Course instructor: 
Assoc Prof Greg Petersen

Course Schedule:
S1: Thursdays, 10am-12pm, or
S2: Thursdays, 12pm-2pm
 (Semester 1, AY2024/25) 

*Additional dates may be involved for projects/assessments during the semester period of 12 Aug – 7 Dec 2024. Added make-up classes may also be scheduled due to public holidays coinciding with class dates.

Objectives
This course explores the relationship between Art and Identity, which lays the foundation for music educators and practitioners in understanding major identity discourses. Learners also analyse how identity discourses have affected individuals and groups past, present and future. After which they can integrate information into their own self identification and formulating others’ identities.

Content
From what sources do we engender our individual and group identities, and to what extent do the arts stimulate this process? This course begins with an introduction to identity theory, and then explores identity issues – with an emphasis on their manifestations in different art forms. Students will analyse and evaluate their own identities in relation to the course materials and the arts in their lives, requiring critical self-reflection and self-assessment.