Artist Scholar
Reflections on Writing and Research

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161 pages
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30 halftones
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7 x 9
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© 2012
- Contents
- Review Quotes
Table of Contents

Contents
Preface: Scholarship and Art’s Ambiguous Objects by John Baldacchino
Introduction
Chapter 1: Artists and Scholarship
Basic language on research and the arts
Universities and arts research
Playing the cello in a marching band
Artistic scholarship
References
Chapter 2: The Professionalization of the Visual Arts
A history or art education
The foundation of university art departments and the art major
Growth in university education
Origins of the American art department
Intellectualism of art making
Teaching to research
The M.F.A. degree
Art history lends a hand
References
Chapter 3: The Status of Art Scholarship
Research through practice
Going forward with M.F.A. scholarship
Practice-led research
References
Chapter 4: Artists and Writing
Writing and art making
Common graduate writing strategies
Why write?
Writing critically
Writing and higher education
References
Chapter 5: Reflections on Knowledge and Understanding
Art making and understanding
Art practice and new knowledge
Subject-based knowledge
Knowledge and research or understanding and writing
References
Chapter 6: Practicing Reflective Scholarship
An introduction to scholarship
What is a thesis/dissertation writing project?
Purpose
Artistic paradigms and reflective inquiry
Where to begin?
Developing a question
Creative methodologies
Data sources and methods
Analyzing data
Some larger philosophical issues to consider about artistic scholarship
Research paradigms
Critical theory
Paradigms and research
Reflecting on artistic scholarship
Completing a research proposal
References
Chapter 7: Revisiting Writing and Research
Doctoral programs in the visual arts
Writing and research with art-making option
Combined writing and research with final art project
Where are we going with arts research?
Writing and research
References
Appendix A: Putting Writing into Practice
Title of project
Research question
Aim and scope of study
Rationale for inquiry
Objectives to be covered
Context
Methodology and procedure for inquiry
Potential outcomes
Bibliography
References
Appendix B: Banksy Hearts NY
Preface to study
Title
Introduction
Research question
Limits
Methodology and procedure for inquiry
Brief biography
Timeline
Literature review
Cultural atmosphere
Professional influences
Artistic media
Imagery
Location
Irony
Conclusion
References
Introduction
Chapter 1: Artists and Scholarship
Basic language on research and the arts
Universities and arts research
Playing the cello in a marching band
Artistic scholarship
References
Chapter 2: The Professionalization of the Visual Arts
A history or art education
The foundation of university art departments and the art major
Growth in university education
Origins of the American art department
Intellectualism of art making
Teaching to research
The M.F.A. degree
Art history lends a hand
References
Chapter 3: The Status of Art Scholarship
Research through practice
Going forward with M.F.A. scholarship
Practice-led research
References
Chapter 4: Artists and Writing
Writing and art making
Common graduate writing strategies
Why write?
Writing critically
Writing and higher education
References
Chapter 5: Reflections on Knowledge and Understanding
Art making and understanding
Art practice and new knowledge
Subject-based knowledge
Knowledge and research or understanding and writing
References
Chapter 6: Practicing Reflective Scholarship
An introduction to scholarship
What is a thesis/dissertation writing project?
Purpose
Artistic paradigms and reflective inquiry
Where to begin?
Developing a question
Creative methodologies
Data sources and methods
Analyzing data
Some larger philosophical issues to consider about artistic scholarship
Research paradigms
Critical theory
Paradigms and research
Reflecting on artistic scholarship
Completing a research proposal
References
Chapter 7: Revisiting Writing and Research
Doctoral programs in the visual arts
Writing and research with art-making option
Combined writing and research with final art project
Where are we going with arts research?
Writing and research
References
Appendix A: Putting Writing into Practice
Title of project
Research question
Aim and scope of study
Rationale for inquiry
Objectives to be covered
Context
Methodology and procedure for inquiry
Potential outcomes
Bibliography
References
Appendix B: Banksy Hearts NY
Preface to study
Title
Introduction
Research question
Limits
Methodology and procedure for inquiry
Brief biography
Timeline
Literature review
Cultural atmosphere
Professional influences
Artistic media
Imagery
Location
Irony
Conclusion
References
Review Quotes
Choice
“Daichendt begins with a challenging query that frames the entire structure of his subsequent arguments: ‘What does it mean to be a scholar in the visual arts?’ Universities typically confer the MFA degree on graduate students who produce exhibitions of art objects. Increasingly, though, academic pressure requires more, i.e. a piece of scholarship. This, this volume, in an attempt to address the demands of writing and object-making, offers seven chapters and two appendices on various aspects of these topics. . . . Recommended.”
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