Theory and Methods ARH 411

  The Perfect View of Darkness  In the writing How to See a Work of Art in Total Darkness by Darby English he discusses many contemporary Black artists. Not to be confused, these artists' race does not define their success. It is easy for western culture to immediately make accusations about one's success but these artists made appearances in the public eye solely because of their hard work and depitaction to their ideas. While explaining his ideas darts reference the art work Concerto in Black and Blue by David Hammons.  Everyone has the same initial thought about David Hammons' Concerto in Black and Blue artwork… How do you view a work of art in complete darkness? Well, the only way to view an artwork in total darkness is if the darkness becomes a defining factor of the artwork. In Hammons' presentation of the art work, viewers collected a battery powered blue laser pointer from a bowl at the beginning of the exhibit. Then the viewers with their laser pointer in hand ...

  Expression of Sexuality  In this week's reading Framing the Question: Positive Imaging and Scarcity in Lesbian Photographs (1991) Jan Zita Grover discusses images and what they “forget” and “remember,” she discusses her person experiences with bias as well as the presence of lesbians in popculture. To begin her writting Grover explains that lesbian images are precieved differently by individuals of lesbian and non-lesbian audiences. I thought it was very bold for her to start out by eliminating some bias, with this statement she acknowledges different people have different feelings when seeing such imagery, which brings any reader of her writing a sense of security. Then Grover spends some time explaining an experience she shared with another, where they were selecting photos for a Nicaraguan exhibition and her partner only was stimulated by photos taken by individuals that were North America or European. The answer to Grovers question of “why,” “why no images from Nicar...

  Indigenous Knowledge and White Western Knowledge In the book Indigenous Methodologies: Characteristics, Conversations, and Contexts by Maragaret Kovach she examines the differences between indigenous Knowledge and white western knowledge. In chapter three Epistemology and Research: Centering Tribal Knowledge Kovach evaluates differences in education, values, language, in holistic practices and their credibility.  To begin her writing Kovach explains what exactly epistemology is and it is a theory about knowledge in conjunction with its methods, practices and validity, epistemology is also an investigation of the differences between a justified belief and a personal opinion. The epistemological foundation of both indigenous knowledge and western knowledge are what distinguish the two. Something interesting Kovach mentions is the standardized education system of the western world and how indigenous languages, folk tales and cultivation practices would not be able to be pa...