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An exploration of Indigenous art, including Maori, relating to practice and theory within such institutions as marae, art galleries, museums, and classrooms.
The course will develop an understanding of Contemporary Māori art histories through an expansive kaupapa Māori lens, drawing on ideas from posthumanism, queer ecologies and questions around the Anthropocene alongside and exchanging hau with Te Ao Māori. The course will take a blended learning approach, include both seminars and lectures, with written, oral, and creative practice-based assignments and assessments that support learners to articulate their own relationships with these art histories, epistemologies, and kaupapa.
On completion of this course students will have: 1. An understanding of histories and debates informing Contemporary Māori art histories.2. The ability to understand and critique a range of methodologies, including kaupapa Māori methodologies.3. An understanding of their personal position in relation to different knowledge systems and arts practices.4. The ability to undertake self-directed research, critically evaluate evidence and present well-reasoned arguments. 5. Experience in navigating group work and presenting research outcomes to an audience.
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Employable, innovative and enterprising
Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
Biculturally competent and confident
Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.
Engaged with the community
Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.
Globally aware
Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.
Any 30 points at 200 level from ARTH, orany 60 points at 200 level from the Schedule V of the BA or from the BFA.
Barbara Garrie
This course will be taught by guest lecturer Hana Pera Aoake (Ngaati Hinerangi me Ngaati Raukawa, Ngaati Mahuta, Tainui/Waikato, Ngaati Waewae, Kaati Mamoe, Waitaha).
Domestic fee $1,641.00
International fee $7,500.00
* 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 .