Artistic Research 1
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
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| 307AR1 | exam | 6 | 6 hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 96 to 126 hours of self-study | English | winter |
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Department
The subject provides Department of Photography
Contents
This course introduces students to the field of artistic research with a focus on photography and related media. It provides basic theoretical and methodological tools for connecting artistic practice with research inquiry. The semester project The Body Politic examines the body as a political and social site where power structures, ideologies, and cultural norms are inscribed and enacted.
Through practice-led research, workshops, critical discussions, and collaborative work, students will begin to formulate their own research questions rooted in artistic practice. The course includes a guest lecture and workshop by artist Joanna Piotrowska.
Learning outcomes
Students can connect their artistic practice with theoretical frameworks of artistic research.
Students can formulate initial research questions derived from their own practice.
Students are familiar with key concepts of artistic research (performativity, body, collectivity, biopolitics, archive, memory).
Students can present and critically reflect upon their project within the seminar.
Prerequisites and other requirements
No prior courses required. This is the entry point into the cycle Artistic Research 1–4.
Literature
equired:
Gil Pasternak (ed.). The Handbook of Photography Studies. London: Bloomsbury 2020.
Shirley Read – Mike Simmons. Photographers and Research: The Role of Research in Contemporary Photographic Practice. London: Routledge 2017.
Jussi Parikka. What is Media Archaeology? Cambridge: Polity 2012.
Recommended:
Natalie Loveless, How to Make Art at the End of the World: A Manifesto for Research-Creation. Durham: Duke University Press 2019.
Silvia Henke et al. Manisfesto of Artistic Research: A Defense Against Its Advocates. Zurich: Diaphanes 2020.
Anna Fox – Natasha Caruana. Research in Photography: Behind the Image. London: Routledge 2020.
Evaluation methods and criteria
The course is concluded with a pass/fail credit.
Requirements:
Regular attendance (min. 80 %)
Active participation in discussions and workshops
Research review (textual and visual) related to the student’s project
Final presentation of ongoing work
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Schedule for winter semester 2025/2026:
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| Tue | 10:00–14:55 | Peter John Stuart WATKINS | Room. No. 111 Lažanský palác |
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Schedule for summer semester 2025/2026:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Photography CZ - Master_2021 (Required subjects)
- Photography EN - Master - 2022 (Required subjects)