ARTHIST 233 The Art of Gender Politics - Course Outlines

Course Prescription

Explores the intersection of gender and ethnicity with the visual arts. Emphasis will be on art forms and traditions in Aotearoa/New Zealand, the United States, Canada and Australia, with some reference to the Pacific, including photography, film, jewellery, tattoo and textiles.

Course Overview

This course focuses on the ways that race and gender inform art.

ARTISTS: Indigenous and diaspora artists use their work to discuss important issues of culture and history. Many consider the ways in which colonialism has affected their people and use their work to make strong statements of survival and celebration.

FORMS: We look at types of art – textiles, pottery, body adornment, photography, and film – through the eyes of different cultural groups. These include Māori, Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders, Pacific peoples, Native American and Canadian, Central American as well as African-American. Each has their own particular perspective on their history and the ways in which their art has kept alive traditions and stories.

THEORIES: The types of art which we examine are often not included in mainstream Art History courses except on the margins. Pottery and Quilting, for instance, is not often considered for anything more than its aesthetic (its beauty) yet the stories that revolve around the making of each piece talk about the cultural beliefs of the maker and the ways in which innovation is an essential part of making art. The social, political and cultural societies in which and for whom they are produced will also be discussed, as well as links between these art forms.

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage I in Art History and 30 points passed, or 30 points in Transnational Cultures and Creative Practice Restriction: ARTHIST 319, 333

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

Analyse artworks in relation to their cultural, historic, economic and political contexts. (Capability 1, 3, 4 and 6)
Demonstrate an understanding of of the key themes in the field of gender and ethnicity, particularly in relation to art in and from Indigenous, diasporic and migrant communities (Capability 1 and 3)
Independently research and write assignments using methods and theories presented in the course. (Capability 3, 4 and 6)

Assessments

Assessment Type	Percentage	Classification
Essay	50%	Individual Coursework
Case Studies	25%	Individual Coursework
Project	25%	Individual Coursework
3 types	100%

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.

For this course, each week you can expect 2 hours of lectures, a 1 hour tutorial, and 7 hours of reading and thinking about the content or working on assignments and/or test preparation.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is expected at scheduled activities including tutorials.

Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including tutorials will not be available as recordings.

Attendance on campus is not required for the exam.

The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.

Learning Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.

Class Representatives

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Well-being always comes first
We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - for more information, look at this Canvas page https://canvas.auckland.ac.nz/courses/33894, which has links to various support services in the University and the wider community.

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

Capability 1:	People and Place
Capability 3:	Knowledge and Practice
Capability 4:	Critical Thinking
Capability 6:	Communication

ARTHIST 233 : The Art of Gender Politics

Arts

2024 Semester One (1243) (15 POINTS)