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Course description

This course offers students the opportunity to undertake an internship with a public art institution either within Australia or internationally, or complete a major independent research project. For those interested in internships, students must make a formal application to the public institutions themselves and have approval prior to the commencement of the course. The course convener also must approve the suitability of the internship prior to commencing the course. Individual research topics are available to advanced students with good records, and typically results in a research essay of approx. 5,000 words. Research Topics are decided in consultation with a staff member whose expertise aligns with your independent research area. Students are encouraged to focus on institutional art archives and art collections and require a GPA of 5.5 or above to undertake this course. In Semester 2 2011 this subject will offer an optional field trip to Bula Bula Arts in the remote Aboriginal community of Ramingining. This field trip will be the focus for Independent Research Projects, designed by the student in conjunction with the course co-ordinator Dr Sally Butler. Aboriginal artists and staff from Bula Bula Arts will conduct a series of art & culture bush trips, demonstrations & workshops that introduce students to Yolgnu knowledge as it is expressed through visual imagery, language, religion, song, dance and storytelling. The field trip includes several boat and bush trips where students experience the life and land of Yolgnu culture, featuring an overnight stay at the world heritage listed Arafura Swamp where the award winning film Ten Canoes was filmed. For inclusion in this trip students must contact the course co-ordinator to discuss preparation of a suitable project plan.

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