Thwarted Fables: emancipation in contemporary art [ASSOC] (B-LUCA-K34367)
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The student is familiar with critical perspectives and practices about emancipatory and political approaches of spectatorship. (knowledge)
The student is able to relate the critical reflection about his or her artistic practice to the theoretical notions and artistic practices discussed in the course (knowledge, skills, attitude)
The student can critically question and interpret substantive and discursive evolutions within the artistic field (skill).
The student can express theoretical concepts and design practices in his own words.
The student can critically comment on realisations and evolutions within art and society (knowledge)
The student can apply acquired knowledge to new material.
The student can conceptualize projects and scenarios related to the themes of the course. (skill)
research objectives
The student is familiar with perspectives, questions and methods used within artistic research regarding spectatorship (knowledge).
The student is able to interpret, apply and contrast the theories seen. (knowledge, skills)
The student can gather, select and synthesize information about emancipatory and political approaches of contemporary art practices. (skill)
The student can explore the relationships and exchanges between different art practices and perspectives, for a deeper awareness and reflection regarding audience positions in their own art or design practice. (skills, attitude)
The student can integrate gained experiences and insights in his of her artistic process and arrives at the conceptualization of an artist statement and the realization of a (audiovisual) artistic response. (skill, attitude)
The student can independently search for documentation and use this in an artistic research process.(attitude)
The student possesses the necessary discipline and autonomy to continue to develop his/her (own) practice (in the changing social context).
communication
The student can communicate in a discursive way about his/her research.
The student can develop a presentation in the short term in relation to an intensive process.
The student can take final responsibility for the development of collective presentations and artistic responses.
These goals aim to achieve the following OLR's:
1. Having an artistic and autonomous attitude enabling the continual development of a (personal) art practice.
3. Understanding the essence of a personal artistic development and communicating with a critical audience in a clear and well-advised manner.
4. Setting up and conducting independent research in view of the development of an artistic practice.
6. Being able to take up and defend a critical position as regards relevant societal, cultural, artistic and international developments.
Begintermen
The students must have followed all Bachelor’s degree courses before or must take up remaining courses of the Bachelor’s degree simultaneously with the master’s seminar.
-Students have a good knowledge of English, that enables them to follow the lectures.
-Students are able and willing to read English texts.
Identieke opleidingsonderdelen
Dit opleidingsonderdeel is identiek aan de volgende opleidingsonderdelen:
K34303 : Master's Seminar: Contemporary Art II (Niet meer aangeboden dit academiejaar)
Plaats in het onderwijsaanbod
- Master in de beeldende kunsten (Gent) 60 sp.
- Master in de audiovisuele kunsten (Brussel) 60 sp.
- Master in de beeldende kunsten (Brussel) 60 sp.
- Master in de audiovisuele kunsten (Genk) 60 sp.
- Master in de beeldende kunsten (Genk) 60 sp.
- Master in het productdesign (Genk) 120 sp.
- Master in het drama (Leuven) 60 sp.
- Courses for exchange students Visual Arts (Ghent)
- Master in de muziek (Leuven) 120 sp.
- Educatieve master in de muziek en podiumkunsten (Leuven) 120 sp.
- Educatieve master in de audiovisuele en beeldende kunsten (Gent) 120 sp.
- Educatieve master in de audiovisuele en beeldende kunsten (Brussel) 120 sp.
- Educatieve master in de audiovisuele en beeldende kunsten (Genk) 120 sp.
- Master in de muziek: muziektherapie (Leuven) 120 sp.
- Master in de muziek: compositie, directie I/Z, jazz (Leuven) 120 sp.
- Master in het drama (Leuven) 60 sp.
Onderwijsleeractiviteiten
6 sp. Thwarted fables: emancipation in contemporary art (B-LUCA-K51278)
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Inhoud
Thwarted fables: poetry, emancipation and audience appropriation
Can artists raise political awareness in viewers through their work? How to read poetry between the lines of privilege and emancipatory capacity? In this seminar we’ll read poetry by authors who write from experiences of queerness and diaspora and who often address issues of racisms and discriminations, such as Kopano Maroga, Koleka Putuma, Radna Fabias, Audre Lorde and Yahya Hasan. Besides that we 'll see films by contemporary visual artists such as Dora Garcia, Robin Vanbesien and Stijn Van Dorpe, who explore how to work relationally and equally.
Besides that, we'll read more thoretical texts fragments by authors such as bell Hooks, Amia Srinivasian and Jacques Rancière. We critically explore the issue of the emancipated spectator by the French philosopher Jacques Rancière, the notion of counter-language by bell Hooks and the relation between porn and feminism by Srinivasian. We pay specific attention to fragmented language and interrupted reading experience, and its political potential. The students will be asked to shift positions and explore their own spectatorship, as a way of enriching their artistic practice.
The master seminar is partly theory and practice-based. The students will read texts and discuss them in reading groups, learn about contemporary art works and make a video poem. Guest lectures and visits can be part of the seminar..
Studiemateriaal
The movie links, powerpoints and reader will be available on Toledo.
Toelichting onderwijstaal
The lectures and reader are in English (unless there are only Dutch-speaking students). Dutch translations of text fragments will also be provided.
Toelichting werkvorm
Learning content provided by the instructor is interspersed with reading groups and group discussions, short presentations, workshops and film screenings.
Students are expected to give active input during the lectures:
- students make relations between the theoretical perspectives of the course and the proposed artistic practices
- students critically analyze texts and practices that are discussed during lectures;
- students give short presentations on given topics;
- students organise a artistic presentation or poetry reading
No recordings of the classes.
Evaluatieactiviteiten
Thwarted Fables, the question of emancipation in contemporary art (B-LUCA-K74367)
Toelichting
Examenmoment | Beoordelingsschaal |
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TOTAAL | 1-20/20 puntenschaal |
Form of evaluation: permanent evaluation of the participation in the reading groups (50%), presentation (30%), paper (essay with images) (20%)
Number of evaluation opportunities: 2 evaluation opportunities per year
Sufficient active participation in the digital and physical contact classes is mandatory. (cf. Education and Examination Regulations Art. 46, §2).
- Students are permanently evaluated on the basis of (digital) contact moments/assignments via Toledo.
- If the security situation allows it, presentations on campus or on location will continue. If this is not possible, the presentations will continue online.
- The assignments and paper are submitted via Toledo. Information about the assignment and deadline can be found on Toledo.
Toelichting bij herkansen
The re-take examination consists of a paper and other assignments.