The Summoning of the Muses: Transporting a History Class into the Studio
Journal Title: International Journal of Higher Education Pedagogies - Year 2024, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Teaching art history in a Department of Visual Communication (VC) can be challenging for any instructor. VC students tend to be very practically oriented, so engaging them in theoretical subjects requires that the instructor demonstrate the relevance of those subjects to their actual practice. An experimental second-year course titled âMythological Narratives in Art and Designâ introduced a practical approach to theory that made the subjects more appealing to VC students. It utilized the technical knowledge they had acquired in previous studio classes to interpret the theoretical subjects with a view toward creating their own artistic expressions. The course methodology relied on John Deweyâs theory of meaningful learning and Jürgen Habermasâs tri-dimensional conception of knowledge. In accord with Deweyâs usage of prior experience in the process of learning and Habermasâs technical, practical, and critical dimensions of knowledge, the studentsâ professional skills, acquired in four semesters of workshops and studio classes, were harnessed to approach the classical narratives and artworks. The students channeled their technical knowledge into practice, basing their final artistic project on their theoretical research and completing it using their professional skills. The current paper argues that this practical approach to the teaching of art history in schools of design is more effective, as it engages studentsâ attention, keeps them creative throughout the learning process, and makes the studies of humanities relevant and meaningful to their practice.
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Esthy Kravitz-Lurie,
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- DOI https://doi.org/10.33422/ijhep.v5i4.846
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