Media, Materials, Makers

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Media, Materials, Makers: Art and/as Research
Leerdoelen	Besides the learning outcomes mentioned in the MA OER-part B, more specific outcomes are formulated. Students are upon successful completion of the course unit able to/have: - some understanding of current developments in the world of arts and their carriers (media), especially where the arts change under the influence of the digitization of media, and on the current debates on ‘art and/as research’; - study current developments in arts, (scientific) discourse and methods, and reflect critically on this – both orally and in writing –; - conduct, in collaboration, activities and experiments in which artistic and scholarly components meet, present them and reflect on them critically – both oral and in writing –; - formulate a research proposal, which incorporates a problem analyses, research questions, an adequate theoretical framework and relevant research methods, and report on this (written – Dutch/English); - skills needed for an academic profession, including the display of initiative and personal responsibility, conducting a conversation on academic level, perform a context sensitive attitude, ability to work independently and work in a team and to tune to a target audience.
Omschrijving	This course focuses on how artists, media, materials and researchers could interact during processes of art production and distribution. Together with students of the master department of the art academy, especially media artists and painters, you explore ethnographic, phenomenological, and collaborative approaches to the study of art and learn to carry out research that joins artistic and scholarly perspectives. Next to weekly seminars, we offer three projectweeks in which artists and scholars work together and present their findings in a self-organized exhibition. Besides these collaborative projects, research proposals are formulated in which artistic and scholarly components are incorporated. Topics of studies that have been done in the past range from 'walking and mapping: mobile media art’, ‘Contemporary studiopractices and the DIY/DIT-culture’, ‘tactile interfaces and embodied learning in the museum’ to ‘mixed reality performances’. This course is developed as a collaborative module of the MA track Art History and the MA track Arts, Culture & Media (RUG) with the Master of Fine Arts program of the Frank Mohr Institute (Hanze University). The collaboration between the two institutions and their students enables a cross-fertilization between concepts, frameworks, working and research methods.
Uren per week	variabel
Onderwijsvorm	veldwerk, werkcollege
Toetsvorm	presentatie, verslag, werkstuk(ken)
Vaksoort	master
Coördinator	drs. L. Nijenhof
Docent(en)	drs. L. Nijenhof
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs teksten
Entreevoorwaarden	Ba Art History, BA Arts, Culture & Media, or a comparable BA programme in the opinion of the Board of Examiners. Available places (16) are equally divided between the MA Art History and the Ma Arts, Culture & Media. Of the latter, students Arts, Cognition and Criticism take precedence.
Opmerkingen	This academic year, the above mentioned projectweeks are planned in week 39, 44 and 51 (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday). Note: The design and content of this module may differ, due to 'Corona-virus measures'.
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type Ma Kunst- en Cultuurwetenschappen (Kunsten, Cultuur en Media/Kunstgeschiedenis)  (Ma Arts, Culture and Media: Optional Modules) 1 semester I keuzegroep Ma Kunst- en Cultuurwetenschappen (Kunsten, Cultuur en Media/Kunstgeschiedenis)  (Ma Kunstgeschiedenis: ) 1 semester I keuzegroep Ma Kunst- en Cultuurwetenschappen (Kunsten, Cultuur en Media/Kunstgeschiedenis)  (Ma Arts, Culture and Media: Arts, Cognition and Criticism) 1 semester I keuzegroep