Visual Methodologies (3cr)

Objective

Students will understand the process of interpreting and analysing visual data in the context of academic research and specific methodological frameworks. Students will see thecorrelations and challenges of art, design and research, and gain knowledge of essential applicable research methods.

Content

The course will provide the principles of visual methodologies related on student’s theses, interests and their research data / artistic productions

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

5-1 / failed

Materials

More literature information and extra material
Rose: Visual Methodologies (2007)van Leeuwen & Jewitt: Handbook of Visual Analysis (2001) Mirzoeff (ed.): The Visual Culture Reader (2002)Kress & Van Leeuwen: Reading images: the grammar of visual design (2006)

Execution methods

24 hours lectures and visual analysis workshops

Accomplishment methods

Active participation to the lectures and work-shops, successful completion of assignments and analysis based on the specific methods and data