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Weeks 1 – 4: 31.03. - 21.04.2016 | Weeks 1 – 4: 31.03. - 21.04.2016 | ||
== Task Description == | == Task Description == | ||
*With this exercise we invite you to take a new and at the same time differentiated view at your everyday landscape. The task is | *With this exercise we invite you to take a new and at the same time differentiated view at your everyday landscape. The task is to identify symbols in your personal surroundings (past or present) and consider what these symbols might mean with regard to landscape and democracy. | ||
*The symbols you identify can be a variety of things. They can be sculptures referring to historical or political events, | *The symbols you identify can be a variety of things. They can be sculptures referring to historical or political events, public art, wayfinding, advertisement and marketing signage, religious symbols or the architectural/urban form itself. | ||
* | *We are often unaware of the symbols embedded in our landscapes, or we simply take them for granted. However, their existence is based on cultural and political conventions of a community and its underlying power structure. Such conventions (and their symbols) have come into being at specific moments in time, usually of the past, and hence the they are also expressions of 'landscape and memory' (see Simon Schama's article in the suggested readings). | ||
*Power structures may be | *While Power structures may change, landscape symbols may be permanent, edited, reinterpreted or altogether removed. On the other hand, symbols can also appear outside of conventional power structures, generated spontaneously or tactically to call for alternative interpretations of mainstream ideas. | ||
* | *This session highlights the following questions, which will be answered in the process: How and why did the symbols you identify appear in your landscape? Did their meaning change along with socio-political, economic, environmental or cultural changes in your region, or country? What do these symbols mean to you today? Are they understandable for someone outside of your own culture? Can the landscape be 'shared' and have alternative symbolic meanings? | ||
== Sequence of activities == | == Sequence of activities == | ||
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*'''Week 4:''' Present your findings in the group plenary on '''21st of April 2016''' | *'''Week 4:''' Present your findings in the group plenary on '''21st of April 2016''' | ||
== Evaluation Criteria == | == Evaluation Criteria == | ||
*Good visual representation of | *Good visual representation of landscape symbol(s) on the wiki | ||
*Use of original materials and images (taken by yourself in your own landscape context), no copy-paste from online resources | *Use of original materials and images (taken by yourself in your own landscape context), no copy-paste from online resources!!! | ||
* | *Rich and nuanced reflection (engaging more than one perspective i.e. social, historical, political, religious, ecological, aesthetic…) | ||
*Quality of oral presentation (i.e. keeping time limits, clarity, expression, quality of presentation slides) | *Quality of oral presentation (i.e. keeping time limits, clarity, expression, quality of presentation slides) | ||
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Time frame
Weeks 1 – 4: 31.03. - 21.04.2016
Task Description
- With this exercise we invite you to take a new and at the same time differentiated view at your everyday landscape. The task is to identify symbols in your personal surroundings (past or present) and consider what these symbols might mean with regard to landscape and democracy.
- The symbols you identify can be a variety of things. They can be sculptures referring to historical or political events, public art, wayfinding, advertisement and marketing signage, religious symbols or the architectural/urban form itself.
- We are often unaware of the symbols embedded in our landscapes, or we simply take them for granted. However, their existence is based on cultural and political conventions of a community and its underlying power structure. Such conventions (and their symbols) have come into being at specific moments in time, usually of the past, and hence the they are also expressions of 'landscape and memory' (see Simon Schama's article in the suggested readings).
- While Power structures may change, landscape symbols may be permanent, edited, reinterpreted or altogether removed. On the other hand, symbols can also appear outside of conventional power structures, generated spontaneously or tactically to call for alternative interpretations of mainstream ideas.
- This session highlights the following questions, which will be answered in the process: How and why did the symbols you identify appear in your landscape? Did their meaning change along with socio-political, economic, environmental or cultural changes in your region, or country? What do these symbols mean to you today? Are they understandable for someone outside of your own culture? Can the landscape be 'shared' and have alternative symbolic meanings?
Sequence of activities
- Weeks 1 and 2: Identify landscape symbols in your everyday environment and localize them on the wiki
- Week 3: Complete your template on the wiki (images, analytical drawings, reflection), reflect in your group
- Week 4: Present your findings in the group plenary on 21st of April 2016
Evaluation Criteria
- Good visual representation of landscape symbol(s) on the wiki
- Use of original materials and images (taken by yourself in your own landscape context), no copy-paste from online resources!!!
- Rich and nuanced reflection (engaging more than one perspective i.e. social, historical, political, religious, ecological, aesthetic…)
- Quality of oral presentation (i.e. keeping time limits, clarity, expression, quality of presentation slides)