive characteristics associated with modernism.
Additional Learning Experience Information
Lectures, tutorials and audio-visual presentations.
Assessment
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
ON CAMPUS| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Tutorial Presentation | Presentation of case study | 20% |
| Case Study | Research paper on selected theme, movement or individual * | 30% |
| Project | Research essay or creative project | 50% |
ONLINE| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Exercise | Defining Modernism | 20% |
| Case Study | Research paper on selected theme, movement or individual * | 30% |
| Project | Research essay or creative project | 50% |
* Assessment item identified for English language proficiency
Text References
- ^ Unit Reader CCC2105 Modernism
- Wheeler, K. (1994). "Modernist" women writers and narrative art. Basingstoke: Macmillan.
- Roston, M. (2000). Modernism patterns in literature and the visual arts. Houndmills: Macmillan.
- Rodrigues, C. & Garratt, C. (2004). Introducing modernism. Royston: Icon.
- Nicholls, P. (1995). Modernisms: A literary guide. Basingstoke: Macmillan.
- Kolocotroni, V. Goldman, J. & Taxidou, O. (Eds.). (1998). Modernism: An anthology of sources and documents. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
- Harrison, C. & Wood, P. (Eds.). (2003). Art in theory 1900-2000: An anthology of changing ideas. Oxford & Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers.
- Cahoone, L. (Ed.). (2003). From modernism to postmodernism: An anthology. Malden: Blackwell Publishers.
- Childs, P. (2008). Modernism. (2nd Edition). London and New York: Routledge.
- Danson Brown, R. & Gupta, S. (Eds.). (2005). Aestheticism and modernism: Debating twentieth-century literature 1900-1960. London: Routledge/Open University.
- Fer, B., Batchelor, D., Wood, P. (1993). Realism, rationalism, surrealism: Art between the wars. New Haven: Yale University Press.
- Harrison, C., Frascina, F & Perry, G. (Eds.). (1993). Primitivism, cubism, abstraction: The early twentieth century. New Haven: Yale University Press.
- Matthews, S. (2008). Modernism: A sourcebook. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Hughes, R. (1991). The shock of the new. London: BBC Books.
Journal References
- Art Monthly
- Parkett
- Art Forum
- Art in America
- Art and Australia
Website References
^ Mandatory reference
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Academic Misconduct
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- plagiarism;
- unauthorised collaboration;
- cheating in examinations;
- theft of other students' work;
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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Faculty of Regional Professional Studies (Bunbury)
School: Regional Professional Studies
This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Unit Title
ModernismUnit Code
CCC2105Year
2015Enrolment Period
2Version
1Credit Points
15Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
On Campus
Online
Description
This unit investigates the relationship between various forms of cultural production, such as art, design, architecture, theatre, literature, photography and film, and the rapid technological and social changes of modernity. It examines different movements, texts and forms of cultural production in their contexts using appropriate critical methodologies.
Equivalent Rule
Unit was previously coded CCC3104, CCI1104
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Apply appropriate analytical and critical techniques, and theoretical models, to selected cultural products.
- Critically analyse the ways in which these texts and cultural artefacts are a product of their time and how they have contributed to contemporary cultural production.
- Identify the key movements, styles and characteristics of modernism and link them to forms of cultural production.
Unit Content
- Critical application of key themes to modernist texts drawn from genres such as art, design, architecture, theatre, literature, photography and film.
- Introduction to the cultural context of modernism and modernity and its relationship to contemporary cultural production.
- Investigation of movements, styles and distinctive characteristics associated with modernism.
Additional Learning Experience Information
Lectures, tutorials and audio-visual presentations.
Assessment
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
ON CAMPUS| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Portfolio | Tutorial activities portfolio | 20% |
| Case Study | Research paper on selected theme, movement or individual * | 30% |
| Project | Research essay or creative project | 50% |
ONLINE| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Portfolio | Tutorial activities portfolio | 20% |
| Case Study | Research paper on selected theme, movement or individual * | 30% |
| Project | Research essay or creative project | 50% |
* Assessment item identified for English language proficiency
Text References
- ^ Unit Reader CCC2105 Modernism
- Childs, P. (2008). Modernism. (2nd Edition). London and New York: Routledge.
- Danson Brown, R. & Gupta, S. (Eds.). (2005). Aestheticism and modernism: Debating twentieth-century literature 1900-1960. London: Routledge/Open University.
- Fer, B., Batchelor, D., Wood, P. (1993). Realism, rationalism, surrealism: Art between the wars. New Haven: Yale University Press.
- Matthews, S. (2008). Modernism: A sourcebook. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Harrison, C., Frascina, F & Perry, G. (Eds.). (1993). Primitivism, cubism, abstraction: The early twentieth century. New Haven: Yale University Press.
- Roston, M. (2000). Modernism patterns in literature and the visual arts. Houndmills: Macmillan.
- Rodrigues, C. & Garratt, C. (2004). Introducing modernism. Royston: Icon.
- Nicholls, P. (1995). Modernisms: A literary guide. Basingstoke: Macmillan.
- Kolocotroni, V. Goldman, J. & Taxidou, O. (Eds.). (1998). Modernism: An anthology of sources and documents. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
- Hughes, R. (1991). The shock of the new. London: BBC Books.
- Harrison, C. & Wood, P. (Eds.). (2003). Art in theory 1900-2000: An anthology of changing ideas. Oxford & Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers.
- Cahoone, L. (Ed.). (2003). From modernism to postmodernism: An anthology. Malden: Blackwell Publishers.
- Wheeler, K. (1994). "Modernist" women writers and narrative art. Basingstoke: Macmillan.
Journal References
- Art and Australia
- Art in America
- Art Forum
- Parkett
- Art Monthly
Website References
^ Mandatory reference
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Academic Misconduct
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- plagiarism;
- unauthorised collaboration;
- cheating in examinations;
- theft of other students' work;
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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