The module is about ethics in artistic research and artistic practice. It provides an introduction to basic research ethics and ethics in the arts, as well as methods for mapping ethical dimensions of artistic research.
Various ethical challenges and potentials are discussed based on the research fellows’ projects. We will further investigate and discuss relationships in artistic research. Based on the research fellows’ research projects, endeavours are made to map relations and how they influence artistic processes and results in the different phases of projects. Experiences with leading and carrying out complex artistic projects are shared.
Recommended time:
Second semester. Module 1 must be completed to qualify for participation.
Duration:
A total workload of 100–120 hours, corresponding to 4 credits.
Work and teaching methods:
In-person seminar based on two digital resources (one about research ethics and one about relations/context), based on preparatory assignments related to the seminar topics, lectures, presentations in varied formats, plenary discussions, and discussions in groups. The assignments and supplementary readings will
be shared at least one month before the seminar.
Coursework requirements:
- Complete the two digital resources
- Study the literature/material on the reference list
- Submit the material requested in the preparatory assignments
- Familiarise yourself with the other fellows' shared material
- Prepare a presentation in a relevant format
- During the seminar, research fellows must give a presentation and play an active part in the discussion of the other research fellows’ projects.
The module relates especially to the following learning outcomes:
- masters fundamental theory relating to artistic research
- can discuss ethical principles and concerns in artistic research
- can identify ethical issues and can engage in artistic research with integrity
- can formulate research questions and plan the artistic research, with the focus on artistic processes and results
- can contribute to the discourse on artistic research
- can work on complex questions, and challenge established discourses and practices in the field
Seminar (in-person): Research Ethics, Relations & Context
See program and information about preparations
Digital rescourse for self study - read / look at / listen to:
The page On Ethics in the rescource pool
Mandatory Reading for Module 3
In preperation for Module 3, we ask of you to read the following litterature. The different perspectives on Artistic Research introduced here, will provide a valuable resource that can be brought into the collective discussions of Module 3.
- Using the word ‘unfolding’ in the context of knowledge-creation in the arts implies a different relationship between the states of non-understanding and understanding than that suggested by the more traditional research-related concepts of ‘discovery’, ‘invention’, and so on. (Darla Crispin).
Crispin, D. (2019). Artistic Research as a Process of Unfolding. Unfolding the Process, An International, Peer Reviewed Issue, Published by Norwegian Academy of Music.
Retrieved from: https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/503395/503396
- ‘As researchers within artistic practice there is a need to become more conscious of how our ethics are manifested aesthetically, or how the aesthetics we work with reflect our ethics.’ (Camilla Eeg-Tverrbakk).
Eeg-Tverrbakk, C. (2020). Perspectives on Ethics in Performance Practice.
Retrieved from. https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/699306/768304. This article is a contribution to the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership Project 2018-2021, Advancing Supervision for Artistic Research Doctorates funded by Erasmus+ and the project partners.
- ‘Keeping sensitive data secret can also be a great challenge if, for example, one is conducting research in communities that are so small and close-knit that the parties involved, and even outsiders, require little information in order to know who is being referred to.’ (Hallvard Fossheim).
Fossheim, H. J. (2015). Confidentiality, The Norwegian National Research Ethics Committees.
Retrieved from: https://www.etikkom.no/en/library/topics/data-protection-and-responsibility-concerning-the-individual/confidentiality/
- ‘The requirement of informed consent is grounded in respect for the individual, and treating people as autonomous subjects is a fundamental aspect of this respect.’ (Hallvard Fossheim).
Fossheim, H. J. (2015). Consent, The Norwegian National Research Ethics Committees.
Retrieved from: https://www.etikkom.no/en/library/topics/data-protection-and-responsibility-concerning-the-individual/consent/
- ‘It is not possible to choose or control all relations in a project, but it is possible to become sensitive to bias, to the conditions of choices and interactions, to understand how the relations in the research project are initiated and maintained, and to address the ethical dimensions of the interactions.’ (Jostein Gundersen, Nina Malterud, Aslaug Nyrnes, Anne-Helen Mydland, Hans Knut Sveen)
Gundersen, J. et al (2020). Map Ethics! A method for identifying and addressing ethical dimensions of artistic research projects. Map Ethics! is part of the Strategic Partnership Project Advancing Supervision for Artistic Research Doctorates, supported by Erasmus+.