Practical information¶
1. General information¶
| Title | Art, Technology & Philosophy |
| Course code | UCGHU211 |
| Level | Bachelor |
| Faculty | University College Groningen |
| Schedule | See rooster.rug.nl (UG schedule generator) |
| Language | English |
| Lecturer | Bart Barnard (see below) |
| Entry requirements | 1st year completed |
| Number of ECTS | 5 |
2. Learning objectives, teaching and assessment methods¶
| Learning objectives | Teaching methods | Assessment methods |
|---|---|---|
| Have a better understanding of the subtle intersections between the arts, technology, and philosophy and the productive nature of these intersections. | Lecture; seminar; self-study | Participation; reading report; written essay; research report |
| Discuss and compare scholarly literature. | Lectures; seminar; self-study | Participation; reading report; written essay |
| Analyze contemporary case studies in which the intersections between the arts, technology, and philosophy can be made fruitful. | Seminar; self-study | Written essay; research report |
| Work together in interdisciplinary groups to produce a multi-layered perspective on a contemporary issue of their own choice. | Seminar; research Project Research report | |
| Effectively contribute to discussions about issues that reach beyond their own immediate discipline. | Seminar; Research Project; Participation; research report | |
| Reflect upon their knowledge and personal development. | Seminar | Participation, reading report; essay; research report |
| Keep track of their own progress in written form and reflect on it. | Seminar; research Project Participation; research report |
3. Instructions for assignments/exams and assessment¶
I. Participation and portfolio
Participation in class; contribution to the seminar discussions and the research project, dossier of five weekly assignments (20% of the final grade).
During the whole of the course you need to build your portfolio. This includes summaries of the assigned text and other materials. For every subject of the sessions, you need to find your own examples of the theories put forth – those can include all kind of materials, ranging from poetry to science or illustrations. You are also permitted to submit your own artworks or texts – all kinds of artifacts are admissable
The format or the size of the portfolio itself is not described: it is completely up to the individual student to determine in what way he or she will illustrate the different topics. You must provide, however, a little covering text describing why you chose those particular artifacts as illustrations or examples of these particular topics. This covering letter should not exceed four pages A4.
II. Short paper (individual)
Write a paper on a topic that relates to one of the themes in the course (approx. 2,000 words; 30% of the final grade). Write a paper in which you develop an argument of your own and relate it to the sources of the course and/or sources that relate to the themes of the course, these sources can include artworks, forms of technology, texts, visual material, etc.).
During the course, a lot of ideas and information is delivered, using a wide range of texts and other artifacts. The goal of your paper is to reconcile the information relating to a particular topic into a novel idea.or theory. The range of themes is quite broad, so please be sure to check your idea with the lecturer.
III. Research project (group)
Some key texts relating to the field of art, philosophy and technology is provided. Groups of four students need to choose one of those texts, close read them together in order to form a good and informed idea of its contents. This will result in
- a collective report (max. 3,000 words; 40% of the final grade); discuss a research topic and research question, choose your method(s) of research; divide tasks; write the report and include in it: theoretical questions, documentation of the research/making process, methods/approaches used, conclusions that can be drawn from it.
- a presentation of the research project (10% of the grade) at the last session of the course (30 minutes per group).
4. Schedule¶
Have a look at the pages for the corresponding weeks for a detailed overview of the subject matters and the assignments.
- Week 1: Presence
- Week 2: Posthuman
- Week 3: Identity
- Week 4: Perception
- Week 5: Time
- Week 6: Seminar
- Week 7: Feedback
5. Student workload¶
| Activity | Required number of hours |
|---|---|
| Compulsory literature (ca.250pp.) | 25 |
| Weekly assignments | 15 |
| Seminar | 30 |
| Essay (ca. 90 pp. ) | 40 |
| Artistic research + portfolio | 30 |
| Total | 140 |
6. rubrics for grading/assessment¶
The dossier, the literature review and the research report are assessed on the basis of the following criteria:
- quality of the interventions (what do you want to find out, and why?);
- fruitfulness of the intersections made;
- structure and thoroughness of the argumentation;
- relevance and quality of the secondary materials used;
- quality of the processing of the secondary materials;
- originality of the perspective chosen;
- writing style, grammar and spelling;
- correctness of the references and bibliography.
7. Lecturer information¶
| name | Bart Barnard |
| e-mail address | b.barnard@pl.hanze.nl |
| Office hours | on appointment |
| preffered means of communication | MS Teams |