Methods lens-based
Intro:
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.
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.
Editing Reading, Writing & Research Methodologies - handbook information
Outcome of the seminar (trimester three)
The specific outcome for the RW&RM seminar of 2018-19 will be a 1500 word text which reflects on your own method and situates your work in relation to a broader artistic and cultural context. The various texts produced within the RW&RM seminar will serve as source material for your text on method. In common with all modules on the course RW&RM serves to support your self-directed research. Therefore, the text on method will inform your Self-Evaluation at the end of the third trimester and provide the basis for your Graduate Project Proposal that you will produce in the fourth trimester.
Please make "methods page" from your "student page"
Session One
What, How, Why
10:00 Intro
10:15 - 12:00
Describe three of your works/ projects
for each work describe
What (100 words max)
How (100 words max)
Why (100 words max)
300 word description of three works = 900 words (max)
12:30
UPLOAD DRAFT HERE:
In groups of two or three,
Read each other's texts
Readers: give feedback (what were you given to understand by the text? how can it be improved to make it clearer?).
Spend no more than 10 mins giving feedback on each text
Writer: remain silent, do not try to defend the text, concentrate on what the text is actually communicating to your readers.
Make notes of your reader's comments
13:15 LUNCH
14:15 Continue reading in groups of two and making notes
15:00 Make changes to your draft. (Keep original version below edited version)
16:15 Finish work on edit
16:30 Meet in class as group to review and to wind up.
Last thing to do today:
Make a "methods page" within your "student page". Here is a good past examples of a well organised wiki page.
https://pzwiki.wdka.nl/mediadesign/User:Laurier_Rochon
and
https://pzwiki.wdka.nl/mediadesign/User:Ryan
Session two
Eye project
10:00 Steve intro
Today I want to talk to you about progress on the eye project.
How can the methods class be useful in
1) articulating the project overall and
2) articulating your own part in the project
10:30 work on this pad
https://pad.xpub.nl/p/LensBasedMethods17-10-18
1) What is the eye project? (overall description- what is it, why is it)
2) articulating your own part in the project
Stage 1
30 mins:
a interviews b
a asks:
What are you going to make?
How are you going to make it?
Why are you going to make it?
Does t relate to other things you have done?
How is it different to other things you have done?
What are the most significant choices have you made?
Throughout this exchange a takes notes on the pad
Stage 2
30 mins:
b interviews a
What are you going to make?
How are you going to make it?
Why are you going to make it?
Does it relate to other things you have done?
How is it different to other things you have done?
What are the most significant choices have you made?
Throughout this exchange b takes notes on the pad
Stage 3
60 mins
a hands the text over to b and they edit the text the other had started; elaborating on the points they have made in the interview
Stage 4:
Upload text on to this page
12:45 Recap and review progress
13:00 LUNCH
14:00 meet at TENT
Bring notepad and pen.
Watch three videos: make notes of the experience
16:00 record outcome. Upload outcome
16:15 finish
Session three: Annotation: taking notes and breaking down an argument