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  • W12: On dynamic duos – and pigeons

    W12: On dynamic duos – and pigeons

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    This week we talked about duos, about essentialism, and about Jaques Derrida challenging dichotomies.  “Dog is dog because it’s not cat.” Marsha shared this statement, which at first seemed a counterpoint to avoiding dichotomies; a way of understanding the world through distinct categorisation and difference. But it was more a point about how language –…

  • Unit 1: What remains?

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    Strongest memory from U1 – a moment from class that remains in your mind?  What readings/materials had the biggest impact on you, do you remember best and why? (Either from the course reading or that you found yourself prompted by the course) Were there any moments that ‘caught’, where you felt friction, felt personally challenged…

  • W11: On my practice

    W11: On my practice

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    This week we received the prompt: Progress your cultural production – your practice – by identifying three to five processes that organise how you work. Blog about these. Discuss what these are, why they’re important and what you’ve been able to accomplish thanks to prioritising them. Work with examples – so ground your reflections in…

  • Reflections on ‘entrance interviews’

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    During unit 1, we were put into pairs and tasked with conducting ‘entrance interviews’ of each other, capturing this moment in time as we’re each beginning MAIP. I was paired with Makhasiri Khanoei, an artist and architect from Thailand currently living and working in Singapore.  Makhasiri and I met over video call to chat about…

  • U1 submission

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    Our Unit 1 assignment was to make a video that shares our context and what makes it complex and connected.  The process of making my video was personally therapeutic. My life has changed significantly in the past few years and part of why I wanted to do this course was to give myself time and…

  • Week 5: On feedback

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    We’ve spent this week examining structures for giving and receiving feedback. Including Liz Lerman’s Critical Response ProcessSM, the DAS Graduate School (2013) A Film About Feedback, along with theories of non-violent communication developed by psychologist Marshall Rosenberg. The readings and film have led me to reflect on situations in my work when I’ve been giving…

  • Week 4: On the presentation of self

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    “…everyone is always and everywhere, more or less consciously, playing a role… It is in these roles that we know each other; it is in these roles that we know ourselves.” Goffman, E. (1959). The presentation of self in everyday life. Anchor Books. This week, ahead of our session on interviewing, we were tasked with…

  • Week 2 & 3: On knowledge

    Week 2 & 3: On knowledge

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    Beginning this course marks a return to formal education for me, 13 years after finishing my undergraduate degree. And while I know I have gained a lot of knowledge and skills in that time, beginning to read the course literature has got me thinking about how we accumulate knowledge. In our week 2 readings and…