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CAEL2094: Painting: Transcultural Collaborations

Semester 2, 2020 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

For Aboriginal people of Australia, the place where saltwater and freshwater meet, is a site of intermingling, mixing and sharing of knowledge. The Yolngu people of north-east Arnhem Land call this place where the river meets the sea: Ganmu and it is usually used as a metaphor for 'two way learning.' This unit of study explores how contact with other cultures through the reciprocal sharing of images, stories, histories, experiences, ideas, skills and culture can activate collaborative practices to create meaningful connections both locally and globally. The investigation of issues such as representation and presentation, protocols and practices, combined with a critical understanding of the cultural complexities of Indigenous culture, will foster greater understanding and enable students to facilitate the development of a collaborative and sustainable practice.

Unit details and rules

Unit code CAEL2094
Academic unit Sydney College of the Arts
Credit points 6
Prohibitions
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CAEL2067
Prerequisites
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None
Corequisites
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None
Assumed knowledge
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None

Available to study abroad and exchange students

Yes

Teaching staff

Coordinator Janelle Evans, janelle.evans@sydney.edu.au
Type Description Weight Due Length
Presentation exhibition of fully resolved body of work (painting/s)
exhibition of fully resolved body of work (painting/s)
70% Formal exam period complete body of works for exhibition
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO7 LO6 LO5 LO4 LO3 LO2
Participation in class participation and contribution to group discussions
in class participation and contribution to group discussions
10% Ongoing n/a
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO6 LO5 LO4 LO3
Assignment reflective journal
reflective journal
20% Week 12
Due date: 30 Nov 2020 at 23:00
200 words (or equivalent) per week
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5 LO7

Assessment summary

detailed information can be found in Canvas

Assessment criteria

n/a

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

  • Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
  • After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

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Simple extensions

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Special consideration

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WK Topic Learning activity Learning outcomes

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. Understand the basics of the ethical, aesthetic and interpretive relations of transcultural collaborative practice within a 21st century globalised framework and relate this to their own studio practice
  • LO2. Sustain focussed, independent research
  • LO3. Demonstrate rigorous and independent thinking;
  • LO4. Contextualise contemporary art practice within Australian and global regimes that shape the circulation and reception of the fine art market;
  • LO5. Be capable of finding strategies to deal with complex concepts, grappling with difficult works of art and/or ideas;
  • LO6. Develop confidence in articulating personal opinions within a peer group;
  • LO7. Be capable of embarking on cross-disciplinary analyses

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1 Depth of disciplinary expertise

Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.

GQ2 Critical thinking and problem solving

Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.

GQ3 Oral and written communication

Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.

GQ4 Information and digital literacy

Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.

GQ5 Inventiveness

Generating novel ideas and solutions.

GQ6 Cultural competence

Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.

GQ7 Interdisciplinary effectiveness

Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.

GQ8 Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity

An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.

GQ9 Influence

Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes Graduate qualities
GQ1 GQ2 GQ3 GQ4 GQ5 GQ6 GQ7 GQ8 GQ9

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