Winchester Guide to Keywords and Concepts for International Students in Art, Media and Design

Annie Makhoul is head of the Department for International Studies at the Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, UK. Dr. Makhoul has been working with international students, particularly from Asia, for a decade and is responsible for the development of Winchester School of Art’s international program. Simon Morley is Visiting Fellow in the Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, UK, and Assistant Professor at Dankook University, South Korea. A former Course Leader of the MA in Fine Art at Winchester School of Art, and lecturer at Sotheby’s Institute, Dr. Morley is a celebrated artist, writer, and lecturer who has exhibited his work internationally and is the author of Writing on the Wall: Word and Image in Modern Art (2003), and editor of The Sublime: Documents in Contemporary Art (2010). His writings and reviews have appeared in such publications as Third Text, Art Monthly, Tate Magazine, and The Independent on Sunday.

“This book will be useful to introduce the students to the keywords and concepts of art. It will be most useful as a supplementary textbook.”  (Reference Reviews, 1 October 2015)

• Acknowledgements xPreface xiI KEY WORDS AND PHRASES IN ART, DESIGN AND MEDIA 1Part A glossary 2Part B Useful educational terms 83Part C Verb list 90Making behaviour 90Creative behaviour 92Complex, logical and judgemental behaviour 93Study behaviour 94II ILLUSTRATED ART OBJECTS 95III STUDY SKILLS 113Part A Defining principles 114The Western educational style 114Convergent and divergent thinking 115Part B Study skills in art, media and design 117What are BA honours, MA and PhD degrees? 117What is practice-based postgraduate research? 119Learning goals in art, media and design courses 120Learning outcomes 121IV METHODOLOGIES AND CULTURAL CONTEXT 125Part A Some historical background 126Part B Thinking about world-views 134Creating your own world-view 136Part C Methodological approaches in art, media and design 141Historical background 141Modernism 143Postmodernism 147V AN INTRODUCTION TO KEY THINKERS AND CONCEPTS IN ART, MEDIA AND DESIGN 151Part A Background 1561. Sociology 1572. Psychology 1593. Phenomenology 1624. Philosophy of language 1665. Marxism 1696. Vitalism 172Part B Contemporary thinkers and concepts 1751. Structuralism 1802. Hermeneutics 1813. Pragmatism 1834. Poststructuralism 1855. Post-Marxism 1896. Gender studies 1997. Postcolonial theory 2018. Postmodern vitalist theory 2049. Technology, media and postmodernity 20910. Posthumanism and cyberculture 215VI OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION 221Part A Graphics 222Galleries and museums 222Artists’ materials, book and computer shops 223Art and design awards 223Magazines, websites and blogs 224Designers and agencies 224Part B Fine art 227Art shops and bookshops in london 227Art and design awards 227Magazines, websites and blogs 228Studios 228Artists 228VII SUGGESTED GENERAL READING 231General surveys 232Key texts 232Modern art 233Contemporary art 235New media 238Global art 238Design 239Index 240