Artifacts and 3D ideas

During my PhD (Akinleye 2012) I was thinking about how there was more than one way to experience, communicate, and witness an idea. I developed the proposition of 3D ideas: communication of an idea that uses more than one 'language'. I proposed the notion of 3D ideas as a way to describe the multi-layered nature of communication for acknowledging  embodied experience. 

“ideas are statements not of what is or what has been but of acts to be performed” – J. Dewey

This picture illustrates the ideas.

small language vessels that carry ideas from the inner, isolation of the immediate empiricism of embodiment, to a communicative expression – extract from Akinleye thesis

This is the notion that an idea generated by the nucleus of embodied experience has aspects of it that are well communicated in words, but also has aspects of it that are well communicated physically as well as experientially and representationally. All of these aspects do not replace each other but rather seem to add layers of depth to the communication of the idea and so also to the understanding of the kernel of the idea that was generated through the embodied experience. In this course we ask you to engage with this multi-communication in DAN4760 (Module Three) when you present your work in the form of an essay (University artifact) and Professional artifact (which is whatever is an appropriate form for communicating your ideas in terms of your practice) and a viva when you talk about your experience 

Online session with Module Three focus - Telling stories in qualitative research

On Thursday April 4th we have a MAPP on-line session with Module Three focus (but anyone is welcome). We will be thinking about telling stories in qualitative research.

6pm (time in London)

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Skype Session with DAN4760 focus - reflections on MORE form March 20th

Wednesday March 20th 
This Skype session is with a DAN4760  (Module Three) focus but will be very useful for 4630  (Module Two) to join also.

The session should help you with filling out and responding to the MORE process.

6pm (time in London)
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Ethics with this steps we take...

Thinking about ethical questions leads to different ways to better understand your practice. Exploring these ethical considerations leads to ‘big’ questions within your practice – such as questions about gender, rights, cultures. 

Here is a talk where Trevor Copp and Jeff Fox talk about their practice. Questioning their practice and their experiences led them to questions about gender and identity.   

Your art form tells the story (or the text) of the principles of the society from which it has developed. Concepts for things such as gender, power, age, relationship with community emerge in the practices of any group of people.

Watch this ted talk by Trevor Copp & Jeff Fox that talks about the assumed principles behind their dance form. The point of watching this video is to recognise that our practices reflects the cultural values of a society at a particular time and place it stems from. 

Think of questions you can ask when you watch something from the field of your practice that will help you be more aware of the nuances of the culture and history with in your practice.  You may not be sensitive to thinking about these questions because you come from the same perspective as the mainstream expectations of your art form. You assume what things mean. As you engage with the ideas of ethical questions you can see that what we assume about other people has more to do with us than it does with them! This is significant for planning your inquiry (in DAN4630 Module Two) and analysing your data (in DAN4760 Module Three). In some ways, you need to be able to observe yourself noticing the situations the inquiry creates. 
What 'big' questions are you coming across? 
Please comment or post addresses to post where you discuss this...

https://www.ted.com/talks/trevor_copp_jeff_fox_ballroom_dance_that_breaks_gender_roles?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

Online session with a Module One and Two focus - reflection and ethical considerations

On Tuesday March 12th we have a MAPP on-line session with Module One & Two focus (but anyone is welcome). We will be looking at reflection and ethical considerations. 

6pm (time in London)

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Sunday March 3rd: Theories and Frameworks (theoretical framework)

Today morning Skype discussion we talked about Theory and Framework. It was an interesting discussion which (at the end of the hour) we wanted to move onto the blogs for further discussion. Jesse posed the question what is the relationship between Theories and Frameworkssee his blog for the full question https://jessemapp.blogspot.com

Below those in the conversation are putting links to posts they have written in response. Please join in…

My thoughts on this are: 

standing under the dome of a massive cathedral (that is the framework). 








The individual gold leaf that line the dome are the theories that line and make visible form to the dome. 








The gold leaf reflects light back at me so it is difficult/ impossible to see beyond the dome of the framework unless you scratch at the gold leaf of the theories. (It is difficult to do what this picture shows see from outside the framework)

We mostly explore the vast space within the domes we create for ourselves.

Online session with Module Two focus - questions as inquiry

On Thursday March 7th we have a MAPP on-line session with Module Two focus and MORE overview (but anyone is welcome). We will be thinking about questions as inquiry structures.

6pm (time in London)

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