The Winchester guide to keywords and concepts for international students in art, media and design / A.L. Makhoul and Simon Morley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morley, Simon, 1958- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art--Dictionaries.

Art.

Design--Dictionaries.

Design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

The Winchester guide to keywords and concepts : for international students in art, media and design

Place of Publication:

Chichester: Wiley Blackwell, 2015.

Chichester, England ; Malden, Massachusetts ; Oxford, England : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This welcome new resource for international students in art, design, and media provides clear explanations of the terminology they must master in order to fulfill their academic potential and enrich their professional careers. * Offers amuch-requested new resource that fills a gap in the academic market * Tailored specifically to the needs of international students in art, design, and media * Color-coded key words and phrases for quick reference * Includes sections on study skills, academic expectations in Western institutions, methodologies, and important theorists * An ideal handbook for curators and gallery staff everywhere for whom English is a non-native language

Contents:

Intro

TITLE PAGE

COPYRIGHT PAGE

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PREFACE

SECTION I: KEY WORDS AND PHRASES IN ART, DESIGN AND MEDIA

PART A: GLOSSARY

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z

PART B: USEFUL EDUCATIONAL TERMS

PART C: VERB LIST

MAKING BEHAVIOUR

CREATIVE BEHAVIOUR

COMPLEX, LOGICAL AND JUDGEMENTAL BEHAVIOUR

STUDY BEHAVIOUR

SECTION II: ILLUSTRATED ART OBJECTS

SECTION III: STUDY SKILLS

PART A : DEFINING PRINCIPLES

THE WESTERN EDUCATIONAL STYLE

CONVERGENT AND DIVERGENT THINKING

PART B: STUDY SKILLS IN ART, MEDIA AND DESIGN

WHAT ARE BA HONOURS, MA AND PhD DEGREES?

WHAT IS PRACTICE-BASED POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH?

LEARNING GOALS IN ART, MEDIA AND DESIGN COURSES

LEARNING OUTCOMES

SECTION IV: METHODOLOGIES AND CULTURAL CONTEXT

PART A: SOME HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

PART B : THINKING ABOUT WORLD-VIEWS

CREATING YOUR OWN WORLD-VIEW

PART C : METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES IN ART, MEDIA AND DESIGN

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

MODERNISM

POSTMODERNISM

SECTION V: AN INTRODUCTION TO KEY THINKERS AND CONCEPTS IN ART, MEDIA AND DESIGN

PART A: BACKGROUND

1. Sociology

2. Psychology

3. Phenomenology

4. Philosophy of language

5. Marxism

6. Vitalism

PART B: CONTEMPORARY THINKERS AND CONCEPTS

1. Structuralism

2. Hermeneutics

3. Pragmatism

4. Poststructuralism

5. Post-Marxism

6. Gender studies

7. Postcolonial theory

8. Postmodern vitalist theory

9. Technology, media and postmodernity

10. Posthumanism and cyberculture

SECTION VI: OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION

PART A: GRAPHICS

GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS

ARTISTS' MATERIALS, BOOK AND COMPUTER SHOPS

ART AND DESIGN AWARDS

MAGAZINES, WEBSITES AND BLOGS

DESIGNERS AND AGENCIES

PART B: FINE ART.

ART SHOPS AND BOOKSHOPS IN LONDON

STUDIOS

ARTISTS

SECTION VII: SUGGESTED GENERAL READING

GENERAL SURVEYS

KEY TEXTS

MODERN ART

CONTEMPORARY ART

NEW MEDIA

GLOBAL ART

DESIGN

INDEX

END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-118-76889-2

1-306-90809-4

1-118-77521-X