FINEARTS 245 : Embodiment, Identity and Agency: Art and the Self
Creative Arts and Industries
2021 Semester Two (1215) (30 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
Is Identity something that it given to us, or chosen by us? This course enables students to explore how identity might be understood and produced - both from western, and non-western perspectives. Key ideas explored within this broader question include: agency, power, place, gender, ideology, fluidity, and intersectionality. We will also look at how presentations of identity are explored within a range of genres, including: photography, film / moving image, art, fashion and literature. Within the course, students will engage in seminars and readings in order to grow their knowledge and understanding in this area, and, to reflect on their own ideas and experiences of identity as they develop in relation to the course content. Students will also create their own body of work that explores some of the ideas above, and where relevant, in relation to students' own personal experiences of identity-making.
Course Requirements
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 2: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 3: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 4: | Communication and Engagement |
| Capability 5: | Independence and Integrity |
Learning Outcomes
- to explore and refine aspects of the concept of identity through the production of artworks (Capability 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.2, 4.2 and 5.2)
- to develop and demonstrate material languages, and, their formal resolution that effectively communicates the content of their artworks (Capability 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 4.2 and 5.2)
- to develop and demonstrate research skills that include a range of material, contextual and conceptual methodologies. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.2, 5.2 and 5.3)
- to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the contextual material covered in the course (Capability 1.1, 1.3, 2.1 and 3.2)
- to demonstrate a healthy studio practice (Capability 1.2, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 30% | Individual Coursework |
| Coursework | 70% | Individual Coursework |
| 2 types | 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
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Teaching & Learning Methods
This course uses Project-centred learning in order to support the development of students’ creative working practices. Based in kanohi ki te kanohi environments, dialogue sits at the centre, creating opportunities to share diverse perspectives, knowledge and concepts. A broad range of methods are used in this studio learning environment, including:
group discussions
group critiques
1-1's with both colleagues and your tutor
seminars and readings
and where appropriate, gallery and museum visits.
Workload Expectations
This course is a standart 30 point course - comprising of:
300 hours in one semester
72 studio contact hours (6 hrs per week)
24 hours of preparatory reading (2 hrs p.w.)
204 hours of assessed self-study (17 hrs per week)
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Attendance is expected during scheduled class hours.
The course will not include live online events.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable delivery.
Learning Resources
Health & Safety
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.
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.
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.