School Of Communication ArtsContemporary Arts 1: The Past in the PresentWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 100394.1
Discipline: CREATIVE ARTS NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 1
Credit Points: 10
About this Unit
In 2009 this unit replaced by 101519 - Music, Histories and Flights of the Imagination. This introductory theoretical unit presents an interdisciplinary view of the arts by examining some of the ideas and historical circumstances which have helped shape the contemporary fields of music, performance, electronic arts and fine arts. It will examine something of the underlying cultural correspondences within the arts, without seeking to impose a single unifying theory upon them. It will introduce key critical terms and conceptual models for examining the contemporary arts, and consider some of the cultural issues which inform research in contemporary arts practice.