This course has been set up by Katy Deepwell, editor of n.paradoxa: international feminist art journal.
Participation on this basic course is free.
You can start it whenever you want and continue it at your own pace.
The model for this MOOC is a connectivist DOCC. The lessons contain many documents and links for you to consult. It uses the internet as a primary resource. You can post responses to the lessons to the forums and undertake assignments to earn badges on this site.
Why should you do this course?
- Increase your awareness of feminist politics in relation to contemporary art
- Learn more about this topic
- Join a community exploring similar interests and share ideas with them
- Experience a MOOC
- Gain a greater understanding of what you can find online about this topic
There are many art and art history degrees where nothing is being taught about feminism in relation to contemporary art and this course is designed to help those curious to know more. It may also suit people who are thinking about returning to higher education or a further degree in fine art, visual culture or cultural studies and have an interest in the work of contemporary women artists and feminism(s).
It’s easy to register and access is free to these 10 lessons.
Activities
There are 10 discrete units or lessons.
This course is offered for you to follow at a self-directed pace.
There is a sequence in the lessons from number 1 to number 10, but you are not obliged to do each lesson in sequence.
Each unit is complete in itself and offers reading, listening, thinking and responding, exploring/ browsing and writing tasks for you to undertake.
Each unit may take between 1-3 hours to complete.
It could take longer if you spend time on the assignments or discussion forums and chose to follow up on information in the resources section.
Progression
You can earn badges on this course which indicate the level of your engagement with the course. The first task is to write something about “the most memorable book on art and feminism” you have read.
When you start to post comments and join in with the tasks and assignments, you will start to gain these achievement badges.
And this should lead you, on completion of all 10 lessons, to the “graduating project” which is to write a book review, using the knowledge gained on the course about art and feminism.
About registering
Your identity will be visible
Your first name, location and gravatar (if you have one) will be visible with your posts.
Once you have logged in, you can add a photo to your profile, alternatively your Gravitar will appear if the email you used to sign-up is the same as your own blog.
Be aware that everything on the forums and in response postings will be seen by everyone and may be visible on the net to a wider public.
You will receive periodic emails from the course containing updates and news.
Your email will not be used for any other purpose than information related to the course.
Responses Expected in the Course
The course offers you opportunities to post thoughtful and reflective responses to the ideas and issues raised.
You can ask questions for other people on the course to comment on or start to develop answers together.
You are encouraged to share examples, interests, ideas or experiences but please remember these will be read by other people.
If you and a group of friends decide to work through the course together, this could give you an opportunity to share work more extensively between you. If you do decide to do this, please be aware other people are also on this course and don’t “shut” them out.
If you are not in this situation of working with friends, don’t worry.
Please respond to the title of the discussion threads appropriately. They are designed to follow issues and ideas arising in response to different lessons.
There is a separate section for feedback about the course itself and any issues you want to raise.
Comments will be moderated
While feedback is welcomed, please try and write considered comments and not one word immediate responses or reactions.
Please also consider your criticism of other people’s positions carefully and offer constructive criticism (i.e. write helpful remarks to other people, not personal ones).
While you are invited to share your experiences of artworks, events or situations that may have happened to you, please anonymise them (i.e. do not put names to unattributed comments – what s/he said – or to those involved in particular situations).
Do not use the forums to “self-promote” future events: these forums are for discussion of issues related to the course, they do not provide a news service or marketing channel for your work or events with which you may be involved. You can add a link to your blog or website to your profile and this will be visible to other people registered on the course.
Any comments which are offensive, racist, sexist or personally abusive will be deleted.
Any inappropriate behaviour will result in users being blocked.
To purchase n.paradoxa: international feminist art journal
visit https://www.ktpress.co.uk
