Research Programs
interrogating concepts of the cross-cultural
postcolonialism and cultural history
the cultural impact of transnational migrations
and mobilities
visual and new media research across cultures
cross-cultural perspectives of contemporary art and society
Cross-cultural Perspectives on Contemporary Art and Society
This program is a continuation of the CCR's long-term and distinctive
research interest in the relationship between art and society, especially
in the Australasian region. By drawing on methodologies from art history,
anthropology, philosophy of art and literary-critical studies, this
program pays particular attention to both aesthetic and communicative
dimensions of art in cross-cultural exchanges. Topics so far covered
in this field include the dialogue between regional arts in the Asia-Pacific
region, Indigenous arts, and Australian multiculturalism and art. The
projects under this program cross boundaries between art theory and
art practice. There is also a strong orientation towards projects focused
on biographical approaches to Australian and Asia-Pacific artists. Taking
into consideration creative and aesthetic transformations wrought by
current cross-cultural artistic and performative exchanges in this era
of globalisation, the CCR has recently developed within this program
a research unit on ‘Globalisation, the Visual Arts and Art History’
with a focus on research projects engaged in various forms of re-worlding
the creative arts.
Projects
