ARTS 593

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Seminar: Methods Criticism

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Credit: 4 hours.

A graduate-level discussion-based seminar designed to provide a fundamental and critical grounding in contemporary art and theory through readings, discussion, writing, and student presentations. Emphasis will be on helping students locate their studio practices in the context of a research university, the contemporary art world, and community-based models of making and distributing art. Specific themes within this framework will vary by semester.

Approved for Letter and S/U grading. May be repeated in separate terms to a maximum of 16 hours. Prerequisite: Restricted to Graduate art students.

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ARTS 593 class schedule data for spring 2025
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	13165	Seminar	CB	5:00PM -7:50PM	M	312 Art and Design Building	Bakker, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Research Method and Practices Section Info: Seminar: Methods Criticism, or “Practical Theory” is a graduate seminar that provides a selection of critical texts for engaging the ideas, contexts, and practices of contemporary art, with a significant part of the course content oriented toward the research interests of the participants. This course will emphasize strategies for addressing critical theory from a practical perspective: theory as a useful tool for understanding and articulating one’s creative research and practice. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.