UnitLevel 2Undergraduate

AHT2138 Space, place and society

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

AHT2138 Space, place and society is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 1 unit.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2020
Not offered

The 2027 handbook has no page for AHT2138. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.

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Requisites

Before AHT2138

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After AHT2138

1 unit list AHT2138 as a prerequisite or corequisite.

Enrolment rules

Prohibition: TAD3138

Prerequisite: 12 credit points at first year level in Art History and Theory, or Theory of Art and Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from Unit Coordinator

Overview

This unit focuses on the representation, design, experience and interpretation of space, both in Australia and abroad. Concepts of space and place are central to any understanding of modern society and culture and are at the forefront of scholarship and thought in several disciplines. This unit considers the aesthetics, politics and ethics of a wide range of social spatial environments, discourses and environments, with a particular emphasis on the ideas of space as inclusion and space as exclusion.

Offerings in 2020

The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for AHT2138.

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Demonstrate awareness of current discourses in art, indigenous studies, public space and architecture that deal with the representation, experience and interpretation of space;

  2. 2

    Identify the social dynamic in key examples of recent art, architectural and design practice concerned with the articulation of place and spatial experience;

  3. 3

    Demonstrate an awareness of how the notion of place differs across the various historical, cultural and political circumstances in which art is made;

  4. 4

    Demonstrate a good understanding of the multiple ways in which space is articulated and experienced within an Australian context that is grounded in Indigenous culture and history;

  5. 5

    Demonstrate the skills to perform a critical analysis of spatial environments;

  6. 6

    Demonstrate awareness of the theoretical and cultural precedents for and dimensions of their own practice.

Workload and teaching

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Luke Morgan
Unit Coordinators
Mr Luke Smythe

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for AHT2138?

AHT2138 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

What can I take after AHT2138?

AHT2138 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including AHT3138.

When is AHT2138 offered?

AHT2138 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
2
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational unit
Department of Fine Art
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 1
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
2020