Well, that wasn’t too painful. In fact it was kinda cool. The class consists of about 20 or so Masters by Research and PhD students, who are loosely researching ideas relating to images. There are some really awesome topics, included but not limited to:
- Dance choreography and the importance of So You Think You Can Dance
- Philosophy and imagery of Sophia Coppola’s Maria Antoinette
- The depiction of animals in painting at the turn of the Twentieth Century
- The oeuvre of Howard Arkley in relation to conservation and restoration
- A rethinking of Futurism in relation to its actual reflection of the politics of the day
- An examination of the rise of private collection institutions such as Tarrawarra and MONA
The workshop itself was pretty bludgy. I got to describe my ideas and listen to what others had been up to over the break. As it turns out, the majority of the class has been at it since the start of the year, so i was one of the only mid-year starters. It was both handy and scary to see where i need to be at in six months time!
Having sat through one of these, i may now be coming around to the wisdom that these workshops might be handy to staying on track and having a cohort to support you in the critical year one of candidature before confirmation.
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