Acknowledgements x Preface xi I KEY WORDS AND PHRASES IN ART, DESIGN AND MEDIA 1 Part A glossary 2 Part B Useful educational terms 83 Part C Verb list 90 Making behaviour 90 Creative behaviour 92 Complex, logical and judgemental behaviour 93 Study behaviour 94 II ILLUSTRATED ART OBJECTS 95 III STUDY SKILLS 113 Part A Defining principles 114 The Western educational style 114 Convergent and divergent thinking 115 Part B Study skills in art, media and design 117 What are BA honours, MA and PhD degrees? 117 What is practice-based postgraduate research? 119 Learning goals in art, media and design courses 120 Learning outcomes 121 IV METHODOLOGIES AND CULTURAL CONTEXT 125 Part A Some historical background 126 Part B Thinking about world-views 134 Creating your own world-view 136 Part C Methodological approaches in art, media and design 141 Historical background 141 Modernism 143 Postmodernism 147 V AN INTRODUCTION TO KEY THINKERS AND CONCEPTS IN ART, MEDIA AND DESIGN 151 Part A Background 156 1. Sociology 157 2. Psychology 159 3. Phenomenology 162 4. Philosophy of language 166 5. Marxism 169 6. Vitalism 172 Part B Contemporary thinkers and concepts 175 1. Structuralism 180 2.

Hermeneutics 181 3. Pragmatism 183 4. Poststructuralism 185 5. Post-Marxism 189 6. Gender studies 199 7. Postcolonial theory 201 8. Postmodern vitalist theory 204 9. Technology, media and postmodernity 209 10.

Posthumanism and cyberculture 215 VI OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION 221 Part A Graphics 222 Galleries and museums 222 Artists' materials, book and computer shops 223 Art and design awards 223 Magazines, websites and blogs 224 Designers and agencies 224 Part B Fine art 227 Art shops and bookshops in london 227 Art and design awards 227 Magazines, websites and blogs 228 Studios 228 Artists 228 VII SUGGESTED GENERAL READING 231 General surveys 232 Key texts 232 Modern art 233 Contemporary art 235 New media 238 Global art 238 Design 239 Index 240.