当代文化理论文学学士（荣誉）学位

该学位将工作室实践与当代哲学和文化理论相结合，使您成为一名具有批判意识的艺术家毕业生。它是基于这样的思想，即与思想家，电影制片人，作家，哲学家和科学家的对话丰富了艺术创作。在艺术家讲师和访问从业者的支持下，您将跨各种媒体开展工作来发展自己的实践。您将探索艺术与社会之间的关系，研究图像理论，凝视和文化理论，并研究性别，性别和文化差异问题。将艺术置于其文化背景中，您将有机会研究相关领域，例如音乐，文学，文化历史，哲学和电影。您将与学校的艺术家和理论家就生态，城市，地点，权力和冲突等当前问题进行合作。所有这些都
You’ll explore and challenge your idea of art by engaging with a broad array of artistic practices and theoretical ideas. We approach fine art as a collection of forms, concepts and creative methods for addressing some of the most pressing questions society is faced with today. You’ll investigate the interconnections between art and the larger social dynamic that shape our culture, such as ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, being human and our relationship to nature and the environment. On this course you’ll split your time between studio practice and the theory and analysis of culture. You’ll become equipped to act in the world as artists and creative global citizens, innovators in your respective fields of making. We’ll prepare you to be a socially conscious graduate with an array of relevant and transferrable skills. By immersing yourself in a range of art techniques and practices, you’ll experiment with your own creativity and discover your personal style. You’ll be given a dedicated studio space to work from, allowing you lots of opportunity to embrace a multitude of materials and methods. Through a range of professional development programmes, such as our weekly visiting art talks and surfacing skills workshops, you’ll discover what kind of practitioner you want to be. Our creative communityYou’ll have opportunities to contribute to the creative community, to build networks in the city and to exhibit your work regularly. We champion a School-based artist community ethos by providing a shared studio space with 24 hour access, regular open studio and exhibition events, informal learning groups, opportunities for student-led social events and access to the city’s artistic scene.You’ll work alongside art historians and cultural theorists within a purpose-built School that includes studios, technical workshops, a project gallery, seminar rooms and a shared student common room.You’ll experiment across different media and undertake original research, while building broader skills in curating, event production, critical thinking, writing, researching, publishing and media content production. You’ll put these skills into practice through regular exhibition opportunities.Field trips to art fairs, exhibitions and festivals, regional museums and galleries are organised across all levels. Our exemplary Year in Industry programme has led to students successfully undertaking work placements in the UK and internationally, some of which have become permanent employment in the arts sector, whilst our Study Abroad programme has provided life-changing experiences for many in our community.Specialist facilitiesThe School has excellent facilities and resources including:The Project Space – a professionally fitted exhibition space, suitable for all mediadedicated Mac and PC computer suites for audio production, video editing animation and image manipulationprintmaking workshops for etching, relief and screen printing a photography darkroom for film developing and printing a woodworking and casting area digital and 3D printingceramics and kiln facilities In addition to the wide range of museums and galleries in the city and beyond, the University campus features: The Stanley & Audrey Burton GalleryTreasures of the Brotherton GalleryMuseum of the History of Science, Technology and Medicine Marks & Spencer Company Archive International Textile Collection Public art trailStageLeeds TheatreClothworkers Hall music venueLeeds University Union events