PACIFIC 308

Topics in Pacific Arts

Description

A survey of traditional Pacific art forms focusing specifically on their histories, significance and sociocultural functioning within contemporary Pacific diasporas.

Art forms covered in this course include Pacific architecture, body adornment, tapa (barkcloth), tivaevae (quilt-making), tatau (tattoo) and weaponry. This course will look at these art forms as part of dynamic living cultures within an ever changing, ever global Pacific.

Issues addressed in this course include gender, power, ritual and the impact of new technologies on notions of tradition.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline.

Digital Course Outlines for 2025 will be refreshed around November/December.

Availability 2025

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s)  Julia Gray

Points

PACIFIC 308: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage II

Restrictions

PACIFIC 207