Susanne Treister
WEEK 4 – INTRODUCING RESEARCH METHODS
LANGUAGE AS LIMITATION OR LIBERATION
LECTURE: Words Un/making Worlds
We will investigate the power of language to uphold or challenge the status quo. We will tackle the concept ‘hegemony’, and question how language has the potential to limit or liberate what we imagine and create.
WORKSHOP: Language Games
We will play language games, treat language as a malleable substance and experiment with different modes of communication and meaning-making.
PRE-READING
Vladimir Nabokov – The Art of Literature and Commonsense
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Language Game Instructions
PLAYING WITH RESEARCH METHODS
WORKSHOP
In this session we will talk about research methods, the research question, and other concepts with the help of role play.
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OTHER RESOURCES:
READING GROUP
A session inviting you to imagine and craft creative, ethical tools that will enable you to get insights. The aim of this session is to think about a research plan and develop tools for data collection appropriate to your topic of choice.
KEY READING: Animism and the Alphabet
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SUGGESTED READING
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Excerpt from: Visualizing Research: A Guide to the Research Process in Art and Design