Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- how to employ a range of materials, methods and technologies to advance your individual practice with an understanding of critical debates in contemporary art.
- the broader cultural context of your practice with particular reference to your chosen location;
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- communicate your ideas effectively using an appropriate range of formats and presentations;
- develop and manage your workload to set goals and meet deadlines.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- evaluate your work with reference to a range of social and cultural contexts relevant to your chosen location;
- reflect on your work and exchange experiences to enable the development of your practice as an artist.
- extend your intellectual enquiry through research-informed approaches to advance your practice;
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- employ increasingly sophisticated hybridity of technique in the resolution of your work.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Placement Hours | 450 |
Total study time | 450 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Debord, G. (1967). Society of the Spectacle. London: Zone Books.
Wake, P. and Malpas, S. (2013). The Routledge Companion to Critical and Cultural Theory. London: Routledge.
Batchelor, D. (2000). Chromophobia. London: Reaktion Books.
Ranciere, J. (2011). The Emancipated Spectator. New York: Verso.
Larson, K. (2013). Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism and the Inner Life of Artists. London: Penguin.
Vonnegut, K. (1987). Bluebeard. New York: Dell.
Bishop, C. (2012). Artificial Hells: Participatory Art and the Politics of Spectatorship. London: Verso.
Groys, B. (2016). In the Flow. London: Verso.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Portfolio
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Formative assessment will vary depending on the approaches prevailing at your host institution. You should inform yourself of the likely forms of feedback at your chosen institution before travelling. As at WSA, it is likely to be spoken feedback on your practical work in a studio setting.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Portfolio | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Portfolio | 100% |