Length: 1500 words
Due: end of day, Monday, 4/12 (one group member should email it to John)
Through class discussions and comments on the course site, we have established that participation takes on many forms within arts-based contexts (broadly defined). From physical spaces to online processes, participatory practice is often transmedia in nature—the multiple ways of experiencing, understanding, or engaging art manifests across media of communication (writing, video, talking, etc) in order to compose narratives about art and society.
In your essay, address the above ideas by outlining ways in which we, as arts and culture sector workers, can encourage participation through programming. In order to focus your discussion, draw on a particular example of an art form, event, or experience; you may choose from examples already posted to our course Diigo group or come up with one collaboratively. Given the brevity of this assignment, your essay should clearly:
A. identify how you understand/define at least two kinds of ‘participation’ re: your example; be specific and to the point.
B. briefly describe how these forms of participation would be encouraged through programming/management; without going into great detail, discuss the participatory structure of your example.
C. pose potential approaches to assessing or evaluating participation in a qualitative way; focus on such questions as: how will you know if your programming worked? how will you know how audiences/attendees/collaborators valued participation? what has participation contributed to this programming effort?
Be sure to draw on writings and other resources that we have examined in class in order to contextualize and illustrate your comments. There is no set number of sources we want you to reference, and since this is an essay it should demonstrate a logical argument toward a goal that represents your group’s collective thinking; it needn’t be laden with outside citations, but should address relevant ones as needed.
RUBRIC
We will evaluate the essays according to the following:
* clearly identify/describe programming example = 2.5pts
* identify at least two kinds/forms of participation= 5pts
* discuss participatory structure= 5pts
* pose approaches to assessment= 5pts
* correct spelling/grammar/editing= 2.5pts
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