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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
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| Module Title | |||
| Contextual and Critical Studies - Exploring Critical Themes | |||
| Reference | AA3313 | Version | 3 |
| Created | March 2023 | SCQF Level | SCQF 9 |
| Approved | July 2015 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | July 2023 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To encourage the initial development of a personal critical and contextual framework through increasingly self-directed study, advancing research skills and increasing critical awareness of contemporary practice through writing. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Demonstrate the ability to select and apply appropriate research methods in relation to critical themes, theories and concepts in contemporary practice and in relation to evolving critical interests. |
| 2 | Analyse and discuss a range of historical and contemporary themes in the Creative Industries that apply in the contexts of contemporary practice. |
| 3 | Identify an appropriate range of topics, themes or domains of knowledge to critically analyse and explore related to the contexts of contemporary practice and evolving studio practice. |
| 4 | Explore a range of critical themes in the development of writing practice producing a portfolio of work based on a selected lecture and seminar programme. |
| Indicative Module Content |
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| This module will enable the student to experiment, develop and give focus to his or her own critical and contextual enquiry. The student will gain knowledge and experience of a wide range of contextual themes applicable in academic, professional and practice-based environments. The student will engage in a number of writing activities and workshops. Taken together with the lecture programme, these will provide each student with a strong research grounding, on which to base their written work in third and in fourth year. Completed theoretical project work should evidence an awareness and consideration of sustainable themes in a manner appropriate to the context of the discipline. |
| Module Delivery |
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| This module will be delivered through a series of lectures, seminars and module specific exercises, which will give the student the opportunity to explore and identify their own critical and creative methods to enable a connection between their writing and studio practice. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 25 | N/A |
| Non-Contact Hours | 125 | N/A |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | N/A |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
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| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Description: | Students are required to submit a portfolio of written work. | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
|---|---|
| Explanatory Text | |
| In order to pass the module you need to achieve a D or above. | |
| Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| A | An A in C1 |
| B | A B in C1 |
| C | A C in C1 |
| D | A D in C1 |
| E | An E in C1 |
| F | An F in C1 |
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | None. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | DEEPWELL, K. 2020. Feminist art activisms and artivisms. Amsterdam, NL: Valiz |
| 2 | GAUNTLETT, D. 2018: Making is connecting: the social power of creativity, from craft and knitting to digital everything. London: Polity Press. |
| 3 | DAVIS, H. & TURPIN, E. 2015 (Eds). Art in the anthropocene : encounters among aesthetics, politics, environments and epistemologies. Open Humanities Press. |
| 4 | MANZINI, E. 2015. Design, when everybody designs: an introduction to design for social innovation. MIT Press. |
| 5 | NATIONAL DISABILITY ARTS COLLECTION AND ARCHIVE - THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE DISABILITY ARTS MOVEMENT. https://the-ndaca.org/ (2020). Autistic community and the neurodiversity movement : stories from the frontline . (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020). |
| 6 | SENNETT, R. 2008 The craftsman London: Yale University Press. |
| 7 | TSING, A. L. et al, (Ed.) 2017. Arts of living on a damaged planet : ghosts and monsters of the Anthropocene. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. |
| 8 | YANAGI, M. 2018. The beauty of everyday things. London: Penguin Books. |