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ARHT3675: Objects and Problems at Chau Chak Wing Museum
2022 unit information
This unit brings students into sustained contact with objects in the Chau Chak Wing Museum and challenges students to research and curate them. It is designed to build and test the key skills of art historians in the world - from basic analysis of materials and techniques to complex questions of cultural meaning - by analyzing objects and the challenges they pose.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Art History
| Code | ARHT3675 |
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| Academic unit | Art History |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 2000 level in the Art History major |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Demonstrate familiarity with a range of museum objects in different mediums and from different time periods
- LO2. Identify and analyse materiality of objects and develop skills in critiquing cultural meanings
- LO3. Understand the technical and social issues associated with objects from a historiographic perspective
- LO4. Build and test key analytical skills required to discuss museum objects
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