GRAD STUDENT INFORMATION

ARTE 670 Critical Perspectives on Art Education: History, Theory and Practice (3 credits)

Term: Fall
Day/time: Monday 18:30-20:30

Instructor: Jessie Beier

A seminar course in which students develop critical reading and writing skills while adding to their understanding of trends past and present that have shaped the field of art education. 

ARTE 672 Advanced Critical Analysis (3 credits -prerequisite ARTE 670)

Term: Winter
Day/time: Monday 18:30-20:30

Instructor: Jessie Beier

A seminar course in which students develop advanced skills in critical analysis, academic writing and library research. Assignments include compiling and writing a review of literature on a topic of research or professional interest.

ARTE 680 Foundations for Inquiry (3 credits)

Term: Fall
Day/time: Wednesday 16:00-18:00

Instructor: Joana Joachim

A seminar course in which students are introduced to the basic concepts, terminology, and contexts of inquiry in art education. Students learn about the practice of systematic inquiry, including: identifying and articulating a topic or question; situating the inquiry within a theoretical framework; relating the inquiry to art education practices; and selecting appropriate inquiry procedures. Each student develops a proposal for a small-scale project related to his/her particular art education interests.

ARTE 682 Research Practice (3 credits -prerequisite ARTE 680 )

Term: Winter
Day/time: Wednesday 16:00 - 18:00

Instructor: Lorrie Blair

A seminar course in which students conduct a small-scale research project based on their own research proposal. Students are introduced to appropriate forms and practices for conducting the project and presenting the results.

ARTE 606 Studio Inquiry (3 credits)

Term: Fall
Day/time: Thursday 14:00-18:00

Instructor: David Pariser
Topic: Developing a visual commentary on the city of your choice 

This is a graduate studio course, and as such it is designed to offer you the maximum opportunity to do a lot of hands-on work in the medium/media of your choice. Much of your “hands-on work” will take place outside of class hours. There are several reasons for this- 1) In all likelihood students in this class will have varied preferred media. 2) Your choice of city will be the first problem that you need to solve.  If the city you choose is the one you are presently living in, you can expect to spend some time on site, making notes and observations that will inform your final work. 3) Class time will be spent with presentations/ discussions , screening two films that deal with cities,  and offering comments on  your fellow students’ work –in progress. There may be occasional readings - but this is not an academic course - and as such, the emphasis is on making art. Assignments: There will be two visual responses to two films and for the final assignment,  each student will make a major visual presentation on the city that they have chosen.

ARTE 606 Studio Inquiry (3 credits): 

Term: Winter
Day/time: Monday 14:00-18:00

Instructor: Vivek Venkatesh
Topic: Creating Dissension in an Era of Polarisation: Arts and Research-Creation at a Critical Juncture

“Let’s cut to the chase – we are living in extreme times. What is our relationship to extremity? What do we hear, see and feel as extreme?” ---- Vivek Venkatesh & Nelson Varas-Diaz (2023) in their introduction to their new book series “Extremity in Society and Culture” published by Lexington Press/Rowman & Littlefield.

This graduate-level studio course seeks to urgently address the oft-ignored synergies between our roles as pedagogues and artists in a deeply divisive political, social, cultural, and economic climate. Adopting interdisciplinary, transnational and critical theoretical approaches, participants in this course will engage in creating innovative and pluralistic forms of dialogic spaces through individual and collective arts-based projects. Projects can employ diverse artistic representations including but not limited to visual arts, multimedia, sound arts, and physical installations. Participants will engage with readings and discussions that explore the affordances and limits of leveraging socio-pedagogical principles to critique sensitive issues including censorship, activism and addressing of long-standing gender, income, health and political inequities in global society. Assignments will include class discussion participation, leading dialogic exercises, presentation and exhibition of art projects and field excursions to local museum partner “Musée d’Art Contemporain” to explore convergences between individual interests and the local arts scene.

ARTE 660 Selected Topics in Art Education (3 credits):

Term: Fall
Day/time: Tuesday 16:00-18:00

Instructor: Richard Lachapelle
Topic: Art Interpretation Workshop

This special topics course will address the methods by which we can teach art appreciation to our students. The course will be conducted as a workshop where students will (i) actively engage in art appreciation activities, (ii) reflect critically on these experiences, and (iii) connect them to readings and theory. Course activities will include work in class (discussions and exercises) as well as visits to museums, art-run centres and public art gardens. Through course assignments, students will explore their own interests related to art interpretation.

ARTE 660 Selected Topics in Art Education (3 credits):

Term: Winter
Day/time: Tuesday 16:00-18:00

Instructor: David Pariser
Topic: Art, Education and Politics: Finding the Balance

This is a seminar course with weekly readings and in-class discussions Written work consists of two short academic papers and a major academic paper from each student on a topic chosen by the student. The aim of the course is to expose students to some of the controversial positions taken in the field of art education and related fields especially in relation to the place of politics (aka social justice) in the classroom. Key question is how teachers can do justice to the disciplinary content of a course of study while acknowledging contemporary social issues. Students are expected to engage with the readings and some video clips  and to critique them in a constructive  and scholarly manner.

ARTE 660 Selected Topics in Art Education (3 credits):

Term: Summer 2023
Day/time: TBD

Instructor: Vivek Venkatesh
Topic: No Outsides: Underground Arts as a Catalyst for Pluralism in an Era of Polarization (Interdisciplinary Summer Institute)

The Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP) in collaboration with the Department of Art Education will hold an interdisciplinary Summer Institute. This summer institute will present a series of events and outreach activities designed to address how research and research-creation on underground art forms. Further details to follow.

ARTE 870 Critical Perspectives on Art Education: History, Theory and Practice (3 credits)

Term: Fall
Day/time: Monday 18:30-20:30

Instructor: Jessie Beier

A seminar course in which students develop critical reading and writing skills while adding to their understanding of trends past and present that have shaped the field of art education. 

ARTE 872 Advanced Critical Analysis (3 credits -prerequisite ARTE 870)

Term: Winter
Day/time: Monday 18:30-20:30

Instructor: Jessie Beier

A seminar course in which students develop advanced skills in critical analysis, academic writing and library research. Assignments include compiling and writing a review of literature on a topic of research or professional interest.

ARTE 880 Foundations for Inquiry (3 credits)

Term: Fall
Day/time: Wednesday 16:00-18:00

Instructor: Joana Joachim

A seminar course in which students are introduced to the basic concepts, terminology, and contexts of inquiry in art education. Students learn about the practice of systematic inquiry, including: identifying and articulating a topic or question; situating the inquiry within a theoretical framework; relating the inquiry to art education practices; and selecting appropriate inquiry procedures. Each student develops a proposal for a small-scale project related to his/her particular art education interests.

ARTE 882 Research Practice (3 credits -prerequisite ARTE 880 )

Term: Winter
Day/time: Wednesday 16:00 - 18:00

Instructor: Lorrie Blair

A seminar course in which students conduct a small-scale research project based on their own research proposal. Students are introduced to appropriate forms and practices for conducting the project and presenting the results.

ARTE 884 Doctoral Seminar (3 credits)

Term: Fall
Day/time: Wednesday 18:30-20:30

Instructor: Lorrie Blair

This course addresses research and communication, thesis writing, and professional practice.

ARTE 806 Studio Inquiry (3 credits)

Term: Fall
Day/time: Thursday 14:00-18:00

Instructor: David Pariser
Topic: Developing a visual commentary on the city of your choice 

This is a graduate studio course, and as such it is designed to offer you the maximum opportunity to do a lot of hands-on work in the medium/media of your choice. Much of your “hands-on work” will take place outside of class hours. There are several reasons for this- 1) In all likelihood students in this class will have varied preferred media. 2) Your choice of city will be the first problem that you need to solve.  If the city you choose is the one you are presently living in, you can expect to spend some time on site, making notes and observations that will inform your final work. 3) Class time will be spent with presentations/ discussions , screening two films that deal with cities,  and offering comments on  your fellow students’ work –in progress. There may be occasional readings - but this is not an academic course - and as such, the emphasis is on making art. Assignments: There will be two visual responses to two films and for the final assignment,  each student will make a major visual presentation on the city that they have chosen.

ARTE 806 Studio Inquiry (3 credits): 

Term: Winter
Day/time: Monday 14:00-18:00

Instructor: Vivek Venkatesh
Topic: Creating Dissension in an Era of Polarisation: Arts and Research-Creation at a Critical Juncture

“Let’s cut to the chase – we are living in extreme times. What is our relationship to extremity? What do we hear, see and feel as extreme?” ---- Vivek Venkatesh & Nelson Varas-Diaz (2023) in their introduction to their new book series “Extremity in Society and Culture” published by Lexington Press/Rowman & Littlefield.

This graduate-level studio course seeks to urgently address the oft-ignored synergies between our roles as pedagogues and artists in a deeply divisive political, social, cultural, and economic climate. Adopting interdisciplinary, transnational and critical theoretical approaches, participants in this course will engage in creating innovative and pluralistic forms of dialogic spaces through individual and collective arts-based projects. Projects can employ diverse artistic representations including but not limited to visual arts, multimedia, sound arts, and physical installations. Participants will engage with readings and discussions that explore the affordances and limits of leveraging socio-pedagogical principles to critique sensitive issues including censorship, activism and addressing of long-standing gender, income, health and political inequities in global society. Assignments will include class discussion participation, leading dialogic exercises, presentation and exhibition of art projects and field excursions to local museum partner “Musée d’Art Contemporain” to explore convergences between individual interests and the local arts scene.

ARTE 850 Selected Topics in Art Education (3 credits):

Term: Fall
Day/time: Tuesday 16:00-18:00

Instructor: Richard Lachapelle
Topic: Art Interpretation Workshop

This special topics course will address the methods by which we can teach art appreciation to our students. The course will be conducted as a workshop where students will (i) actively engage in art appreciation activities, (ii) reflect critically on these experiences, and (iii) connect them to readings and theory. Course activities will include work in class (discussions and exercises) as well as visits to museums, art-run centres and public art gardens. Through course assignments, students will explore their own interests related to art interpretation.

ARTE 850 Selected Topics in Art Education (3 credits):

Term: Winter
Day/time: Tuesday 16:00-18:00

Instructor: David Pariser
Topic: Art, Education and Politics: Finding the Balance

This is a seminar course with weekly readings and in-class discussions Written work consists of two short academic papers and a major academic paper from each student on a topic chosen by the student. The aim of the course is to expose students to some of the controversial positions taken in the field of art education and related fields especially in relation to the place of politics (aka social justice) in the classroom. Key question is how teachers can do justice to the disciplinary content of a course of study while acknowledging contemporary social issues. Students are expected to engage with the readings and some video clips  and to critique them in a constructive  and scholarly manner.

ARTE 850 Selected Topics in Art Education (3 credits):

Term: Summer 2023
Day/time: TBD

Instructor: Vivek Venkatesh
Topic: No Outsides: Underground Arts as a Catalyst for Pluralism in an Era of Polarization (Interdisciplinary Summer Institute)

The Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP) in collaboration with the Department of Art Education will hold an interdisciplinary Summer Institute. This summer institute will present a series of events and outreach activities designed to address how research and research-creation on underground art forms. Further details to follow.