Following is notes from the verbal feedback given by the GRC panel of Laurene Vaughan, Adrian Miles, Jeremy Yuille and Linda Daley. The quotes are taken from the panel and an audio record of the feedback and have not been assigned to any particular person.
Theory with a small âtâ and propositions
My understanding of the [...]
This morning after my phd supervision meeting this week, I took time out to reflect on where things are heading with the approach being taken towards writing up theory on the key WVA project. I returned to Paul Carter’s book Material Thinking for some guidance. An issue that is emerging in the current writing is [...]
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
I am in the process of drafting my exegesis at the moment (in the quiet time that is the beginning of the year) The introduction is drafted and now I am moving onto summarising the research methods, which is useful as this will set up a clearer framework for reflecting on the projects. At the [...]
Monday, December 15, 2008
Image by David Holmes the missing attendee.
I am in the middle of attending a master class with Geert Lovink at Melbourne University titled ‘Web 2.0 Studies // Critical Internet Theory’. The summary of the workshop:
In relation to the current Internet, there is an obvious need to move beyond cultural studies approaches to fandom, where active [...]
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
I have not written much about a project that myself and the VD collective have been working on for the last few months with an International NGO. Mainly because it involves the applied commercial development of the VD system. But with another School Graduate Research Conference (GRC) looming in a week, I think it is [...]
The Creativity and Cognition studios (@ UTS) write about what they see as the differences between practice-based and practice-led research. From the summary:
If a creative artefact is the basis of the contribution to knowledge, the research is practice-based
If the research leads primarily to new understandings about practice, it is practice-led.
expanded overview
Three key areas [...]
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Friday, December 21, 2007
David Wolf has made his MA exegesis available online as a pdf download. It is titled Vidgets: The Development and Use of Interactive, Network Based Video Works.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Terry Rosenberg in his recent article ‘Designs on Critical Practice?’ from the Reflections on Creativity Conference held at the University of Dundee provides an accessible framework to consider as part of formulating and contextualising critical practice. Quote, p 12:
1. Critical engagement (stimulus): with the world and its
discourses as active ground for practice.
2. Critical [...]
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I went back for another look at the excellent Homo Faber: Modelling Architecture show at the Melbourne Museum.
The Terrior stand was interesting for ideas on models, process and an upcoming video conversation with SH next week. They write:
Terrior began as a conversation the model engaged as a tool for giving material ideas emerging from that [...]
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Notes from Laurene’s exegesis presentation for a project-based PhD. I learnt that:
The exegesis can be an amalgamation of the durable record and written theory, or remain in separate parts.
The exegesis can be chronological, thematic or project by project in form – as long as the methodology carries the argument within that structure.
An exegesis is [...]
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