Workshop Strand 2 : Stow Studio Space
Friday June 9th, 2023 : 10:00 – 12:30
Overview
This panel is motivated by the often difficult, if productive, even necessary ‘place of not knowing’ within PhDs by Practice. While PhDs emphasise knowing/knowledge in the academy, especially but not only in terms of the research proposal, demand to know outcomes at the beginning of a project is often uncomfortable for students and supervisors alike. The workshop invites contributions from PhD students and supervisors, asking where do we locate not knowing within PhDs by practice? And how, in the context of PhDs by practice, would not knowing be defined, however paradoxical that might be? Delivered in collaboration with the SGSAH Creative Arts and Design Discipline+ Catalyst.
Speakers
Laura Guy
Ruth Pelzer-Montada
Ruth Pelzer-Montada, PhD, has been lecturing at Edinburgh College of Art for many years, both in the studio and in Visual Culture. Her main research focus is the role of print in contemporary art, both theoretically as well as practically. As an artist, she has exhibited her work locally in Scotland and internationally and curated exhibitions in Scotland and Ireland. She frequently lectures and teaches abroad and contributes to national and international conferences and symposia. Her writing on contemporary printmaking and art have appeared in both general art and specialist publications. Her critical anthology Perspectives on Contemporary Printmaking was published in 2018.
Anthony Schrag
Dr Anthony Schrag is a practising artist and researcher, and Senior Lecturer at Queen Margaret’s University (Edinburgh). The central focus of his work examines the role of art in participatory and public contexts, with a specific focus on social conflict, agonism and ethics. He leads on both the MA Applied Arts and Social Practice and MA Arts, Festivals and Cultural Management at Queen Margaret University and is a member of the Centre for Communication, Cultural and Media Studies Research Centre, leading the Practice Research Cluster: Finding and Using Creative Knowledge