Handbook

Have you ever wondered whether the art and literature of a country were related to one another? This course asks the question: are Australian literary and visual works of art connected? We will start with a core concept of ‘seeing’ and discuss how writers and visual artists in key periods have ‘seen’ Australia. The main focus of this course will be on modern and contemporary material, though the wonderful and strange colonial period will be established as a starting point. Multiple points of view, including indigenous, migrant and settler colonial perspectives, will be included.

This course is designed for those of you who are curious about the relationship between literature and art, or want to learn in field contexts such as art galleries and contemporary museums. The site learning in this course is supported by with face-to-face teaching and discussion and includes time for individual directed research. If you are completing a program in Education Studies, you will be offered the option of pursuing your study of Australian literature and art through a pedagogical rubric.