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CHC5341 Cultural Cold War in Asia Print, Film and Music [2220]
In the past decades cold war studies witnessed a paradigm shift of “cultural turn”, especially after the declassification, digitalization, and opening of official archives in various countries. Drawing upon concepts of cultural history, literary studies, and sociology of arts, this module re-examines this “battle of hearts and minds” in Asia through the lens of literary practices, print culture, film industry, and music performances. Special attentions are paid to the debates and problematics pertaining to inter-Asian connection (also disconnection), and the institutional networks of cultural production under such “psychological/media warfare” of the 1950s and 1960s.
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HSI2016 The Art of Science, the Science of Art [2220]
It often seems the worlds of science and art are unrelated: Logical truth versus emotional imagination. Still, science and art have much in common. Science has caused paradigm shifts in artistic expression while art is used for engineering design and communication of scientific knowledge. In this module, students will be introduced to the use of materials and technology related to architecture, sculpture, painting, photography and imaging. The use of technology for dating and attribution of objects of art as well as the use of visual art for scientific illustration and design will be examined. Knowledge of the scientific principles of various forms of visual art will also be explored. The module aims at the development of some artistic skills for illustrations of scientific concepts and engineering designs. This module will help students to better express their thoughts through artistic expression and appreciate visual art.