Tag: Context
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U2 submission
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in Unit 2Our unit 2 assignment was to create a map, diagram or poster that represents our understanding of our positionality from our own perspective and concerning the creative practices of our peers. I created a physical paper map, one that folded and unfolded revealing how my positionality shifts and changes between contexts. I presented it via…
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Runes and glyphs: Notes on my materials exchange project
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in Unit 2This term, we’re doing a materials exchange – a round robin of packages with gifts intended to inspire a creative response. I received items from Georgie: a book on Runes by Ralph Blum and a red cloth bag carrying a set of my own – smooth, thumb-sized stones, each etched with a black symbol. In…
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W14: On my practice – take 2
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in Unit 2This week I’m returning to thinking about my practice based around these new prompts: Viewed through an intercultural lens, I have both a professional and a personal practice. So the question of how I know when I’m practicing is a difficult one. I’m spending a lot of time at the moment learning Spanish, which feels…
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W13: On positioning – and disclosure
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in Unit 2This week has been focused on position and positionality. We talk in open studio about the uncomfortableness of disclosing certain aspects of our identities – of ‘outing’ ourselves, specifically in the context of MAIP. Some things are more uncomfortable to talk about than others. Some feel more personal, are less evident without disclosure and also…
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W12: On dynamic duos – and pigeons
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in Unit 2This 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 –…
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U1 submission
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in Unit 1Our 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…
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Week 4: On the presentation of self
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in Unit 1“…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…
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Week 2 & 3: On knowledge
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in Unit 1Beginning 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…