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Art and Cultural Difference - SAHT9137
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Campus: College of Fine Arts Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Excluded: SAHT2212
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

The conceptualisation and evaluation of cultural difference has occupied a central position in western art and culture, particularly since the period of colonisation began. This subject sees cultural difference as a series of narratives and counter-narratives. Topics covered include the ways in which cultural difference has been addressed in art and literature by colonised subjects, the place of art in anti-colonial liberation movements of the twentieth century and French constructions of the Orient in sculpture and painting. Particular attention is paid to the writings of, among others, Walter Benjamin, Theodor Adorno, Luce Irigaray and Franz Fanon.

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