This unit introduces ways of understanding Western modernism in non-Eurocentric ways. To a degree unmatched by any other period in art, European modernism is a product of foreign rather than indigenous traditions. European and Australian modernist art are discussed as an integral part of the European colonial project. Topics discussed include postcolonial art and theory, the formation of early European modernism in the context of non-European art and cultural practices, the development of modernism in European settler colonies, and the globalising imperatives of recent postmodernist, postcolonial and indigenous art. -- Course Website
Prerequisites: at least one Level 1 humanities unit
