Nolan, Ryan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2109-6008 (2019) Beyond 'Theory' and 'Practice' in Artistic Research. In: Theorem. Ruskin Arts Press, Cambridge. ISBN 9781912319008
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Artistic research in the university is becoming increasingly instrumentalised, demonstrated by a rise in managerial language and frameworks that necessarily judge (artistic) research in terms of an end-product or quantifiable metrics. This phenomenon has otherwise been referred to as the ‘commodification of knowledge.’ In this paper I propose that the distinction between ‘theory’ and ‘practice-based’ research in arts education—language central to the field—actually promotes a means-end function, increasing the risk of institutional weaponisation. Through a discussion of the forms-of-life that traditionally correspond to practice and theory in the philosophy of Hannah Arendt and Paolo Virno, I argue that arts research should instead be considered under the terms of political action: as a means without end (Agamben). The expectation of an end-product generated by the continued use of these terms negates the activity of research itself. I propose this must be rectified.
Item Type: | Book Section |
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ISBN: | 9781912319008 |
Subjects: | Arts > Fine Art Music > Popular Music Research Music > Sound Art |
Courses by Department: | Academy of Music & Theatre Arts > Music |
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Depositing User: | Ryan Nolan |
Date Deposited: | 12 May 2022 10:32 |
Last Modified: | 23 Nov 2023 18:34 |
URI: | https://falmouth-test.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/4562 |
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