Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

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

  The Arts in Historical and Cultural Contexts

• Unit Code

  DAN2170

• Year

  2016

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

---

Description

This unit is a study of the arts through the architectural, artistic, musical and theatrical expressions of selected historical periods and cultures. It focuses principally on the inter-relationships of the arts, where individual works and genres are considered not simply as forms of self-expression, but in relation to the historical contexts.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate a wide knowledge of performing and visual arts in both historical and contemporary contexts.
2. Discuss the influence of historical and cultural precedents on contemporary art.
3. Understand how contemporary perceptions of art are influenced by history.

Unit Content

1. A detailed investigation of the historical inter-relationships between the major art forms of the time.
2. An examination of selected historical epochs and cultures.
3. An examination within each epoch of social, political and religious forces which have shaped art.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars, lectures, tutorials.

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.

Text References

• Blayney-Brown, D. (2001). Romanticism Art and Ideas. New York: Phaidon.
• Willard, B. (2002). The rise of surrealism: Cubism, dada and the pursuit of the marvellous. New York: New York State University Press.
• Camille, M. (2007). Gothic art, visions and revelations of the medieval world. Chicago: University Press.
• Cox, N. (2000). Cubism. London: Phaidon.
• Csapo, E. (2010). Actors and icons of the ancient world. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons.
• Daly, K. (2009). Greek and Roman mythology A to Z. New York: Infobase.
• Fleming, W. (1980). Art and Ideas. Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
• Frommel, C. L. (2007). The architecture of the Italian renaissance. London: Thames and Hudson.
• Gale, M. (1997). Dada and surrealism. London: Phaidon.
• Gombrich, E. H. (1972). The story of art. Phaidor.
• Harwood, R. H. (1984). All the world's a stage. Methuen.
• Honour, H., & Fleming, J. (2005). A world history of art. London: Laurence King.
• Hubala, E. (1976). Baroque and rococo art. London: Thames and Hudson.
• Lucie-Smith, E. (1972). Symbolist art. London: Thames and Hudson.
• Pericles, L. (2007). The Cambridge introduction to modernism. New York: Cambridge.
• Potter, D. S., & Mattingly, D. J. (1999). Life, death and entertainment in the Roman empire. Ann Arbor.
• Sutton, I. (1999). Western architecture: A survey from ancient Greece to the present. London: Thames and Hudson.
• Wilcox, R. T. (1958). The mode in costume. Charles Scribner & Sons.
• Bowra, C. M. (1957). The Greek experience. London.

---