Session 1
Tuesday 10th September on site
Starting in Research: What does it mean to do research? How do you know if a research topic is interesting or worthwhile? Where do you go for context of existing knowledge, or “state of the art”, or mapping what is already known, or “literature review”?
Research about curating and research through curating.
After session reading:
- Georgina Jackson (2014) “And the Question Is” in P. O’Neill and M.Wilson (eds.) Curating Research, de Appel / Occasional Table.
- Nick Aikens (2022) “Approaching Research-Exhibition Practices” in Cătălin Gheorghe and Mick Wilson (eds.) Exhibitionary Acts of Political Imagination, VECTOR/PARSE.
Slides used in session here: Presentation 10 September
One-to-One Meetings 1
Monday 16th September Online
A short meeting to introduce and discuss your MFA thesis topic – book here
Session 2
Tuesday 8 October on site
In this session we will look at the idea of curating as a way of doing research itself. We will use the two essays by Jackson and Aikens as a basis to discuss.
Georgina Jackson (2014) “And the Question Is” in P. O’Neill and M.Wilson (eds.) Curating Research, de Appel / Occasional Table.
Nick Aikens (2022) “Approaching Research-Exhibition Practices” in Cătălin Gheorghe and Mick Wilson (eds.) Exhibitionary Acts of Political Imagination, VECTOR/PARSE.
Slides used in session here: (posted after session)
One-to-One Meetings 2
Tuesday 8th & Wednesday 9th October On site
A second meeting to develop your MFA thesis topic further – book here
Session 3
Tuesday 12 November on site
Slides used in session here: (posted after session)
One-to-One Meetings 3
Tuesday 12th & Wednesday 13th November On site
A second meeting to develop your MFA thesis topic further – book here
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