[csaa-forum] Fwd: Melbourne Free University

Tue Feb 19 17:11:14 CST 2013

What a great plan!

On 19/02/2013, at 4:55 PM, Margaret Mayhew wrote:

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>> 
>> Dear All, 
>> 
>> I gave this wonderful initiative a brief plug during CSAA last year (after Bev's & Ros's wonderful plenary session)
>> 
>> Please forward to anyone you know in Melbourne - and please feel inspired to start one up in other cities.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Dr. Margaret Mayhew
>> Casual Academic/Researcher at Large
>> 
> <MFU POSTER 2013 art history_economics.pdf>
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>>> On 07/02/2013, at 4:23 PM, Margaret Mayhew <margaretmayhew at internode.on.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Dear All, 
>>>> 
>>>> Here is my blurb and biog (in text plus with an attachment)
>>>> <Melbourne Free University.docx>
>>>> 
>>>> given the historical nature of the other talks - I thought I'd focus on the olden days - lots of good stuff int here tho.....
>>>> 
>>>> the talk is mainly based on a published thing I did at uni: http://sydney.edu.au/arts/publications/philament/issue8_pdf/MAYHEW_JustAct.pdf (does the MFU provide links for further reading?)
>>>> 
>>>> I dunno if we use titles or not at the MFU - I'm fine either way.....
>>>> 
>>>> See you all soon!
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers
>>>> 
>>>> Margaret
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Models Mannequins and Muses
>>>> 
>>>> The idea of the female artists’ muse has been a central figment of Western European painting and the tradition of the fine art nude. However, a closer examination of the practices of life modeling, art education and figurative painting reveal a complex array of differing bodies and genders at work behind and in front of the easel.
>>>> 
>>>> In this talk I will discuss some of the historical practices of life drawing and figurative art, and the differing types of models and artists engaged in looking and being looked at. The talk will mainly focus on France and England in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries contextualizing the emergence of the academic life-drawing class within the rapid social and cultural changes occurring at the time.
>>>> 
>>>> Margaret Mayhew
>>>> 
>>>>  Dr. Margaret Mayhew completed a PhD on Life Drawing, Art Education and Contemporary Art, in Gender and Cultural Studies, at the University of Sydney. She holds degrees in Science, Visual Arts and Art History and has practiced and exhibited in drawing, painting and performance art since 1996. She is currently teaching in the Gender, Sexuality and Diversity studies at La Trobe University and blogs regularly at margaretmayhew.com
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>>>> On 06/02/2013, at 5:11 PM, Jasmine-Kim Westendorf wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> HI Margaret 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Great.  I'm attaching the titles and blurbs for the three other confirmed sessions.  It looks like we'll have another one on photography, but don't have any info on that one yet.  In terms of a general blurb, we're waiting on the full set of sessions before we write it - but the general idea of the course is to explore different issues and case studies in art history - the course title will be Politics, Pruning and Paint: Cast studies in Art History 
>>>>> 
>>>>> In terms of your blurb, we can pop a slightly longer one on the website, but for the mail outs we need something just a sentence or two long, so somewhere around 50 words is perfect.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hope that helps!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jasmine
>>>>> 
>>>>> <Art history Anna's blurbs and bios.docx>
>>>>>  
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 06/02/2013, at 5:03 PM, Margaret Mayhew <margaretmayhew at internode.on.net> wrote:
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>>>>>> Dear Jasmine, 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'll send you a title and a blurb (50 words?) tomorrow
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Is there a general blurb for the Art History series/course? and what are the other topics?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Margaret
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 06/02/2013, at 11:28 AM, Jasmine-Kim Westendorf wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Hi Margaret, 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> That sounds great to me.  Along with a title, could you please send us a short blurb we can use to publicise the session?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Looking forward to it!
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Jasmine
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 05/02/2013, at 4:58 PM, Margaret Mayhew <margaretmayhew at internode.on.net> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Dear All, 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I've sat in on a couple of other sessions of the MFU so I'm aware of the general tone - 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> What are the other 'topics' of the other lecturers in art history....
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Maybe I should just stick to lifedrawing/art education - I can talk underwater about it - and it's a nice 'lay person' topic with some interesting theoretical aspects in there - particularly the whole 'rear-garde' thing....
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Probably the most pertinent is the social history stuff of how many models have been artists as well, or art students - and the proliferation of life drawing in TAFE schools and recreational centres is intriguing especially given the weird puritan/pervy dynamic.....
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Is this what you would be interested in?
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I'll come up with a title soon
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Margaret
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On 05/02/2013, at 2:27 PM, Jasmine-Kim Westendorf wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Hi Anna and Margaret, 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Great, well we'll look forward to hearing from you, Margaret, about what you'd like to focus on!  
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> In terms of seeing other sessions to get a 'feel' for the MFU, unfortunately you're our first speaker up for 2013, Anna!  Sorry about that - the two courses start the same week, so there's nothing on before you.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> I'd be happy to chat on the phone with you about how you might approach the sessions and what to expect if you think that'd be helpful - let me know when would suit.  The main thing is that the sessions explore ideas in a way that's pretty accessible and conversational, but you can certainly pitch the material and ideas fairly high - we'd say at about an undergraduate uni level.  People will ask questions if they're not sure about anything you talk about, we have a fairly forward audience!
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Best wishes, 
>>>>>>>>> Jasmine
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On 05/02/2013, at 1:02 PM, Anna Drummond <anna_drummond at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Margaret,
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> It's great to have you on board, 19th March sounds ideal. All of your ideas sound fascinating, my one suggestion would be that perhaps we steer away from aesthetic theory as this could be quite tough to cover with a lay audience in a single, quite short session. Even as a Renaissance art historian I find aesthetic theory quite intimidating, so a lay audience who may be entirely new to it might have an even harder time. On the other hand, queer art, feminist art or modernist art would be pretty accessible I would have thought, and art education is something that people could relate to as well. Whatever you feel most inspired about right now is probably the best choice!
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> In the meantime, I'm not sure if you too are new to the MFU; perhaps Jem and Jasmine know whether with term starting again there are any other MFU sessions coming up soon that we could come along to to get a feel for how to prepare our material? 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> All the best,
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Anna
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>  
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>>>>>>>>>> From: Melbourne Free University <melbournefreeuniversity at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>> To: Margaret Mayhew <margaretmayhew at internode.on.net> 
>>>>>>>>>> Cc: Anna Drummond <anna_drummond at yahoo.com.au>; jematahan at gmail.com; Jasmine Westendorf <jasmine.westendorf at gmail.com> 
>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, 4 February 2013 6:30 PM
>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Looking for Art Historians?
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Margaret, 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Great to hear from you, we (Jem and Jasmine) know you from the politics corridor.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> I'm CC-ing Anna Drummond who is coordinating the series, and including the blurbs of the first three sessions, which focus on Renaissance art.  
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> I'm no art historian, but it sounds like something on the history of life drawing might be a really great fit with the rest of the sessions (although all the other suggestions sound great too!) - Anna, what are your thoughts on the options Margaret has outlined?  We can definitely give you the 19th - no other hands have gone up yet, so first in best dressed!
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Not sure if you read the details in the mail out, but our sessions are fairly informal and to a lay audience.  That means things work better if you don't prepare a lecture like you would at a proper university, but instead bring out your ideas and knowledge conversationally, and in a way that the audience can engage with. 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Let's see what Anna's thoughts are on the topic, but then all we'd need from you is a title for the session and a short blurb we can use in the publicity for the series.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks again for getting in contact, and great to have you on board, 
>>>>>>>>>> Jasmine and Jem
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 5:00 PM, Margaret Mayhew <margaretmayhew at internode.on.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Dear Melbourne Free University,
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> My friend Carol D'Cruz just sent me your call out re: Art Historians for the March lectures.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> I teach in the GSDS program at La Trobe University, and have a PhD in Gender and Cultural Studies.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> I also completed an Hons degree in Art history and taught in art history and theory programs at Sydney Uni and COFA art education
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> I am free and would be DELIGHTED to give a lecture on March 19 if this is still available. (March 26 is my birthday so I'd prefer to spend the evening with my partner)
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> The topic of the lecture is up for negotiation:  do you want art history (specific time periods) or aesthetic theory?
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> I know a lot on modernism (19th and 20th century)
>>>>>>>>>> Feminist art
>>>>>>>>>> Queer art
>>>>>>>>>> contemporary Australian art
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> and possibly more pertinently - history of modernist art education? the decline of 'traditional skills', the emergence of university art schools and or the history of life drawing? (I did my PhD/preparing a book on this so it's officially my area of expertise)
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> and I can give a rabble rousing rant on Deleuzian aesthetics.......
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Let me know if you are interested
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Kind Regards
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Dr. Margaret Mayhew
>>>>>>>>>> Ph: 0417113245
>>>>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>>>>> Melbourne Free University
>>>>>>>>>> www.melbournefreeuniversity.org
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>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Jasmine-Kim Westendorf
>>>>>>>>> PhD candidate, La Trobe University, Australia
>>>>>>>>> Co-founder, Melbourne Free University, www.melbournefreeuniversity.org
>>>>>>>>> Mob. + 61 450 223 056
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>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Jasmine-Kim Westendorf
>>>>>>> PhD candidate, La Trobe University, Australia
>>>>>>> Co-founder, Melbourne Free University, www.melbournefreeuniversity.org
>>>>>>> Mob. + 61 450 223 056
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>>>>> 
>>>>> Jasmine-Kim Westendorf
>>>>> PhD candidate, La Trobe University, Australia
>>>>> Co-founder, Melbourne Free University, www.melbournefreeuniversity.org
>>>>> Mob. + 61 450 223 056
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>>> Jasmine-Kim Westendorf
>>> PhD candidate, La Trobe University, Australia
>>> Co-founder, Melbourne Free University, www.melbournefreeuniversity.org
>>> Mob. + 61 450 223 056
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