BCA111 The arts in culture and society 1

Contents and structure

The course gives an comprehensive introduction to the arts as cultural, human and material phenomena, to Community Arts as an established field of practice and reflection. With a focus on workshop as a critical and crucial methodology for CA practices, the course includes an introduction to psychology and motivation theories relevant for leading art workshops. Practical leadership training in a safe space is promoted through drama-based activities, which also provide a repertoire of ‘ice breakers’ and ‘energizers’. In this course every student starts developing their personal digital portfolio as well as starting to build their professional online identities.

Academic content:

• History of Community Arts as an established field of practice
• Workshopping as methodology
• Drama based activities
• Developmental psychology and motivational theories and attribution theories
• Develop digital portfolio / professional online identity

Students must have smartphone or equipment for video and photo captivation.

Assignments from this course will be carried out in real life settings in the course BCAPRA1 - Community Arts Professional Training 1 and experiences and observations from professional training will be linked back to the current course.

Learning Outcome

Knowledge

The student

• has knowledge of Community Arts as a field of practice
• has knowledge of terminology and theoretical aspects of workshop as methodology
• has knowledge of developmental psychology theories
• has knowledge of motivational theories and attribution theories

Skills

The student

• is able to create and present a digital portfolio of own artworks / liveshows
• is able to critically reflect on art activities in relation to central Community Arts terminology
• is able to lead group activities on a basic level
• is able to transform an emerging understanding of own identity into own art practices

General competence

The student

• can relate general theoretical knowledge to experiences and observations from fieldwork / placements
• is able to reflect on own learning processes and facilitate this knowledge in relation to community art practice

Entry requirements

None

Recommended previous knowledge

None

Teaching methods

Lectures, discussions, workshops, seminars online (synchronous and asynchronous), individual work, group work, individual literature studies, field trips.

Compulsory learning activities

• Course requirement 1: Active participation is expected, and compulsory attendance is a requirement for parts of this course. Which parts will be presented in the plan for each semester.
• Course requirement 2: Initiate a professional online identity based on the digital portfolio
• Course requirement 3: Assignments mentioned in the semester plan (made available at semester start)
• Course requirement 4: Participation on one week field trip to the The Ole Bull Academy in Voss. Teaching and accommodation is free. Travel and served food is at the expense og the student and will cost approximately 700,- NOK.

All of the course requirements must be passed in order to take the final exam.

Assessment

Portfolio assessment.

Grading scale: A - F.

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