Course: Art Theory and Methodology I

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Course title Art Theory and Methodology I
Course code KDT/FU023
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kořínek David, prof. doc. Mgr.
  • Janoščík Václav, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Pecko Štefan, Mgr. MgA.
Course content
1. Individual and organizational qualifications for implementation of artistic research. 2. Formulation of research goal. 3. Formulation of research questions. 4. Sources and resources. 5. Constructing research samples. 6. Free associations as a tool of artistic research. 7. In-depth interview as a tool of artistic research. 8. Autoethnography and a reflective diary as a basic tool of "artistic research". 9. Thematic analysis. 10. Reporting results in the form of IMRaD (Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion according to APA) or essays (according to Chicago Manual of Styles). 11.-13. Interconnection between artistic research and research in individual and social psychology, media, and production studies - case studies from research practice as a point of departure for the next semester.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The seminar in English aims to acquaint students with the practice of art-theoretic research with a special focus on the so-called "artistic research", i.e. research that uses art as a methodological tool to explore the world. The seminar has a practical structure - it presents individual phases of research "step-by-step", from the initial formulation of the research goal to reporting the result in the form of a paper or a thesis. Each step is then always associated with examples from practice and practical training in a group.
The gained capabilities constitute an encompassment and an aquirement of knowledge and experience in the given field of study, they result from a concrete annotation of the subject and are aimed at a profile´s fulfilment of the graduate of the given field of study.
Prerequisites
Successful completion of the previous study

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Attendance
Recommended literature
  • ADAMS, Tony E.; HOLMAN JONES, Stacy; ELLIS, Carolyn. Autoethnography: Understanding Qualitative Research. New York, Oxford University Press, 2015.
  • Braun, Virginia; Clarke, Victoria. Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology.
  • Brinkmann, Svend. Qualitative Interviewing. New York, Oxford University Press, 2013.
  • Dinesh, Nandita. Scripting Detention: A Project in Theater and Autoethnography with Incarcerated Teens. McFarland & Company, Jefferson, 2017.
  • Pavle, Manovski, Miroslav. Arts-Based Research, Autoethnography, and Music Education. Sense Publishers Rotterdam, 2014.


Study plans that include the course
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