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Indigenous Arts, Cultures and Design (VSAR3017)
South Australian School of Art - University of South Australia
Semester 2 / 2010

Texts

y separately published work icon Art, Land, Story Christine Nicholls , Kingswood : Working Title Press , 2003 Z1211618 2003 single work non-fiction children's (taught in 4 units)

'Indigenous Australian art today is recognised throughout Australia and the world for its strength and vitality. 

'In her book Art, Land, Story, Christine Nicholls looks at some of the traditions this art has come from and emphasises the continuous links between Indigenous art, place and The Dreaming the central core of Indigenous law and religion. 

'Sections on body painting, art from the central and western deserts and bark painting from Arnhem Land, highlight the extraordinary diversity that is and always has been a hallmark of Indigenous Australian art.' (Publication summary)
y separately published work icon Art, History, Place Christine Nicholls , Kingswood : Working Title Press , 2003 Z1109480 2003 single work information book children's (taught in 4 units)

Description

This course will cover such topics as the positioning and diversity of Indigenous cultures; chronology and change in Indigenous cultures; Indigenous cultural diversity; visualising whiteness and representing otherness; the function of art in Indigenous cultures; land and the Dreaming; museum; Indigenous tourism, colonialism and its effects; intellectual property and ethics; street art; contemporary issues, namely ownership and appropriation; hybridity and authenticity; marketing and contemporary socio-political discourses.

Assessment

1 x written assignment -

500 words - 10%

1 x tutorial presentation and written summary - 1,000 words - 30%

Participation in class and attendance at Indigenous exhibitions films or events, listening to radio broadcasts or watching television programs. - Visual diary / journal records - 10%

1 x written assignment - 2,500 words - 50%

Supplementary Texts

Morphy, Howard. Aboriginal Art. Phaidon Press Ltd, 1998.

Nicholls, Christine. Yilpinji: Love Art and Ceremony. Thames and Hudson (Australia), 2006.

Nicholls, Christine; North, Ian. Genius of Place: The Life and Art of Kathleen Petyarre. Wakefield Press, 2001.

Croft, Brenda L.; Clark, Deborah; Jenkins, Susan (Eds). Culture Warriors: National Indigenous Art Triennial '07. National Gallery of Australia, 2008.

Perkins, Hetti; West, Margie; Willsteed, Theresa (Eds). One Sun One Moon: Aboriginal Art in Australia. Art Gallery NSW, 2007.

Matingali, Bridget. The Cocky, the Crow and the Hawk. Working Title Press, 2002.

Napangarti, Bai Bai. Luurnpa, the Magical Kingfisher. Working Title Press, 2002.

Jakamara, Henry Cook; Nicholls, Christine. The Two Wallabies. Working Title Press, 2007.

Williams, Sue; Nicholls, Christine; Napurrurla, Molly Tasman; Lajamanu Community Education Centre. Working Title Press, 2007.

Williams, Sue; Nicholls, Christine; Nampijinpa, Dolly Daniels Granites; Yuendumu Community Education Centre. The Magic Fire at Warlukurlangu. Working Title Press, 2007.

Williams, Sue; Nicholls, Christine; Napurrurla, Molly Tasman; Lajamanu Community Education Centre; Yuendumu Community Education Centre. Spotted Cat, 2007.

Other Details

Unit run through both the Unaipon School and the South Australian School of Art.

Additional coordinator Mr Jared Thomas.


Offered in: 2009
Current Campus: City West
Levels: Undergraduate
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