ARTH210-17S2 (C) Semester Two 2017

Japanese Art

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2017
End Date: Sunday, 19 November 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 28 July 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 13 October 2017

Description

This course presents an introduction to the arts of Japan, with a particular focus on the art of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

This course introduces the history of visual art produced in Japan with a concentration on painting, architecture, sculpture, tea ceremony, ceramics and gardens. The course is presented in a chronological order, and the works under consideration are introduced through a variety of theories. The course begins with the history of Japanese art from pre-Buddhist times until the early 14th century, and thereafter the course concentrates on the art produced from the Muromachi period to the start of the Edo period.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course students will be able to:

1. Identify and interpret major periods and trends in Japanese art history to c1650.
2. Understand Japanese art movements to c1650 with respect to cultural ideologies and aesthetic theories.
3. Apply appropriate methodology to discussion of aspects of Japanese art history.

Prerequisites

15 points at 100-level Art History and Theory and any 15 points from the BA Schedule.

Course Coordinator

Richard Bullen

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Research essay 25% 1500 words
Research essay 25% 1500 words
Final examination 50% 3 hours

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $732.00

International fee $2,975.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Humanities .

All ARTH210 Occurrences

  • ARTH210-17S2 (C) Semester Two 2017