CLIMT103-23A (HAM)

Arts Activism in a Changing Environment

15 Points

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The University of Waikato
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Division of Arts Law Psychology & Social Sciences
School of Arts Office
School of Arts

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Karen Barbour

Karen Barbour
I.4.12
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karen.barbour@waikato.ac.nz

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What this paper is about

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This paper introduces the role of arts in environmental, climate change and social activism through critical discussion of performances, events and art objects, and the complexities of communication and media representation.

The aim of this paper is to introduce students to arts activism within the context of contemporary theory and environmental humanities. Arts activism offers strategies, processes and tactics to communicate complex information to the wider public using affective, evocative and provocative methods. Drawing on this introduction, the paper will then focus on how environmental organisations and arts create performance, events and art objects that function to engage people with the complexities of our changing environment. Examples will be drawn from current activism from visual, screen, literary, music, theatre, dance, installation and mixed-­media artists relevant locally in Aotearoa and the Pacific, as well as globally and who embody diverse perspectives.

As part of a Bachelor degree, the guiding principle is to educate students who can become competent to lead future climate change solutions through crossing the disciplinary boundaries of the sciences, arts and social sciences. (This paper is core to the Bachelor of Climate Change and of benefit to the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Sciences).

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How this paper will be taught

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This paper is taught through a combination of:
1. One weekly 1 hour lecture in person on campus;
2. Two­-three weekly mini­-lectures available online through Moodle;
3. One weekly 1 hour tutorial in person on campus (beginning in the second week and ending in the second­-to-­last week)

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Required Readings

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Students are expected to read required materials and to engage with audiovisual material each week. The readings and links to audiovisual materials are provided through the Waikato Reading List for this paper.
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Learning Outcomes

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Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:

  • Identify how climate change information is communicated through arts activism
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  • Demonstrate an understanding of the processes, audiences and impacts of arts activism
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  • Engage with local and global examples of arts activism
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  • Articulate tactics and strategies adopted by arts activists and environmental organisations in mainstream, online and social media contexts
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  • Demonstrate skills in communicating through the arts through online, social media and/or live forms of activism
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  • Demonstrate academic skills in information literacy, research and collaborative work with peers
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Assessments

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How you will be assessed

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Students are expected to complete all assessments as detailed below.

Assessment 1 and 2 require in-person attendance. Assessments 2 and 4 require collaboration within tutorial groups.

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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam. The final exam makes up 0% of the overall mark.

The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0 or 0:0, whichever is more favourable for the student. The final exam makes up either 0% or 0% of the overall mark.

Component DescriptionDue Date TimePercentage of overall markSubmission MethodCompulsory
1. Tutorial worksheet
9 Mar 2023
No set time
10
  • Hand-in: In Tutorial
2. Presentation on environmental groups using arts activism
6 Apr 2023
No set time
24
  • In Class: In Tutorial
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
3. Test
5 May 2023
No set time
33
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
4. Group creative project
3 Jun 2023
12:00 PM
33
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
Assessment Total:     100    
Failing to complete a compulsory assessment component of a paper will result in an IC grade
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