FINEARTS 232 Performance: Communication, Identity and Community - Course Outlines

Course Prescription

Focuses on performance art as a means of communication. Examines the ways in which performance can be integral to an artistic and cultural identity, contemporary life, and community.

Course Overview

The initial focus of this course is the production of an annotated scrapbook that includes key forms of performance practice in modern and contemporary art, and samples of performative behaviours outside the art context. The overarching goal is to consider performance art as a distillation from, or reflection on, social behaviours in a wider sense. Each student will also produce a set of documented performance events that demonstrate understanding of the connections between performance art practice and the wider world.

Social scenarios considered as relevant to understanding the performative nature of life at all levels may be identified in familial, domestic, communal, civic, educational, political, religious, sporting, and conflictual contexts, and in contexts of work and entertainment. Types of performance art practice considered may include historical recreation, choreographed individual or group behaviours, testing of the body in limit case situations, public address, vicarious theatrical actions or narrative, the interaction with and animation of objects, costumes, places, images, songs, sounds, and selected texts or propositions.

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: FINEARTS 101, 102, 103, 104, or FINEARTS 110, 113 and FINEARTS 111 or 112

Learning Outcomes

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

Recognise different ways in which human society is based on the performance and interpretation of actions, gestures, expressions, and shared relations. (Capability 2.2, 2.3, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2 and 6.1)
Demonstrate an ability to discuss social interaction as based on the communication or miscommunication of different performative content. (Capability 2.3, 3.2, 4.1 and 6.1)
Learn to identify both individual and communal reference points in social behaviours and performance art. (Capability 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 3.2, 4.1 and 5.1)
Assemble a working list (scrapbook) of performative behaviours of individuals and groups. (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 3.2 and 4.1)
Assemble a working list (scrapbook) of different types of performance art. (Capability 1.3, 2.1, 2.3, 3.2 and 4.1)
Produce a set of documented performative actions, events, or short narratives that demonstrate understanding of the links between performance art and social life. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.3, 3.1 and 3.2)
Demonstrate performative art work that is focused on the individual, and performative art work based on a group scenario. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1 and 4.2)

Assessments

Assessment Type	Percentage	Classification
Portfolio	30%	Individual Coursework
Presentation	70%	Individual Coursework
2 types	100%

Assessment Type	Learning Outcome Addressed
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Portfolio
Presentation

100% coursework comprising

• Completion of two-part scrapbook/portfolio task – 30%

• Studio presentation – 70%

Teaching & Learning Methods

Incorporating a variety of different teaching and learning methods, class time will primarily be based on a combination of one-to-one and group discussion, kanohi ki te kanohi (face to face).

Individual and group discussions or critiques will respond to the support material sourced and edited by students for the scrapbook.

Individual and group discussions will respond to the development of studio work.

Slideshows and expositions of short texts about relevant societal case studies and art content will also be provided.

Individuals and small groups will present spoken/visual/performed material to the rest of the group.

Workload Expectations

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

For this course, you can expect: up to 5 hours of lectures; up to 20 hours of group discussions and one to one meetings to review work in progress; up to 20 hours of in-class studio work; 25 hours of reading, thinking, and planning around the course content; and 50 hours of out-of-class making and studio production.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is required at scheduled activities including individual and group discussions to engage fully with all components of the course.
Formal lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including seminars and discussions will not be availabl as recordings.
The course will not include live online events.
Attendance on campus is expected for the submission of the portfolios/workbooks and the studio presentations.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.

Health & Safety

Please refer to the Elam School of Fine Arts Health, Safety and Wellbeing guidelines that can be found in the Canvas page for this course in the files section.

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.

Other Information

To achieve well in this course will require regular participation in class work and out-of-class work, regular consultation of Canvas for weekly notifications concerning course delivery milestones and assessment, and good email communication when necessary.

Digital 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.

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 against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

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

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.

Coursework must be submitted by the published deadline or it will receive the grade DNC(Did Not Complete). In some circumstances the student can apply for a Formal Extension of Time using the form on Canvas. The request must be supported by written evidence from a doctor or counsellor (or other relevant evidence) to support the extension request.

Requests for extensions of time must be submitted and approved before the due date of the assignment.

No extensions will be granted for problems such as clashing deadlines or accidentally erased computer files which should always be prevented by keeping backup copies.

In the event of 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 your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. In the event of a disruption, the University and your course coordinators will make every effort to provide you with up to date information via Canvas and the University website.

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 you may be asked to submit your 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. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.

Capability 1:	Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2:	Critical Thinking
Capability 3:	Solution Seeking
Capability 4:	Communication and Engagement
Capability 5:	Independence and Integrity
Capability 6:	Social and Environmental Responsibilities

FINEARTS 232 : Performance: Communication, Identity and Community

Creative Arts and Industries

2021 Semester One (1213) (15 POINTS)