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Students participate in four seminars, depending on the theoretical needs encountered in the course of their study and from the perspective of their own artistic practice and theoretical interests.
Seminars are incorporated into the Master’s programme as a specific form of study, in which theoretical content is transmitted in a flexible and open working structure, subject to intervention and dialogue on the part of students.
Seminars are partly supported by the artistic and theoretical investigations currently being conducted at the KASK, so that students are engaged in seminars that focus on pertinent problems and themes.
Leerinhoud
Each seminar comprises a single unit of study within this segment of the programme.
Seminars focus on specific problems and investigations.
The seminars are thematic in nature and are not intended as overviews. In terms of content, seminars in the Master’s programme may be on any subject or theme linked to the study areas of the visual and audiovisual arts.
The specific focus of a seminar evolves from investigation by an instructor/lecturer.
The seminars may reach beyond the standard limits of specific artistic disciplines.
In 1995 Hal Foster introduced the concept “Ethnographic turn of contemporary art”.
Since
the 90ies a challenging wave of art events occurred, which show significant similarities
with anthropology in its theorizations of cultural difference and representational practices.
Artists share with anthropologists a concern for the ‘politics of representation’.
However,
several writers critique the underlying neo-colonial or Eurocentric assumptions of these
projects.
Critics accuse artists of exoticizing ‘the other’, of presenting ‘the other’ in a premodern
context, the artists are ideologically patronizing the other etc.
During this seminar we discuss this wave of art events from two different perspectives:
we read theoretical articles where definitions are offered of “cultural identity”,
“multicultural arts’, and related terms like “diaspora-art”, “interstitial or imperfect cinema”,..
We then confront these theoretical insights with art experiences by looking into specific
art practices, such as Nikki S. Lee, Kara Walker, Jimmy Durham, Lothar Baumgarten,
Charif Benhelima, Alain Platel, etc.
Begincompetenties
It is strongly advised that students have the required competencies of the Bachelor’s programme in visual or audiovisual art.
Eindcompetenties
- In a well-grounded manner, students can share thoughts and reflections concerning a scientific or artistic investigation.
- Students demonstrate their capacity for originality and creativity in expanding knowledge and acquiring insight.
- Students demonstrate the potential added value of collaboration that goes beyond specific artistic disciplines and can moreover achieve that added value in a multidisciplinary environment.
- Students have advanced understanding of and insight into scientific and/or artistic knowledge inherent to their specific domain in the visual or audiovisual arts.
- Students have insight into the most recent contemporary knowledge in a specific area and can follow current research and interpretation.
Leermaterialen
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Teaching materials vary according to the seminars selected.
• Syllabus (Hal Foster, Arnd Schneider and Chris Wright, Laura U. Marks, ..).
• van. Dienderen, A., Janssens, J., Smits, K. TRACKS. 2007.
Studiekosten
Syllabuses are provided through studio funding.
Students purchase any handbooks that may be required.
Studiebegeleiding
Instructors/lecturers are always available for consultation by appointment.
Onderwijsvormen
Theoretical discourse and group discussions.
When appropriate, visiting lecturers may hold seminars in languages other than Dutch.
- six weekly sessions with reading assignments
- projections and art presentations
- visit to an artist’ work space or/and screening/talk by an invited artist
- dialogue with an artist
Evaluatievorm
Each seminar requires a verbal examination, possibly prepared by means of a written paper.
Students must pass each unit in order to receive full credits for this programme segment.
Each unit is 25% of the total credits.
Second settings are possible.
Attendance is obligatory.
Active participation in discussions, presenting inspiring examples and relevant topics of
discussions.
Writing a paper based on the reading assignments and based on a dialogue
with an artist about her/his practice.
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