Critical Text
Postgraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 5
- Teaching semesters
- Autumn
- Course code
- REF310
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- English
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
This module will prepare students to develop the critical reflection component of their exam project.
Various written formats will be explored, such as project descriptions, artist statements, manifestos, manuscripts, creative texts, and so on. Students will be given exercise in articulating a critical and contextual awareness of their own practice in relation to art history and theoretical frameworks, and will ultimately work towards finding their own voice within text-based expression.
Key questions:
How are references used and cited?
How are complex issues conveyed as text?
What is the difference between an academic text and an artist's critical reflection?
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
Reflect critically on own practice
Skills
- Convey ideas in writing
- Analyze and communicate own artistic questions and standpoints
- Identify and cite different types of references
General competence
- Identify and choose between text formats
- Arrange and structure a critical reflection in the form of a text
Full-time/Part-time
Semester of Instruction
Place of Instruction
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
A minimum of 80% attendance.
Forms of Assessment
Written submission (specific assignment given in module).
Assessment criteria:
written assignment demonstrating: reflection on individual artistic practice employing a critical approach