1st Edition
Integrating Critical and Contextual Studies in Art and Design Possibilities for post-compulsory education
1. CCS in a changing landscape: What is CCS, where has it come from and why be concerned about it in an art and design curriculum? 2. Theory/Practice: tales of turbulence 3. The meaning of, and possibilities for, integration 4. Case study examples: Introducing elements of the research process 5. Locating theory: the lecture theatre and the studio 6. Types of ‘Theory’ and Points of Tension: issues of form and content 7. Subject and staff identities and cultures 8. Approaches to integrating CCS: Where does integration reside? 9. Concluding considerations and recommendations
Biography
Jenny Rintoul is a senior lecturer in Visual Culture at the Faculty of Arts, Creative Industries and Education, University of the West of England, UK. She has previously worked as a dancer, a gallery educator and a Further Education (FE) teacher of Art and Design and History of Art. She has taught Critical and Contextual Studies across a range of FE and Higher Education (HE) programmes within Performing Arts, Musical Theatre and Art and Design.
