Displaying Your Essay

This lecture explained the structure of our essay, what we should include and how we should layout.

What is a essay?

 identifying a topic, the importance of clear aims, form and construction.

Essay - Well informed, structured, sustained. Communicate a idea, using analysis and images such as examples of work.
Having a clean flow to the argument, whilst meeting the assessment criteria. Building an effective argument whilst developing the aim.
Understanding the question will support the argument.

What are you studying?
What is the broad field?
What are you interested in?
Examples?
2,000 words, what is possible within this limit, and what do you aim to achieve. Explore, discuss, analyze, argue that, consider, expose, think what I aim to do?

What do I need to do? do I have evidence what examples would allow me to make my points effectively. Think of research broadly, state your aims effectively, what am I aiming to say overall? Conclusion: did I achieve them?

1. Introduce the reader to the essay. Should be one page stating what I'm studying, why am I studying this, why is it of interest, how and what kind of research have I used.
Introduce what each section of the essay may contain, using phrases such as:
"I will start by..."
"In the second section I will"

Followed by the body of the text, sub headings ending with a conclusion.

Make sure you have research, careful aims.

Essay Presentation

Articulation, Referencing and Bibliography
Title page, title of essay, my name, tutors name and details of module.
Title page, content list, list of illustrations, introductions, conclusion then bibliography.
Number pages size 11 font and double spaced.

When referencing an image you should use ( fig 1, fig 2 ) to allow easier referencing.  Located under the image should be the artist, date , size, medium and whatever else you feel the reader should know.

Are your facts correct, referencing correctly, grammar and spelling ( Read aloud to ensure yourself )

Use quotations when quoting an artist the reference it using ( Berger, 1972, p45 ) - Harvard System.
Online - Date last accessed - listen separately
Notes - Endnotes.

 

Sex and Gender

Identity - Sex & Gender

What is a man?

and an adult male?

- Age of sexual consent ( 16 )    UK

- Age of Voting ( 18 )     UK

- Joining the army ( 16 )  UK

- Age of criminally responsibility ( 10 )  UK

- Age of final growth ( 21 - 25 ) 

- Sexual maturity ( 13 )

( Changing of the voice )

- Emotional or physiological maturity ( Different based on individuality )

Biological Definitions:

- Cromozones ( x-y )

- Primary sex characteristics ( Sex organs )

Culturally Definitions:               

- Masai ( Boys - Circumcision )

- Jewish boys ( Bah mitzvah - 13 )

Natural Attitude:

Woman & Man = 2 sexes/genders 

Unquestionable - Seen on the assumption of reproductive organs.

- Essential understanding

- Assumption of natural difference 

- Masculine + Feminine - Not a choice (?)

- Any deviation from this is not the norm (?)

The Model Of Masculinity:

- Purposeful

- Active 

- Independent

- Heterosexual

- Violent/Fearless

- Powerful

- Strong

What is Masculinity?

- Not feminine

- Not purposeless

- Not an object

- Not passive

- Not dependent

- Not fearful

- Not powerless

- Not weak

In the media we are displayed male role models to fit the categories of the above, it shows an ideal man under the eye of the audience. Most male models,actors and musicians, have a large quantity of these traits.

Heterosexuality - Heterosexuality is viewed as the norm, in doing so it renders all other sexual identities  inappropriate or abnormal. 

Same sex marriage in illegal in the UK although they are aloud a civil partnership since 2006, before this time being homosexual was deemed as "unnatural" as they can not reproduce and are seen as sinful from the bible. During today you come across homosexuality and it is deemed acceptable by most people.

     

Where do you find works of design

• Museums 
• Exhibitions
• The streets
• Catwalks
• Internet
• Magazines
• Sketchbooks
• Galleries
• Posters
• Architecture

These are several examples of where you find aspects of design in the world, Some may not seem obvious such as the streets or architecture, but are an example of design, such as graffiti for example which is at a high percentage in Bristol and London which we are viewing on a daily basis. Architecture, some designing went into creating this end product and a lot of altering went into those designs to make buildings interesting or sturdy/supporting.

Magazines and internet are not the real design but show image of the product they are secondary research and are used to display.

Museums and galleries are the prime example of where you would find works of design, you are viewing it primary and you are seeing the reality of a painting garment or such, the best way to view a design of art.

Andre Malraux's Museum without Walls, 1947

Structuralism

Claude Levi influenced in 1960/70's based on visionary opposites:
male/female, inside/out, day/night

He released a book know as Tristes Tropiques which told the journey of him of a  French expatriate throughout the 1930s,  the work is infused with philosophical reflections and ideas linking to many academic disciplines, such as sociology, geology, music, history and literature which are among the 36 chapters.

Deconstruction:
There is no fixed meaning, established modes of thought and binaries are questioned. Taking things apart, to possibly make something new and to get a better understanding.

Intertextuality:
Text to text connections alluding other images either historic or contemporary.

Physical Context:
In your subject area, how does the physical context affect the reception of the art/design fashion: Cat walks as performances,mass distribution through magazines.

Second session Visual Culture

Semiotics

Signs consisting of signifier  ( the sound of the word cat/the printed word cat) and signified ( the cat as a certain species of animal example: Siamese )

Photo of the chair ( the form ) - signifier.

Definition of the chair ( concept ) - signified 

Reference for the sign - the actual chair.

Joseph Kaswth:

 One of his most famous works is One and Three Chairs, a visual expression of Plato's concept of The Forms. The piece features a physical chair, a photograph of that chair, and the text of a dictionary definition of the word "chair". The photograph is a representation of the actual chair situated on the floor, in the foreground of the work.

Interesting artist to look at:

John A Walker - London Underground

Barthes - Photography and Fashion

Judith Williams - Advertising 

Content Flower

The flower is an organic living being.
Scented.
Made up of shapes.
Fact.
Beneficial.
Pastels.
Small.
Soft.
Green.
Chosen.
Form of emotion.
Event related.
Difference.
Grows.
Dies.
Pretty.
Natural.
Planted.
Emotionless.
Painless.