a humanities, (social) science and social justice centric lens to facilitate dis-covering ourselves, our work(s) and our world. 

by providing expansive and inclusive understandings of art and science as not (only) outputs but as methods of knowledge collection, creation and distribution, the course will explore: 

• what is/can be considered “knowledge” in art and/science?
• how do/can ways of learning and knowing impact our (creative) outputs? 
• how can we disconnect knowledge from a cerebral association? and what result could this have on (creative) outputs?
• how does “failure”, (un)knowing and mistake making/error “queer” (Halberstam, 2011) knowledge in/of art and science?
• how can we incorporate ethics into an art of knowing and subsequently art/science practices? (hooks, 2000)

this class will encourage students to think as much as possible "outside" of the classroom setting and the programme's guest lecture series, workshops and visits will engage with a range of practitioners and creatives (both based in Vienna and internationally) whose practices subvert the status quo in art/science and knowledge. 

sources: 

Halberstam, Jack (2011). The Queer Art of Failure. Duke University Press

hooks, bell (2000). All about Love: New Visions. New York: William Morrow

Two key criteria are observed throughout each semester:

1. Participation: creating an environment of respectfulness, listening and the volition to contribute to the course will be key, as well as engaging with guests and preparing questions and thoughts for visits and/or assigned readings/research for classes. 

2. Presentation: Students will be responsible for a final presentation due at the end of each semester.