Courses & Units

Critical Practices in Art: Bodies FSA124

Introduction

We exist as embodied beings: bodies are how we move through the world and how we touch, see, and interact with it. The purpose of the unit is to introduce students to the concept of the body and bodies within art historical and cultural traditions and emerging technological terrains. The unit explores key issues such as gender, representation, and identity with a focus on bodies as sites of transformation. The unit investigates how social and cultural forces shape bodies, influence aesthetics and reveal cultural ideologies. Students are invited to use design strategies to investigate the body as a sensual and dynamic force. Through experimentation with diverse materials, students will develop work that seeks to challenge, disrupt or extend concepts of the body. As part of unit content students test the potential of creative work to convey and evoke embodied sensation and discuss these strategies through reflective and critical writing. This unit introduces students to the creative arts emphasis on praxis, where theory is tested and embodied in making and writing.

Summary

Unit name	Critical Practices in Art: Bodies
Unit code	FSA124
Credit points	12.5
College/School	College of Arts, Law and Education School of Creative Arts and Media
Discipline	Arts
Coordinator	Doctor Karen Hall
Available as an elective?	Yes
Delivered By	University of Tasmania

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 2	On-Campus		International	Domestic
Launceston	Semester 2	On-Campus		International	Domestic

Key

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 2	22/7/2024	16/8/2024	9/9/2024	27/10/2024

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2024 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2024 will be available from the 1st October 2023. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

Use a variety of oral, written and visual strategies to examine how social and cultural forces shape bodies and influence aesthetics and design approaches.
Review artworks in a critical and creative context relevant to unit themes
Apply process of material experimentation and reflection to develop artwork that responds to unit themes.
Work collaboratively, constructively, and respectfully within group and individual learning contexts

Fee Information

The 2024 Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) rates are still being finalised by the Government and we will update the domestic fee information as soon as we have more details.

Requisites

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

FSA122 Critical Practices 1B

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	Weekly on-campus 3hr workshops
Assessment	Task 1: Three hands in different media and reflective statement (15%)\|Task 2: Exhibition Audio Tour (35%)\|Task 3: Folio (50%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable \| View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.
Links	Booktopia textbook finder

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