Poetics of the Body 3

Subject UNIB30001 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 3 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010:

Semester 1, Southbank - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable

Semester 2, Southbank - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 36 hours
Total Time Commitment: 120 hours
Prerequisites: Poetics of the Body 1 and 2
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements: For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.
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Coordinator

Dr Elizabeth Presa

Contact

Student and Academic Services, Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts, 234 St Kilda Road, Southbank Vic 3006 Tel: 9685 9419
Subject Overview: This subject is a further extension of the first and second year Poetics of the Body subject. It focuses on experimentation and research. Students are required to form small multidisciplinary collaborative groups reflective of the diversity of discplines in the University. Each group develops its own project on the body related to current areas of social/scientific concern. Groups will receive supervision from staff from the arts, humanities and sciences.
Objectives:

Poetics of the Body 3 aims to

  • provide opportunities for collaborative research within interdisciplinary projects focusing on the body;
  • provide projects for the application of critical and analytical skills within an interdsciplinary context;
  • provide practical techniques, research methodologies and strategies for interdisciplinary problem solving;
  • focus attention on the expressivity of the human body as a shared medium of communication;
  • generate an on-line forum and archive for project-based research on the body;
  • offer the ground for new modes of understanding and representation of the body;
  • contribute to and enrich current debate on the human body;
  • engage students with culturally diverse practices and customs associated with the body.
Assessment:

Project based assessment

25% on-line project profile. Assessment of the on-line project profile is ongoing throughout the semester.

50% collaborative project. To be assessed at the end of the 12 weeks.

25% documentation a written analysis (1000 words) and documentation which may include photos, video, music, on-line material and other resources. To be submitted at the end of the 12 weeks.
Prescribed Texts: Poetics of the Body 3 reader
Recommended Texts: None
Breadth Options:

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

At the completion of the Poetics of the Body subject students should be able to:

  • Exhibit a sound working knowledge of the role of the human body across its various discipline specific domains;
  • Demonstrate interpretive abilities across a range of academic disciplines;
  • Confidently communicate, both orally and in writing, opinions, ideas and observations with regard to theory and practice of the body, in group and individual situations;
  • Participate effectively as a team member in interdisciplinary projects with a shared focus;
  • Embody an informed respect for the principles, protocols, discipline and ethics of interdisciplinary scholarship and practice;
  • Demonstrate capacities for collaborative research, project planning and execution and presention;
  • Contribute to a range of disciplines as collaborators and leaders.
Notes: Not offered in 2009

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