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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.


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


Plagiarism

Outcomes of the seminar

There are THREE specific outcomes to the Reading, Writing and Research Seminar.

1) TEXT ON PRACTICE (TRIM 2): The first specific outcome for the RW&RM seminar of 2023-24 will be a 1500 word text which reflects on your own practice and situates your work in relation to a broader artistic and cultural context. The various texts produced within the RW&RM seminar in TRIM 1 and TRIM 2 will serve as source material for your text on practice. In common with all modules on the course RW&RM serves to support your self-directed research. The text on practice will provide the basis for your Graduate Project Proposal that you will produce in TRIM 4.

Text on Practice 2023

Texts on Practice 2022

Text on Practice outline 2019-2020

2) OUTLINE FOR A PROJECT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE MADE (TRIM 3):The second specific outcome is an outline for a project that may or may not be made. This is a speculative document which prepares us for writing the Graduate Project Proposal in TRIM 4.

PROJECT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT GET MADE

3) RAPID PROTOTYPE DIRECTORY (TRIM 3): The third specific outcome of the seminar is the Rapid Prototype Directory. This is is built by everyone in the RW&RM class; it is a repository of 'hacks', 'scratches' and 'rapid prototypes'. RPD is a directory of directives which may or may not be executed; a directory of instructions which are used by the group to generate work and texts.

Rapid Prototype Directory

Session one 13 Sept

Session One

TODAY' S OUTCOME: descriptions of work

11:00am -12pm 

Intro Natasha Soobramanien and Steve Rushton in the large project space:

General intro to the methods sessions how they fit into the two year programme and outline of the day.

TODAY'S PAD https://pad.xpub.nl/p/MethodsLB23_24Sesh1

Outline of today's session.


12:00-13:00

Describe three of your works/ projects

For each work describe

What (200 words max)

How (200 words max)

Why (200 words max)

600 word description of three works = 1800 words (max)

13:00

LUNCH

14:00 

Meet as a group

For groups of 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 MINUTES 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.

writer: Make notes of your reader's comments

14:30

Make changes to your draft. (Keep original version below edited version)

UPLOAD ON TO THIS PAD

https://pad.xpub.nl/p/MethodsLB23_24Sesh1

15:00

Choose another piece of work and repeat exercise

What (200 words max)

How (200 words max)

Why (200 words max)

15:30

Meet in groups of 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 MINUTES 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.

16:00 

Make changes to your draft. (Keep original version below edited version) UPLOAD ON THE PAD

16:30 

Round up and discuss

Session two

LB1 11:00 - 17:00 Reading, Writing and Research Methodologies with Steve Rushton Session Two: Reviewing self-directed research


OUTCOMES:

1) making a wiki page

2) Interview

3) edits to current and previous texts

TODAY'S AGENDA

11:00-11:30 Organising our methods wiki pages. Putting the text we made in the first session on the wiki. Organising METHODS - THEMATIC PROJECTS and SELF-DIRECTED RESEARCH

11:30 today's workshop

Interviewing each other: a interviews b; b interviews a


11:30 work on this pad: https://pad.xpub.nl/p/LBLensBasedSeshTwo22


Interview about your self-directed research. (Your current work).

Stage 1

30 mins:

a interviews b

a asks:

What are you making?

Why are you making it?

How 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 recently?

Throughout this exchange a takes notes on the pad


Stage 2

30 mins:

b interviews a What are you making?


Why are you making it?

Does to 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 recently?

Throughout this exchange b takes notes on the pad or makes a 'speech to text' recording of the exchange.


Stage 3

60 mins

A HANDS THE TEXT OVER TO B and B EDITS THE TEXT A HAS STARTED; elaborating on the points they have made in the interview


13:00 LUNCH

14:00

Stage 4:

14:00-15:30

1) Continue to edit today's text


2) return to groups of 2 (a & b).

Read each other's text;

a) ask questions about it

b) answers those questions in the text

15:30 review progress as a group.

Check list:

Make wiki page

upload texts from session two

Make space for all aspects of the course = methods; reading and writing; thematic projects; notes; toolbox sessions &c. have a section, so your page looks something like this:

other stuff

Pagiolink

Pagiolink


Use remaining time to tie the above loose ends and finish for the day.



Session Three

LB1 11:00 - 17:00 Reading, Writing and Research Methodologies with Steve Rushton

Outcome: a series of images (photo, videos), a scratch directory

ScratchDirectory

2NovMethods

Scratch orchestra.

Outcome: a photo-piece.

Also: Steve will meet for tutorials in your scratch groups. He will annotate what you read and write and talk about your ambitions for the next two years.


References:

Scratch Orchestra's Nature Study Notes (1969) http://intuitivemusic.dk/iima/sonsn.pdf

John Cage's Song Books Vol 1 (1970) https://monoskop.org/images/0/03/Cage_John_Song_Books_Volume_1.pdf

Pad: https://pad.xpub.nl/p/LensBasedScratchNov2

Addition to small library: Eno: Oblique Strategies (card game)

https://monoskop.org/images/8/8c/Eno_Brian_Schmidt_Peter_Oblique_Strategies.pdf


Order of play

We start at 11:00. Please be prompt. 11:00 AM

1) Look at Nature Study Notes (1969) by Scratch Orchestra (ed.Cornelius Cardew) read out some of the instructions. Look at other examples. Talk about restraints as agents for making work (Dogma, Sol LeWitt &c).

2)

Write your own notations (instructions) Compile Scratch Directory (below).

In groups, invent, perform, make work from notations in the Scratch Directory (below). Over the day, we will use the directory as an 'engine' to produce images.

a) make work from your own scratches

b) make work from another group (so, we end up with different versions of the same piece = cover version).

12:00-13:00 write scratches, add them to the directory and make work from your own scratches.

Take no more than 10 mins to write and produce work from each scratch; move on to next scratch.

13:00- 13:10 meet to review progress and plan the afternoon

13:10 LUNCH

14:10 continue to write scratches, add to directory and make work from your own scratches; make work from other scratches (cover versions).

16:00 Gather together to review the pieces we have produced.

Discuss how to archive today's work.


Scratch Directory

ScratchDirectory

Session Four Nov 22 2023

Session Five

LB1 11:00 - 17:00 Reading, Writing and Research Methodologies with Steve Rushton

Outcome: Group annotation of work

Today's pad: https://pad.xpub.nl/p/methodsAnnotation30-11

To prepare for this weeks Methods session please bring along

1) a two minute video clip of your work

OR

2) an image of your work (photo or drawing for instance)

We will follow restraints which serve to generate text about our work in the


AnnotationDirectory


We will work in ANNOTATION TEAMS of THREE PEOPLE


Morning

11:00 Intro, Steve

11:10 Feeding the question generator

11:15 We look at the work together and make general annotations (what, how, why, choices)


13:15 LUNCH

Afternoon

14:15

Use template provided in AnnotationDirectory

Work in annotation groups of 3 (30 mins each work) to go into greater detail.


16:00 Review AnnotationDirectory together as big group


Previous note:

This week we will make a hybrid of the Scratch Directory session (with Steve)

ScratchDirectory

and the session directed at mode of address (with Natasha)

https://pzwiki.wdka.nl/mediadesign/16NovMethods

Session Six

LB1 11:00 - 17:00 Reading, Writing and Research Methodologies with Steve Rushton

AM Annotation Directory # 2

PM Text for EYE project

Today's pad:

https://pad.xpub.nl/p/methodsAnnotation30-11

Log lines pad

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

at 2:00

1) review progress on annotation directory

AnnotationDirectory

2) work as a group on TEXT FOR THE EYE.

Comprising

a.) a text about the project and

b.) a log line about your own work (two short sentences max)

EyeText23

Session Seven Jan 24 2024

LB1 11:00 - 17:00 Reading, Writing and Research Methodologies with Natasha Soorbramanien

Outcome of session: First draft of text on practice


This session will be the first of four dedicated to producing your Text on Practice (deadline 8 March):


Text on Practice Session 1 (25 Jan): Producing a first draft (with Natasha)

Text on Practice Session 2 (8 Feb): Reviewing and redrafting your text (with Natasha)

Text on Practice Session 3 (22 Feb): Editing + tutorials (with Natasha)

Text on Practice Session 4 (8 March): Final read-through + line editing + upload (with Steve) – Deadline for Text on Practice EOD


In today's session we will cover:


- An introduction to the Text on Practice + outline

- Generating, gathering and writing material for your first draft


Full plan for the day:

https://pad.xpub.nl/p/LB1_RWR%26M_Text_on_Practice_1

Session Eight Feb 7 2024

LB1 11:00 - 17:00 Reading, Writing and Research Methodologies with Natasha Soorbramanien in the large project space

This is the 2nd of our 4 sessions dedicated to producing your Text on Practice (deadline 8 March):


Text on Practice Session 2: Reviewing and redrafting your text

Outcome: First draft + plan for second draft


Today's activities:


- Finish the writing process begun in session 1 and produce a full first draft of your Text on Practice

- Read and review one another's draft texts and share feedback

- Make a plan for your next drafts


Pad and full plan for the day:

https://pad.xpub.nl/p/LB1_RW%26RM_TOP2023_session_2


Previous session recap:

Text on Practice Session 1 (25 Jan): Producing a first draft (with Natasha) https://pad.xpub.nl/p/LB1_RWR%26M_Text_on_Practice_1


Next sessions:

Text on Practice Session 3 (22 Feb): Editing + tutorials (with Natasha)

Text on Practice Session 4 (8 March): Final read-through + line editing + upload (with Steve) – Deadline for Text on Practice EOD

Session Nine Feb 22 2024

LB1 11:00 - 17:00 Reading, Writing and Research Methodologies with Natasha Soorbramanien in the aquarium


Text on Practice Session 3 of 4: Text on Practice (deadline 8 March)

Today's session: Redrafting/Editing + tutorials (with Natasha)


Outcome: Edited draft of Text on Practice / Plan for final draft


Pad and full plan for the day:https://pad.xpub.nl/p/LB1_RW%26RM_TOP2023_Session_3


Previous sessions:

Text on Practice Session 1 (25 Jan): Producing a first draft (with Natasha) https://pad.xpub.nl/p/LB1_RWR%26M_Text_on_Practice_1

Text on Practice Session 2 (8 Feb): Reviewing and redrafting your text https://pad.xpub.nl/p/LB1_RW%26RM_TOP2023_session_2

Session Ten

LB1 11:00 - 17:00 Reading, Writing and Research Methodologies with Steve Rushton

Deadline for Text on Practice:

https://pzwiki.wdka.nl/mediadesign/Text_on_Practice_2023

(8 March): Final draft + line editing + upload (with Steve) – Deadline for Text on Practice EOD

Session Eleven

Scratch Directory Redo:

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

Session Twelve

Methods10May23

Session Thirteen

Methods11May23

Session Fourteen

The outline

Future project that MAY or MAY NOT be made

The outcome

PROJECT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT GET MADE

Session Fifteen

This will be the last session. We will meet again at the GRS in Sept. This week: Review of the year (what was useful, what didn't work);Edit Project That May or May Not be Made; make scratches for Project That May or May Not; individual tutorials...

https://pzwiki.wdka.nl/mediadesign/Calendars:Networked_Media_Calendar/Networked_Media_Calendar/07-06-2023_-Event_1

Note on wiki page being searched

Thanks to Michael M (Xpub) for this.


When you make a page, it's in the "Main" namespace by default.

Often these pages are personal and can better be "subpages" to your wiki homepage.

You can move an existing page with "Move"

Pick "User" instead of where it says "Main" (the namespace)

And give a name that starts with the students wiki user name followed by a slash and the pages name...

so like example:

There was a page:

(Main:) Dave Young - Related Keywords

And I move it to be a subpage of "Dave Young" (nb the slash):

(User:) Dave Young/Related Keywords

Then they also get a link to their user page... AND by default it's not in wiki search results.


Texts on Practice 2022

Text on Practice outline 2019-2020

past methods pages