The MA in Contemporary Art Theory is for those with a special interest in contemporary art, and an aptitude for theoretical work in the subject. You don?t necessarily need a formal academic qualification in art history: we welcome applications from prospective students who do not meet the standard entrance requirements but can demonstrate appropriate knowledge and experience from outside academia in the world of work. The programme offers a challenging and advanced scheme of study, which explores a range of theoretical perspectives that shape attitudes towards visual art in the late 20thearly 21st centuries. Invigorated by current research, the programme encourages you to explore conceptually and creatively the ways in which contemporary artistic practice and critical theory inter-relate. It aims to expand your knowledge of contemporary artistic developments as well as to deepen understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of academic discourses on visual culture. The programme draws variously upon the fields of performance studies, art history, philosophy, museology, queer theory, post-colonial studies and cultural studies in addressing the critical challenges posed by artistic practice. Goldsmiths is renowned for its strengths in the creative and visual arts, as well as in the more traditional humanities subjects. Located in New Cross, South East London, we are ideally sited for first hand study of Modern and Contemporary Art in the Capital?s many internationally renowned galleries and museums. What you study The programme comprises a non-assessed introductory course, The Common Core Course ReadingsProcesses, and four assessed components: the Special Subject, the MA Laboratory, The MA Symposium and the MA Dissertation. Students also attend the weekly Guest LectureFilm Screening Programme and two or more one-day workshops, one of which is a ?writing workshop?. You have the option of adding a second Special Subject should you wish to do so, and in agreement with the course tutor. The taught part of the programme, which runs from end September to end March, offers a framework to help you focus and develop your own understanding of contemporary art practice and its wider cultural significance. It is designed to develop your understanding of a range of critical and theoretical approaches that inform the heterogeneous field of visual art production whilst, at the same time, enabling you to identify and prepare the area of independent research you will carry out in your dissertation project.
The MA in Contemporary Art Theory is for those with a special interest in contemporary art, and an aptitude for theoretical work in the subject. You don?t necessarily need a formal academic qualification in art history: we welcome applications from prospective students who do not meet the standard entrance requirements but can demonstrate appropriate knowledge and experience from outside academia in the world of work. The programme offers a challenging and advanced scheme of study, which e...
