UBC Issues of Human Vision and Perception Towards Palace Museum Research Paper

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Philosophy: the most basic beliefs, concepts, and attitudes of an individual or group; the critical study of the basic principles and concepts of a particular branch of knowledge, especially with a view to improving or reconstituting them

The research for this paper isan overview of the philosophical and/or theoretical assumptions that support your specific work. In this paper you will identify, define and briefly describe the theory then focus on writing about how the assumptions relate to your work.

You will often find differing ideas and viewpointsand it is your decision to connect those whose views relate to yours. You may also write contrasting arguments as long as you fully understand all ideas and viewpoints. Remember,the assumptions you write about must relate to the work you are doing. You must be able to articulate all relevant assumptions and provide supportive reasons and examples. Remember, your Statement and questions will guide the research and writing in this paper.

Your Assignment: explore relevant theories and/or philosophies to give your work a framework. This might include historical theories and/or contemporary theories of craft, art, design, animation, composition, aesthetics, seeing, and theories specific to other influential disciplines.

Some guiding questions to consider:

• What connections are you making between theory and practice (praxis)?

• What ideology/ideologies serve as a frameworkfor your work? Are they social, political, religious, visual, economical, cultural, color & light, art, design, photography, animation, film, craft… ?

• What philosophical and/or theoretical influences are the framework(s) for your historical and contemporary influences?

• How does the philosophical and/or theoretical research situate your work?

• What issues of human vision and perception are relevant to the “reading” of your work?

• Are the theories situated in Modernism or Postmodernism, as examples? If yes, describe and explain?

All writing must have an introduction, summary, images and a bibliography section that adheres to the MLA rules for formatting and citation. Papers must also include images of your creative work for your project that you are doing in studio (i.e., sketches, storyboarding, media experimentations). You must be very clear in your writing about how the research relates/connects to your project.

Be prepared to give a 3-minute, informal presentation the day the paper is due, detailing the main concepts and specific relationship(s) to your project. Remember to specifically connect the writing/research to your creative work.

Created by Traci Temple, ed JMark Scearce