ACA712 - Transgressive Acts in Cinema, Art, Performance
| Year: | 2020 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online) Trimester 3: Cloud (online) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 2-hour seminar per week and 10 hours of self-directed reading and independent study per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online) | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 5 scheduled online seminars |
Content
This unit examines the relationship between art and censorship with a particular focus on transgressive filmmakers, artists, performers and choreographers who have invoked the concept of 'artistic license' to defend their work against charges of sedition, obscenity or blasphemy. The unit will engage students with social, institutional, and discursive rules that operate within censorship debates with a particular focus on censorship and: citizenship; pornography; popular culture; propagandist art; and race. Students will be expected to critique the practices culture jamming, 'hacktivism' and internet censorship. The unit will also investigate government and philanthropic bodies use soft and hard power to exert control over arts and artists.
Unit Fee Information
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