Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The students will understand the key ideas, concerns and questions of selected contemporary theories and how to benefit them in their own ongoing doctoral dissertation. The students will gain an understanding of how theory can function through examining questions such as what is the use of theory in research, how do theorists position themselves in regard to earlier scholarship, how do theorists produce new thinking, how do theorists use examples, and how do theorists use language.

Credits: 4

Schedule: 01.03.2022 - 12.04.2022

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Max Ryynänen

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  The course introduces contemporary theoretical ideas that have gained currency in scholarly work during the past several decades, and keep on making an impact on the fields of contemporary art, visual culture and art education. The course focuses on selected theorists and disciplines, primarily involving poststructuralism, aesthetics, posthumanism and new materialism, phenomenology, and psychoanalysis.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Reading Reflections (40%), Discussion (30%), Final paper (30%)

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Contact teaching 24 hours, 84 hours independent study.

DETAILS

Study Material

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  The selected readings, approximately 10 texts, will be shared with students, prior the course starts.

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

4 Quality Education

5 Gender Equality

10 Reduced Inequality

13 Climate Action

16 Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Minimum number of participants: 8

  Teaching Period:

  2020-2021 Spring III-V

  2021-2022 No teaching (edit. 14.9.2021: additional implementation offered spring 2022)

  Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=TAI-L0006

  Registration for Courses: Sisu replaces Oodi on 9 August, 2021. Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture: https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-in-aalto-arts

  WebOodi

  The order of priority for admitting students to courses at Aalto ARTS 1.1.2018 onwards (approved by The Committee of Arts, Design and Architecture on 10.10.2017)

  The order of priority is as follows:

  1. students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have scheduled it for the current academic year in their personal study plan (HOPS);
  2. exchange students for whom the course is a part of his/her officially approved learning agreement and scheduled to be taken during the current semester;
  3. students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have not completed it yet;
  4. students, for whom the course is part of his/her major s or programme s alternative studies and has been scheduled in the student's PSP (HOPS) for the current academic year
  5. students, for whom the course is part of his/her major s or programme s alternative studies and who have not completed the requisite number of credits for alternative studies yet;
  6. students for whom the course is compulsory for their minor;
  7. students, for whom the course is part of his/her minor subject s alternative studies and who have not completed the requisite number of credits for alternative studies yet;
  8. students who have applied for the course through a student mobility scheme (internal mobility within Aalto University, flexible study right (JOO) studies etc.);
  9. other students.

   

  Courses that are intended to be multidisciplinary (e.g. UWAS courses) may apply an order of priority based on the learning outcomes of the course, while bearing in mind the university obligation of enabling students to complete their degrees within the normative duration of study set for the degree. The order of priority does not apply to courses organised by the Centre for General Studies or doctoral courses.

  This decision on the order of priority does not influence the right of the teacher to define prerequisites for the course.

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