Class Art Based Research Methodologies

The course aims to introduce a set of research methods relevant to the implementation of projects in the field of contemporary art and artistic research in an academic context. It aims to provide students with the tools to identify and communicate, problematize, and develop work methods that are appropriate to their artistic goals. Based on the idea of translation, it seeks to encourage students to reflect on the practical, ethical, and philosophical implications of their work, as well as to develop a deeper awareness of the links between context, theory, and practice; and to prepare students to apply this knowledge and these skills in the planning, systematization, and execution of an artistic research project aligned with criteria of quality and originality.

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1. Research 1.1 Artistic research inside and outside academia. Scholarships, applications, and funding. Institutions linked to technical and artistic areas. Formalized models practiced in institutions. 1.2 Researching art. Artists' discourse on their own production. Art theory. Case studies and examples. Social, cultural, and political aspects of the artistic context and art research. 2. Methodologies 2.1 Reading. Research platforms (literature, publication, and bibliometrics). How to organize literature.  2.2 Writing and documenting. Written, visual, or audiovisual essays, hybrid formats.  3. Presenting 3.1 Curriculum vitae, portfolio, biography, descriptive report. How to document technical and artistic processes and exhibitions. 3.2 Thesis project. Preparing an abstract, keywords, and table of contents. Combining literature research with technical and artistic experience.

The teaching methodology of the course is based on a theoretical-practical approach, through the presentation of content in class, with the aid of audiovisual materials, bibliography, and access to support materials previously prepared by the teachers (presentations, guides, lists, references). There will be practical exercises focused on research and the development of a Master's project: identifying a question; formulating a title, subtitle, and keywords; reading, translating, and writing; writing notes and a bibliography; producing an essay; there will be time for tutorial guidance and group work discussion.

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