FNA2035 Interventions in sound, performance and socially engaged practices
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
FNA2035 Interventions in sound, performance and socially engaged practices is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2026 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2026
- Semester 1
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before FNA2035
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After FNA2035
No unit lists FNA2035 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Overview
This unit introduces you to critical thinking and its role in contemporary creative practices. The unit contextualises the theories and discourses of critical interventions within the history of conceptual art and the politics of subjectivity. These practices are explored through a range of fine art and design methodologies, drawing on the history of performance, sound art, video and socially-engaged practices. Particular attention will be paid to developing creative responses that contextualise contemporary cultural politics through an exploration of the sonic imagination, the poetics of movement and media-based technologies, as well as a variety of critical material and strategies.
Offerings in 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Mid-semester assessmentProject40%
- Final folioProject60%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Develop experimental studio processes that integrate a range of critical strategies in a contemporary art context;
- 2
Identify and employ creative skills and practical strategies in a range of media and public platforms appropriate to the concepts you are investigating;
- 3
Demonstrate an understanding of sound, performance and video practices in relation to your creative intervention;
- 4
Critically reflect on the place of feminist, conceptual, socially-engaged and identity based politics to the field of contemporary art, nationally and internationally;
- 5
Communicate the implications of critical interventions within contemporary cultural production.
Workload and teaching
- Studio activities48 hours
12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.
Where it fits
FNA2035 is part of 1 area of study in the 2026 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Frances Barrett
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Frances Barrett
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for FNA2035?
None, but you must take OHS1000 before or alongside it.
When is FNA2035 offered?
In 2026, FNA2035 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield.
Does FNA2035 have an exam?
No. FNA2035 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include FNA2035?
FNA2035 is part of Fine art.