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The Reading, Writing, and Research Methodologies Seminar is tailored towards (further) developing research methods within the first year of this master. By establishing a solid foundation of research skills, it will eventually prepare students for their Graduate research in the second year. Through reading core theoretical texts, they will establish a common vocabulary and set of references to work from. They will learn the practice of classic ‘essayistic methodologies’, including close reading, annotation, description and notation, students learn to survey a body of literature, filter what is relevant to their research and create comparative pieces of analysis. The seminar helps students to establish methodical drafting processes for their texts, where they can develop ideas further and structure their use of notes and references. The course takes as axiomatic that the perceived division between ‘practice’ and ‘theory’ is essentially an illusion.

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Curriculum: The seminar will involve: 

(a.) Identifying the object of your research: description and analysis of your work 

(b.) Contextualizing your work through description and reflection on contemporary and historical practices. 

(c.) Identify research material key to your practice.

(d.) Synopsis and annotation of key texts

(e.) Writing machines: creating methods for group and individual writing.

Throughout, there will be an emphasis on working collectively, whether in a larger discussion group or in smaller reading and writing groups. 

== Method for all the sessions==

For every session there is a different task, which employs a different writing reading or notation method. I will set no assignments outside of the class, but you must commit to trying the methods I suggest for the day of the seminar. Over the three trimesters you will accumulate a collection of texts and approaches to writing which serve as a resource as you go into the second year.

==SI17==

===Week 1===

 RWRM class integrated in SI class.

===Week 2===

<span style='color:MediumVioletRed'>'''Wednesday, January 19th'''</span>

* Reading, Writing and Research Methods (RW&RM) session with Steve. '''Ideology, Old and New'''; in the aquarium 11:00-17:00

Pad:https://pad.xpub.nl/p/19012022

1) Today we will be looking at the development of the idea of ideology, referring to these three historical texts:

Marx and Engels (19th Century) - The Ruling Class and Ruling Ideas

[[File:Marx_&_EngelsRuling_ClassRuling_ideas.pdf]]

Gramsci (early 20th Century)- The History of the Subaltern Classes

[[File:Antonio-Gramsci-Selections-from-the-Prison-Notebooks.pdf]]

Hebdidge (Late 20th Century) - Subculture: The Meaning of Style

[[File:Dick_Hebdige_-_Subculture_The_Meaning_of_Style_-Routledge_(1979).pdf]]

2) Reading ideology in everyday objects. We will break our day of reading and annotation with considerations of how ideologies are expressed in our day to day life.

Artwork:

Chad McCail ''robots run zombies for wealthy parasites...''

http://www.chadmccail.co.uk/legacy/snake/snake.html

Notion publicity material: ''The Story of Tools and the Future of Work.''

https://www.notion.so/about

How to organise your academic life: ''Notion for Students''

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-1xk5jtCEc

Conrad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyTRORCMqME

16:00 Presentations = reading objects as objects of ideology

OUTCOMES:

Group 1 '''HAIR''' https://app.mural.co/t/gersandeschellinx5347/m/gersandeschellinx5347/1642602730710/9fa932915525c1806f1d42d6fca16d1850460ca0?fromVisitorModal=true&sender=uf53cc463fcfb1378069c3578

Group 2 '''NOISE CANCELLING DEVICES''' (kamo chae grgr mitsa)
https://pad.xpub.nl/p/noice_cancelling_devices_turns_off_also_your_inner

HOMEWORK: Between now and your next session with Lidia, form reading groups and review the texts we have been looking at so far...make sure record is made of notes and discussions arising from your readings...

===Week 3===

 RWRM class integrated in SI class.

===Week 4===

<span style='color:MediumVioletRed'>'''Wednesday, February 2nd'''</span>

RW&RM Session with Steve

https://pad.xpub.nl/p/02022022

NO NEW STUFF = we spend some time with the things we have already looked at.

11:00-16:30 we compile a glossary of terms.

16:30 group feedback session.

[[Glossary of productive play]]

At the end of the session we agreed to

MAKE TIME TO:

1) Transfer the definitions &c from the pad

https://pad.xpub.nl/p/02022022

to the wiki page

https://pzwiki.wdka.nl/mediadesign/Glossary_of_productive_play

2) make sure all the key terms we have been using are in the glossary (ideology/gamification/hegemony &c) are on the wiki page

3)Feel free to add new ones

===Week 5===

 RWRM class integrated in SI class.

===Week 6===

<span style='color:MediumVioletRed'>'''Wednesday, February 16th'''</span>

* RW&RM with Steve in the large project space: 11:00-17:00 some writing exercises

pad of today https://pad.xpub.nl/p/16022022-ste%3C3

==SI18==

=== Week zero ===

https://pad.xpub.nl/p/SI18_zero

====[[Calendars:Networked_Media_Calendar/Networked_Media_Calendar/12-04-2022 -Event 2|<span style="text-shadow: 0 0 20px fuchsia;>Tuesday 12 April</span>]]====

{{Calendars:Networked_Media_Calendar/Networked_Media_Calendar/12-04-2022 -Event 2}}

 RWRM class integrated in SI class.

====[[Calendars:Networked_Media_Calendar/Networked_Media_Calendar/13-04-2022_-Event_1|<span style="text-shadow: 0 0 20px fuchsia;>Wednesday 13 April</span>]]====

{{Calendars:Networked_Media_Calendar/Networked_Media_Calendar/13-04-2022_-Event_1}}

 RWRM class integrated in SI class.

=== Week one ===

https://pad.xpub.nl/p/SI18_one

====[[Calendars:Networked_Media_Calendar/Networked_Media_Calendar/19-04-2022 -Event 4|<span style="text-shadow: 0 0 20px fuchsia;>Tuesday 19 April</span>]]====

{{Calendars:Networked_Media_Calendar/Networked_Media_Calendar/19-04-2022 -Event 4}}

 RWRM class integrated in SI class.

====[[Calendars:Networked_Media_Calendar/Networked_Media_Calendar/20-04-2022 -Event 4|<span style="text-shadow: 0 0 20px fuchsia;>Wednesday 20 April</span>]]====

{{Calendars:Networked_Media_Calendar/Networked_Media_Calendar/20-04-2022 -Event 4}}

=== Week four ===

====[[Calendars:Networked_Media_Calendar/Networked_Media_Calendar/18-05-2022 -Event 1|<span style="text-shadow: 0 0 20px fuchsia;>Wednesday 18 May</span>]]====

{{Calendars:Networked_Media_Calendar/Networked_Media_Calendar/18-05-2022 -Event 1}}

==SI19==

===Wednesday September 21st, 2022===

11:00-17:00 Introduction to Reading, Writing and Research Methodologies with Steve

Le Guin, acacia seeds and un-naming.

<span style="text-shadow: 0 0 10px lime;">Pad:</span> https://pad.xpub.nl/p/LeGuinAcaciaSeeds

[[NotesWedSeshOne]]

===Wednesday October 5th, 2022===

11:00-17:30 Reading, Writing and Research Methodologies with Steve

<span style="text-shadow: 0 0 10px lime;">Pad:</span>https://pad.xpub.nl/p/Methods5Oct22

===Wednesday October 19th, 2022===

11:00-17:30 Reading, Writing and Research Methodologies with Steve

<span style="text-shadow: 0 0 10px lime;">Pad:</span> https://pad.xpub.nl/p/Methods19Oct22

'''Main assignment'''

It was really wonderful to see you produce a set of printed cards this week. Over the break, see how they work in a game. What happens when you use the cards this way? Can the system you are prototyping be extended, or augmented? How many cards do you need in a full set? Does anything change when the game takes place somewhere else?

===Wednesday November 9th, 2022===

11:00-17:30 Reading, Writing and Research Methodologies with Steve

<span style="text-shadow: 0 0 10px lime;">Pad:</span> https://pad.xpub.nl/p/SI19-20221109

===Wednesday November 23rd, 2022===

11:00-17:30 Reading, Writing and Research Methodologies with Steve

<span style="text-shadow: 0 0 10px lime;">Pad:</span> https://pad.xpub.nl/p/SI19(Steve)2309