MISC> Australian National University. Art History and Film Studies
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Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002
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Subject: MISC> Australian National University. Art History and Film Studies
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 20:57:01 +0400 (MSD)
From: nikst <ni...@online.ru>
http://arts.anu.edu.au/arthistory/frame.htm
Art History and Film Studies represent two of the most flourishing programs of
study at the ANU.
Many of our graduates have been appointed to senior curatorial and academic
posts, both in Australia and abroad and our staff and graduates have published
numerous books and articles in areas as varied as Australian art, Asian art,
European art, curatorial practice, art history and the Web, and music and cinema.
Art History was first introduced to the ANU in the form of the Fine Art Program
in 1977; a decade later it expanded into the Department of Art History and later
grew to incorporate the Film Studies Program. More recently both Art History and
Film Studies have become incorporated into the School of Humanities.
Our location in Canberra provides a unique access to national art institutions
such as the National Gallery of Australia,the National Library of Australia, the
National Museum of Australia, the Australian War Memorial, ScreenSound Australia
(the former National Film and Sound Archive), the Parliamentary Art Collection
and many others. In conjunction with many of these we run a widely acclaimed
internship program, where students undertake a year-long internship as part of
their formal studies which counts towards their degree. Many of the
undergraduate tutorial classes are held at these institutions and experts from
these institutions frequently contribute guest lectures and participate in our
research seminars.
Courses in Art History and Film Studies reflect the diversity of our discipline
and the recent dynamic changes in methodology, approaches and technologies.
Apart from painting, sculpture and film, specialist courses are available in the
history of printmaking, photography, World Wide Web strategies, architecture and
the applied arts. Although chronologically our courses cover developments in
art, seen within an historic and social context, from Australian Aboriginal art
and classical Greek and Roman antiquity through to the present day, not all
courses are available concurrently and prospective students are advised to check
this website for availability or to contact Art History and Film Studies.