AXM-E9005 - Critical Issues in Art, Education, and Visual Culture, Lecture, 7.1.2025-11.2.2025

Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

KNOWLEDGE

Students gain knowledge and understanding of:

  •   Current social, cultural, and political issues in art education, contemporary art, and digital visual communication
  •   Advanced theoretical literature on society, culture, and politics, and its application in professional practice

SKILLS

Students acquire skills in:

  •   Describing and analyzing social, cultural, and political aspects of their professional practice through advanced research literature
  •   Engaging with advanced theoretical literature

COMPETENCES

Students acquire competences for:

  •   Contextualizing professional practices in art education and digital visual communication within social, cultural, and political frameworks
  •   Utilizing social, cultural, and political theory in the further development of their professional practice

Credits: 5

Schedule: 07.01.2025 - 11.02.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Astrid Huopalainen

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:

    In this course, we discuss social and cultural perspectives on contemporary art and education, particularly focusing on aims to identify and/or create democratic and sustainable spaces for teaching and learning. With the help of advanced research literature, we engage with critical analyses of theories and topics related to contemporary art and pedagogy. At the end of the course, students write a research paper in which they further reflect theories and concepts discussed during the course.

    This course is co-organized with Aalborg University, Denmark. All class session are taught in hybrid, and half of the students participate in the course from Copenhagen. We use Aalto OpenLearning instead of MyCourses. If you are not a student of Nordic Master in Visual Studies and Art Education, please contact the course teacher for further details.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Active participation in teaching, completed assignments.

    See Aalto OpenLearning for more detailed information on evaluations methods and criteria.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    5 ECTS = 135 h

    Contact teaching: 20 h
    Independent work: 55 h
    Group work: 35 h
    Supervision: 10 h
    Reflection: 15 h

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Relevant literature on the topic. See Aalto OpenLearning for more detailed information on study materials.

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring III
    2025-2026 Spring III

    Registration:

    Max. amount of students 16
    Min. amount of students 6 Registration in Sisu. The order of priority follows the guidelines decided by the Academic Committee of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture https//www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-at-aalto-arts

Rules of Conduct - Students´ Rights and Responsibilities (in force from 1 August 2020)

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