Pre-requisites

CD520 Community Development and Social Change

Co-requisites

None.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the issues related to racism, sexism, classism, religious discrimination, and poverty.

• Employ a range of creative approaches to reflect on, assess and evaluate social and cultural issues informed by a Christian world view

• Identify and address ethical issues in a specific professional context

• Develop creative solutions to social problems demonstrating awareness of sustainable planning in a community or workplace context

Unit Description

This unit will introduce students to a variety of art making and creative processes that may be integrated into Social Action. Students will engage in both critical analysis of the theory and practice of art and social action as well as practical experience and engagement of art making and creative process informed by a Christian worldview. Students will explore a number of different ways that art has been used to initiate and contribute to social change. This unit will engage the student in a variety of social, ethical, justice and cultural issues. The engagement and exploration into art making and creative process will include a variety of mediums and will develop student’s abilities to critically evaluate how social change may be initiated through engaging art.

Topics

• Reasons for Social Change - Racism, sexism, classism, religious discrimination and poverty
• Frameworks of social change - Campaigns, Revolutions and Reform
• Assessing and evaluating Social and Cultural Issues
• A Christian World View and Social Change
• The use of art in social change
• Pamphlets, music, street theatre, street art
• Creating street art
• Ethics and Street Art
• Engaging others in the creative process
• Exhibition

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Unit offerings

Face to face: Semester 1, 2025 (Every 2nd Year (Odd), Semester 1)
Face to face: (Every 2nd Year (Odd), Semester 1)

Please note

The Unit Offerings listed above are a guide only and the timetable for any year is the final authority. The College may vary offerings based on demand, regulatory requirements, continual improvement processes or other conditions.

This unit may be available in different modes of delivery i.e. online and face-to-face as listed above. The unit content will not differ between these modes of delivery. There will possibly be a difference in the schedule and/or the prescribed assessment tasks, however both will cover and assess the same content.