Zurich: Studying Theory at the Art University

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Zurich: Studying Theory at the Art University
18 February 2011: Deadline for applications
(autumn term 2011)

Unique in Europe, the courses offered by the Theory major establish an interplay between advanced theory and the free space of the art school. Surpassing the boundaries of academic convention, the systematic course structure provides students with a substantiated overview and opportunities to try out new forms of text and theory production, of aesthetic and political intervention.

The specialisation within the BA Media and Art offers an introduction to the topical drift of aesthetic, political and cultural studies, and aims to lay the foundations for critical and theoretically versed authorship. Specific to this major is the focus on artistic practice and popular and everyday culture, as well as the examination of their social and political dimensions. In the course of this preoccupation with contemporary discourses, students develop textual, conceptual, and organizational skills enabling them to analyze, shape and reinvent cultural practices.

Courses mainly in German language.

At http://vth.zhdk.ch you find information about the courses, current events, projects and publications.

Deadline for applications (autumn term 2011): 18 February 2011

Leitung Vertiefung Theorie
BA-Studiengang Medien und Kunst
Departement Kunst und Medien
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK
http://vth.zhdk.ch