Seminário de Investigação Artística - 1st semester
Code
73202107
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Ciências Musicais
Credits
5
Teacher in charge
Jorge Matta
Weekly hours
1
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
Artistic Research is an emerging paradigm in the field of artistic production, communication, reflection and education. It stands for research where the \"mode\" of presentation is an essential part of the output, combining the procedures of scientific research with artistic creation.
The aim of this seminar is to present and familiarize the participants with the concept and practice of Artistic Research, paving the way to their future doctoral projects. Moreover, it aims at inducing a relevant transformation in the artistic practices and conceptual proficiency of the participants. Key matters will be: to develop necessary vocabularies for debate; to heighten awareness of models and opportunities at the interface berween theory and practice in the field of music; to conceptualise relations between theory and practice as a part of the problem-solving process; to provide examples of effective research practice; to engage with inter-and transdisciplinarity.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
In order to set-up a discussion on topics that are relevant to Artistic Research diverse keys and concepts will presented and discussed: whats is artistic research; research about art or in art; artistic expression as a center; language and method; artistic practice as essential part of process and result; terminology. Discussion of texts of Taruskin, Nyrnes, Rink, Gritten, Cook, Reid, Nelson Salgado Correia, Williamon.
Bibliography
Borgdorff, Henk, “The Debate on Research in the Arts” Sensuous Knowledge Journal, Bergen Nation Academy of Arts, 2006
Borgdorff, Henk, The Conflict of the Faculties. Perspectives on Artistic Research Academy, Leiden, Leiden University Press, 2012
Coessens, Kathleen and Crispin, Darla and Douglas, Anne, The Artistic Turn, Ghent, Leuven University Press, 2009
Cook, Nicholas, Music, Performance, Meaning, England, Ashgate Publishing, 2007
Dogantan-Dack, Mine (ed.), Artistic Practice as Research in Music Theory, Criticism, Practice, Burlington USA, Ashgate Publishing Company, 2015
Nelson, Robin, Pratice as Research in the Arts. Principles, Protocolo, Pedagogie, New York, Palgrave 2013
Nyrnes, Aslaug, \"Lighting from the side\"«Sensuous Knowledge» Journal, Bergen Nation Academy of Arts, 2006
Rink, John, Musical Performance: a Guide to Understanding, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2003
Taruskin, Richard, Tex and Act - Essays on Music and Performance, Oxf, Oxford University Press, 1995
Teaching method
The seminar will take place in the form of weekly sessions. At the start the texts and further bibliographical references will be given. In each session, beyond the presentation of the principal or invited teatchers, the texts previously prepared will be discussed. Of all presentations and discussions written comentaries are expected. In the end of the seminar each participant must present a new version of his first research project.
Evaluation method
Participation in each session: 50%; written comentaries: 50%.