Durcharbeiten II: Wiederholung, Ausarbeitung und Erweiterung
Jenni Tischer
Institute of Arts and Society, Art and Knowledge Transfer
2026S, scientific seminar (SEW), 4.0 ECTS, 2.0 semester hours, course number S05678
Scientific bachelor seminar for teacher education
Description
In this seminar, we will examine how internalized, system-induced patterns of perception are repeated, negotiated, and/or revealed in artistic practices. The methodology that interests us here is that of working-through. The psychoanalytic term working-through refers to the transformative work on those structural conditions that constantly maintain the subject's mode of enjoyment (jouissance). This is achieved through a practice of memory, repetition, and working through.
What will particularly concern us in “Working Through I: Repetition, Elaboration, and Expansion” is the application of this psychoanalytic approach to the capitalist world of labour, as presented by philosopher Samo Tomšič in his book “The Labor of Enjoyment: Towards a Critique of Libidinal Economy”, and in particular in Chapter 6, “Psychoanalysis as Working Through Work.” Through close-reading sessions and discussions on positions in contemporary art, we are interested in the antagonisms that work through the tensions of our present and do not normalize or privatize them.
Examination Modalities
- Attendance (max. 2 absences)
- Active participation in discussions, preparation of all readings and artwork analyses (en/de) (60%)
- Academic seminar paper or documentation of your own artistic work (en/de) (40%)
Comments
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Lecture: Samo Tomšič
Dates
Tue, 03 March 2026, 10:00–11:30 Seminar Room 30 (preliminary discussion)
Tue, 10 March 2026, 10:00–11:30 Seminar Room 30 , "Close Reading: Samo Tomšič, “Psychoanalysis as Working through Work” "
Tue, 17 March 2026, 10:00–11:30 Secession, Friedrichstr. 12, 1010 Wien , "Exhibition visit: Reba Maybury “I Come In Peace” "
Tue, 24 March 2026, 10:00–11:30 Seminar Room 30 , "Presentation"
Tue, 28 April 2026, 10:00–11:30 MAK - Museum für angewandte Kunst, Stubenring 5, 1010 Wien , "Exhibition Visit: Wien 1900. Auf dem Weg in die Moderne "
Tue, 05 May 2026, 10:00–11:30 Seminar Room 30 , "Close Reading: Samo Tomšič, “Psychoanalysis as Working through Work” "
Thu, 07 May 2026, 14:00–19:00 Auditorium , "Symposium "Ändere Dich, Gewohnheit""
Tue, 12 May 2026, 10:00–11:30 Seminar Room 30 , "Presentation"
Tue, 19 May 2026, 10:00–11:30 mumok, MuseumsQuartier, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien , "Exhibition visit: Terminal Piece"
Tue, 02 June 2026, 10:00–11:30 Seminar Room 30 , "Presentation"
Tue, 09 June 2026, 10:00–11:30 Seminar Room 30 , "Presentation"
Tue, 16 June 2026, 10:00–11:30 Seminar Room 30 , "Feedback"
Course Enrolment
From 02 February 2026, 09:00 to 02 March 2026, 09:01
Via online registration
Curriculum Allocation
Art Education: subject kkp (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 067/003.80
Art Education: subject kkp (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: IT: Bachelorseminar Wissenschaftliche Praxis 067/003.85
Art Education: subject kkp (Master): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Lehrveranstaltung nach Wahl aus wissenschaftlicher Praxis, SE 067/003.80
Art Education: subject kkp (Enhancements study): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Seminar aus dem Bereich Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften 067/003.25
Art Education: subject kkp (Enhancements study): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 067/003.80
Art Education: subject tex (Master): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Lehrveranstaltung nach Wahl aus wissenschaftlicher Praxis, SE 071/003.80
Art Education: subject dae (Master): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Lehrveranstaltung nach Wahl aus wissenschaftlicher Praxis, SE 072/003.80
Art Education: subject dex (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 074/003.80
Art Education: subject dex (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: IT: Bachelorseminar Wissenschaftliche Praxis 074/003.85
Art Education: subject dex (Master): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Lehrveranstaltung nach Wahl aus wissenschaftlicher Praxis, SE 074/003.80
Art Education: subject dex (Enhancements study): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Seminar aus dem Bereich Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften 074/003.25
Art Education: subject dex (Enhancements study): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 074/003.80
TransArts - Transdisciplinary Arts (Bachelor): Theoretical foundations: Theoretical foundations 180/003.01
Expanded Museum Studies (Master): Electives: Art & Knowledge Transfer 537/080.26
Stage Design (2. Section): Kunsttheorie und Kulturwissenschaften: Kunst- und Wissenstransfer 542/207.05
Media Arts: Specialisation in Transmedia Arts (2. Section): Wissenschaft, Theorie und Geschichte : Kunst- und Wissenstransfer 566/208.14
Media Arts: Specialisation in Digital Arts (2. Section): Wissenschaft, Theorie, Geschichte: Kunst- und Wissenstransfer 567/208.14
Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften (Master): Electives Area 2: Art and Knowledge Transfer 568/006.19
Design: Specialisation in Design and Narrative Media (2. Section): Methodological and Theoretical Fundamentals: Humanities 576/203.02
Design: Specialisation in Communication Design (2. Section): Methodological and Theoretical Basics: Humanities 577/203.02
Fine Arts (2. Section): Scientific and Research Practice: Media Theory,Art&Knowledge Transfer,Th. of Architecture,Th. and Hist. of Design 605/202.02
Fine Arts (2. Section): Scientific and Research Practice: Free Electives out of Scientific and Research Practice 605/202.80
Design: Specialisation in Applied Photography and Time-based Media (2. Section): Methodological and Theoretical Basics: Humanities 626/203.02
Co-registration: possible
Attending individual courses: possible