Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

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Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

• Unit Title

  Cultural Critique

• Unit Code

  ADM2435

• Year

  2020

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  3

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

• Unit Coordinator

  Dr Helen Kathryn RUSAK

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Description

This unit is designed to develop the skill of critical analysis. The aim is to build up a critical lexis that will enable students to appreciate, interpret and comment on the arts. Culture will be approached on a topical basis so as to develop an understanding of both historical perspective and contemporary practice. The unit will include a WAAPA Front of House practicum that will involve engagement with cultural critique.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass ADM2310

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Apply the principles of critical analysis to a diverse range of artistic products.
2. Appreciate, describe and discuss an arts event.
3. Demonstrate an awareness of historical and cultural precedent on contemporary style.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the work and its cultural context.

Unit Content

1. A recognition of the cultural (social, political, economic and religious) forces that shape development of a production.
2. A study of the evolution of each aspect from historical antecedents to the present day.
3. A topical examination of selected important aspects of the arts.
4. The acquisition of the necessary language and the tools of criticism.
5. The practise of the skill of critical appreciation in written analysis and discussion of the arts.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and tutorials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

^ Mandatory to Pass

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