Module: MF7004-30 Aspects of Contemporary Art Practice

Level: 7

Credit Value: 30

Module Tutor: Andrea Medjesi-Jones

Module Tutor Contact Details: a.medjesi-jones@bathspa.ac.uk

1.Brief description and aims of module

This is a research module that arises from and links to the studio modules. It is designed to help you generate new ideas and concepts through practice and research (MF7002-30 and MF7003-30) and to document and present its outcomes in an appropriate formats, including verbal presentation, research folder and the written proposal for the following Masters module. It supports and facilities your advanced ability to investigate, analyse and deploy cultural, historical and theoretical resources in developing specific research methods and position, and is informed by the studio work produced on the modules MF7002-30 and MF7003-30.

2.Outline syllabus

In this module, a programme of lectures and specialist seminars, reading groups and study visits will be organised and scheduled in your MAFA calendar to help you plan and structure your verbal presentation, research folder and proposal. You will receive group and individual tutorials with the relevant tutors for support and guidance throughout the module. In your individual tutorials with the module tutor, you will receive a list of reading suggestions and tailor-made references that respond to the context and a critical position in your practice. These references and reading suggestions will be discussed in detail in your tutorials, to help you develop clear articulation of your interests and to apply it to the structure and delivery of your verbal presentation and proposal. The MAFA reading lists will be a key resource to support your studies in this module, and should be explored and revisited throughout the module. Regular gallery visits and study trips will be essential in supporting your visual references and influence technical aspects of your practice, including work’s display, curation and presentation. You will be asked to identify a key exhibition, or project, that informs your module proposal and echoes the examples of artistic practices your studio work is studying and engaging with.

3.Teaching and learning activities

Group and individual tutorials

Programme of study visits

Programme of talks and lectures, reading groups and specialist seminars

Assessment Item 1:

• Assessment Type: Course Work
• Description: The practitioner position presentation and its related folder of material
• % Weighting: 50%

Assessment Item 2:

• Assessment Type: Course Work
• Description: The proposal for Masters module (300 words max) and its related research material
• % Weighting: 50%