KDB123 Dance Legacies
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| Unit code: | KDB123 |
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| Equivalent(s): | KDB110 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| Domestic tuition unit fee | $4,104 |
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Unit Outline: Semester 2 2024, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | KDB123 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Equivalent: | KDB110 |
| Coordinator: | Rachel Mathews | r.mathews@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This unit will introduce you to the dance legacies that underscore dance practice. In the history of Western Arts, a number of key philosophies may be identified including romanticism, classicism, modernism, postmodernism and metamodernism, some of which are also evident in the arts of other cultures. In dance, they led to the formation of aesthetic codes that in some cases are still very much in operation in the dance industry. These will be further contextualised in relation to Indigenous Australian dance and the wider Asia Pacific region. Through encountering relevant theory and reflecting on live and recorded dance performances, you will be supported to critically interrogate how these legacies continue to inform current practices.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Adopt critical frameworks to interrogate the legacies of Western, Indigenous Australian and Asian dance and their relationship to current practice.
- Identify the stylistic features of dance from various historical and cultural contexts.
- Articulate effectively your critical responses through written forms, independent reflections and contribute to group discussions in which relevant literature and dance works are analysed.
- Explain various cultural perspectives in dance, including those of Indigenous Australia and Asia, and, in doing so, apply the appropriate protocols.
Content
The unit addresses content such as the historical and cultural dance manifestations of romanticism, classicism, modernism, postmodernism and metamodernism in relation to concepts such as genre and style and through the lens of dance history.
In terms of Western theatre dance, the unit focuses on ballet, modern dance, postmodern dance, new media dance and metamodern dance. Non-Western theatre dance is discussed in terms of the relevance of the concepts of classicism and modernism, taking dance forms from a wide range of Asian cultures as examples. The study of these various contexts incorporates discussion of intercultural choreography, such as that of Indigenous Australian modern dance.
Learning Approaches
The content will be delivered through regular lectures, workshops, blended online learning activities, and group problem solving tasks.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will receive formative feedback on your progress in this unit during workshops and discussions throughout the semester.
Assessment
Overview
There are two assessment items for this unit. The first is an essay on a topic decided in consultation with your lecturer. The second assessment item is a reflective journal in a digital format.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Essay
You will write an essay on a topic decided in consultation with your lecturer.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Portfolio
You will develop a portfolio through which you regularly reflect on readings, lecture/workshop content, and embodied responses to work encountered throughout the unit.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
All students and staff who access campus buildings and facilities are required to complete the Tier 1 General Health and Safety Induction. This must be completed online.
Resources
Relevant unit readings and reference material will be available online.
Risk Assessment Statement
For risks associated with using campus buildings or facilities, refer to the Tier 1 General Health and Safety Induction.
There are no out of the ordinary risks associated with this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.KK34 Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Cite and discuss a broad and coherent knowledge of historical and contemporary cultural contexts for creative practice, including the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges.
Relates to: ULO1 - Identify and demonstrate knowledge of the techniques and concepts underpinning your field of creative practice.
Relates to: ULO1, ULO4 - Communicate independent learning clearly and coherently in diverse modes relevant to your field of creative practice.
Relates to: ULO3 - Formulate and apply an independent perspective through reflection and by acting on the informed critique of others.
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, ULO3 - Demonstrate respect for cultural and social differences, and work with integrity across creative practice networks.
Relates to: ULO4