Material Culture II
Alison Jane Clarke
Design, Design History and Theory
2023S, scientific seminar (SEW), 4.0 ECTS, 2.0 semester hours, course number S02855
Description
Material Culture II: Designing the Child
Today, children are targeted by different fields of design, from toys, furniture, apps through to fashion, interior and urban spaces. While legal, social, and parental guardians mainly control children's monetary issues, the design world imposes the non-adult gender, socio-cultural and economical ideas for consumerism that mirror modes of adult life. This seminar focuses on the domain of childhood and design. Through museum visits, interdisciplinary texts, and video and film sources, the course introduces students to academic discussion on the archeology of childhood, childhood histories and theories, teen consumerism, inclusive design, leisure and play and food design. It asks how ‘children’, and the various stages of childhood, have been invented, appropriated and challenged by design and designers, ultimately questioning what the consequences of design’s interventions might be.
Examination Modalities
Students' presence, active participation in the seminar (at least 80% attendance is required), and the timely submission of the tasks during the summer semester are prerequisites for the final assessment.
The assessment toward graduation with a seminar certificate (4 ECTS) requires the following:
- 30% for attendance and active participation in class activities
- 35% for an oral 15-minute presentation based on an academic text
- 35% for submitting a recorded 10-minute video (The details will be discussed at the first session)
Comments
Lecturer: Mag.art. Nargess Khodabakhshi
Contact: nargess.khodabakhshi@uni-ak.ac.at
This course is capped at a maximum of 20 students.
This course takes place in English.
Online registration in Base before the first session is required of all students who wish to enroll in this course.
Any changes to the course location will be announced here and via email to registered students.
Key Words
Childhood, design, Games, Consumerism
Dates
14 March 2023, 14:15–17:00 Seminar Room 6
28 March 2023, 14:15–17:00 Seminar Room 6
09 May 2023, 14:15–17:00 Seminar Room 6
16 May 2023, 14:15–17:00 Seminar Room 6
23 May 2023, 14:15–17:00 Seminar Room 6
06 June 2023, 14:15–17:00 Seminar Room 6
13 June 2023, 14:15–17:00 Seminar Room 6
20 June 2023, 14:15–17:00 Seminar Room 6
Course Enrolment
From 20 February 2023, 07:19 to 10 March 2023, 07:19
Via online registration
Curriculum Allocation
co-registration: possible
Art Education: subject kkp (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis
Art Education: subject kkp (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: IT: Bachelorseminar Wissenschaftliche Praxis
Art Education: subject kkp (Master): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Lehrveranstaltung nach Wahl aus wissenschaftlicher Praxis, SE
Art Education: subject kkp (Enhancements study): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Seminar aus dem Bereich Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften
Art Education: subject kkp (Enhancements study): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis
Art Education: subject tex (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis
Art Education: subject tex (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: IT: Bachelorseminar Wissenschaftliche Praxis
Art Education: subject tex (Master): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Lehrveranstaltung nach Wahl aus wissenschaftlicher Praxis, SE
Art Education: subject tex (Enhancements study): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Seminar aus dem Bereich Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften
Art Education: subject tex (Enhancements study): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis
Art Education: subject dae (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis
Art Education: subject dae (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: IT: Bachelorseminar Wissenschaftliche Praxis
Art Education: subject dae (Master): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Lehrveranstaltung nach Wahl aus wissenschaftlicher Praxis, SE
Art Education: subject dae (Enhancements study): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Seminar aus dem Bereich Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften
Art Education: subject dae (Enhancements study): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis
Art Education: subject dex (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis
Art Education: subject dex (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: IT: Bachelorseminar Wissenschaftliche Praxis
Art Education: subject dex (Master): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Lehrveranstaltung nach Wahl aus wissenschaftlicher Praxis, SE
Art Education: subject dex (Enhancements study): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Seminar aus dem Bereich Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften
Art Education: subject dex (Enhancements study): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis
TransArts - Transdisciplinary Arts (Bachelor): Theoretical foundations: Theoretical foundations
Expanded Museum Studies (Master): Electives: Design History and Theory
Media Arts: Specialisation in Transmedia Arts (2. Section): Wissenschaft, Theorie und Geschichte : Kulturwissenschaften
Media Arts: Specialisation in Digital Arts (2. Section): Wissenschaft, Theorie, Geschichte: Kulturwissenschaften
Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften (Master): Electives Area 2: Design History and Theory
Design: Specialisation in Graphic Design (2. Section): Theoretical Basics: Theory and History of Design
Design: Specialisation in Graphics and Advertising (2. Section): Methodological and Theoretical Basics: Theory and History of Design
Industrial Design (2. Section): Design in Context: Theory and Design History
Design: Specialisation in Fashion Design (2. Section): Fashion in Context: Theory and History of Design
Fine Arts (2. Section): Scientific and Research Practice: Media Theory,Art&Knowledge Transfer,Th. of Architecture,Th. and Hist. of Design
Fine Arts (2. Section): Scientific and Research Practice: Free Electives out of Scientific and Research Practice
Individual courses: possible