Considering a suggested structure for writing a 5000-word contextual study IDEAS for the Structure to consider and discuss with tutor. The idea below is very wide and could be more condensed. I am not sure about use of chapters, is it important, I would prefer headings in bold. I suggest words per section and would […]
Exercise 2.1: Questioning voices by investigating the various research materials I have identified to deepen and broaden my thinking about theoretical ideas as this material will form the basis of my proposal for my CR writing. KEY ARGUMENTS Connectedness and Ubuntu Here I will share text to introduce the meaning and arguments. Ubuntu is derived […]
I recorded today’s session with my tutor and would like to share our discussion points and actions. I firstly want to inform my tutor that I added some reflective learning into two of my blogs, namely Assignment Two, where I looked at research methods and Part 6, The Draft Research Question. (I made the added […]
INTRODUCTION This post will be a time-based blog in the form of writing/documenting and responding to conversations and discussing ideas about vessels and making between Annette Holtkamp (OCA textiles student and part of a crit group) and me. I share this work with the assessors as it shows peer interaction, discussions around work, and the […]
Summary of my research, including details of research material My research to accompany my work and making focuses on how I interact with my non-human materials, primarily fungi and feathers. These objects are seen as part of nature and the non-living world, from which humans have been distanced. I am attempting to form a collaborative […]
Exercise 6.1.: Critical questioning I will use the Reading Point in the study material to formulate a research question (G Williams). I will now draft a 500-word summary about the materials I have identified and details of the research materials. It is crucial to consider the question (s) I am asking at this point as […]
Exercise 5.1: Compare and contrast (400 -450 words to be used) I will consider the work of a MA student at OCA, Ted Fox Joyce, who worked with landscape and organic matter within. I was referred to look at his work by my tutor in Advanced Practice. His writing is clear and concise in describing […]
EXERCISE 4.1: First-hand perspective – reviewing public presentations of work – exhibitions, performances, screenings, etc. ArtUnlocked, Riebeek Kasteel, Sat and Sunday 22,23 April 2023 I partook in this exhibition, which was in different venues in the village. Around 20 artists partook in this annual event. Social media, local newspapers, local Tourism organizations, and a map […]
D Haraway (Posthumanism as a theoretical framework) On Cyborgs: If taken too literally, the essay can be misread, for it does not seek to identify the cyborgs among us; she states that the cyborg is a condensed image of both imagination and material reality and as such it is used in her argument as a symbol. Machines as labour […]
Methods I would think working with a site that anthropology and or life history research would be valuable. At this stage, I also think that taking the methodology of the Bricoloeur is an option as I will use a multi-method approach. I enjoy doing keyword research to consider other ideas. I believe the data I […]