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ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE 2
The second international conference on the foundations of practice-based
research in art and design will be convened at the University of
Hertfordshire, UK, on Friday 5 July 2002.
RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE 2 will explore the fundamental concept of knowledge
in art and design. If research is the advancement of knowledge, and if PhDs
are awarded for an original contribution to knowledge and/or its
interpretation, what do we mean by knowledge in art and design? What
characteristics must it have so that it can make a contribution to the
discipline that is accepted by both academics and practitioners? If we
reject Positivist notions of objective knowledge or tacit implications of
truth, with what do we replace them?
Topics for papers might include:
* What is the knowledge-base of art and design?
* How is art and design progressed or developed?
* Is anything in art "known", and if not, how can research be undertaken?
* Is science the only/primary route to knowledge?
* What is the value of the outcomes of research in a culturally determined
field?
* What is the role of practice in the pursuit of knowledge?
* What can other disciplines faced with similar challenges offer art and
design?
The conference website will be available shortly, giving details of the
schedule leading up to the conference. Notification of updates will be sent
directly to subscribers to the RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE mailing list.
To subscribe to the mailing list please send your contact details to
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Dr Michael A R Biggs
Faculty Research Tutor
Faculty of Art and Design
University of Hertfordshire
College Lane,
Hatfield, Herts. AL10 9AB
United Kingdom
Telephone UK+ (0)1707 285341
Fax UK+ (0)1707 285350
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Internet http://www.herts.ac.uk/artdes/practice/creac/
The full postgraduate prospectus is available online at
http://www.herts.ac.uk/
For information about art and design research degrees go to
http://www.herts.ac.uk/artdes/
and follow "postgraduate study in art and design"
The journal Working Papers in Art and Design is at
http://www.herts.ac.uk/artdes/ and follow the links for papers
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