Research through Art, Art through Research

Display Schedule

Code	Completion	Credits	Range	Language Instruction	Semester
307MDFS	Z	2	36S	Czech	summer

Subject guarantor

Štěpánka ŠIMLOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s)

Markéta KINTEROVÁ, Štěpánka ŠIMLOVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Instruction will focus on a project. FAMU and FSV students create several mixed teams in which they will work together on the execution of a selected research project. The considered and preferred result of the semester's work is an exhibit with accompanying discussion program. Also, other justified result forms are possible.

Mode of study

Attended course

Prerequisites and co-requisites

none

Course contents

The course aim is to initiate cooperation between The FAMU Photography Dept (Documentary Photography studio) and students at the Dept. of Sociology, ISS, Faculty of Sociology, Charles University in the treatment of group artistic and research efforts. The course is anchored in theory and concept in visual sociology, visual anthropology and art research in which the intent is to investigate mutual blending of these perspectives. This also originates in the related principles and expectations linked to documentary genres such as documentary photography on one side and visual sociology and anthropology on the other. These are the two „genres“ in which in their historical development always blended scientific and artistic processes. Documentarists often investigate the location by processes very similar to social sciences. Social scientists, particularly qualitatively (ethnographically) oriented researchers maintain rather artistic rather strictly scientific approaches. This links the concept of arts research to sociology and anthropology which understand the overlapping of various study approaches, styles of consideration (and judgement), paradigms and skills as a necessary requirement of experimental and innovative manners of understanding the reality we live in. Review of on-going research processes, communication and personal relationships between students and, in part, instructors/artistic approaches will be an inseparable part of the project.

The topic focus of the research project, implemented over the course of the semester is not determined beforehand. Its selection will be the the result of the blending of artistic and research perspectives. Also, the roles individual students have in each topic is not pre-determined. The artist or sociologist roles are not to be limited by study; our aim is, rather, to blur the borders between artistic approaches and social sciences.

Assessment methods and criteria

Mutual presentation, disscussion, the written oppinion of the tutor

Note

The course will take place in four intensive group workshops in whch the period between individual workshops will be filled by student individual work and consultations with the instructor on the course.

Workshop dates:

Tues: 26. 2 from 10:00 -14:00 -vLažanský palác, U2

Michal Šimůnek & Ludka Wladyniak - presenting types of sociology research

+ a short presentation by each student (approx. 5 min. 1 of their topics + examples/screenings)

+ division into groups according to topic? x or overriding topic for all „single societies“ or something else?

+ 5 groups of 4 persons - agree on a topic and slect a particular aspect and work on it. To workout the sociological concept and photography, capture it into a presentable form, go on location

+ Uhnak analysis method of topic distribution - as much sociological discourse as possible of the topic and examples of artistic work from student photos.

Tues. 12.3.from 10:00 - 16:00 - Lažanský palác, U2

+ presentation of research - 15 min.

+ group efforts to reach a specially focused issue

+ Thought map of that issue

+ FAMU students add visual material, FSV context (additional data)

Tues 26.3. 10:00 - 16:00 - Lažanský palác, U2

+ presentation of current results and topics discussion

Tues 9.4. 10:00 - 16:00

+ final consultation

Weds 24.4. 11:00 - 18:00 10:00 - 16:00 - Lažanský palác, Panel Gallery

Exhibition installation and preview preparations

Schedule for winter semester 2018/2019:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2018/2019: