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107-060 Orientalism in Visual Culture | |
Note | Formerly available as 111-330/430 Colonialism and Orientalist Art. Students who have completed 111-330/430 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr Roger Benjamin |
Prerequisites | Usually 37.5 points of Art History at Second/Third Year, see Prerequisites. |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
Subject Description | This subject is a consideration of orientalist art and culture from a postcolonial perspective. Painting in North Africa and the Middle East is supplemented by orientalism in architecture, photography, travel writing and colonial exhibitions. Major figures studied include Delacroix, Pierre Loti and Matisse. Students should complete the subject with a broad knowledge of European constructions of the East in a variety of representational forms, and a critical understanding of orientalism in art. |
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