Category Archives: Task 2

I enjoyed making this piece overall. It was a blessing and a curse that we had so little time to do it – I would lean on the side of blessing. This is because it’s such a short word count that if I’d had any longer I would probably have overthought it, made too muchContinue reading “Task 2 – Final Video Essay”

K.E.Pedersen@brighton.ac.uk Kim Pedersen, Study Skills Tutor. Email for study skills tutorials Glossary of words and definitions on the study skills site Plan your writing – useful!“Personalised Support” lots of specific subjects, e.g. growth mindset, study habits, purpose and motivation. General tips – enthusiasm and professionalism.Voice replaces body language.One slide = 1-2 minutes. 1 intro slideContinue reading “Notes – Study Skills with Kim Pederson”

Taken at the Library on Wed November 9 A summary of “Open Work” Crow, David. “Open Work.” Visible Signs: An Introduction to Semiotics in the Visual Arts, 3rd edition. London/New York: Bloomsbury, 2016. 165–187. Print.  Crow describes and expands on the ideas presented by Umberto Eco in “The Open Work”, first published in 1962. Eco is aContinue reading ““Open Work” Notes”

Typed up from my notebook. Umberto Eco – philosopher and semiotician. Italian, b. 1932. “Encyclopaedia” – the transfer of meaning through signs. Eco sees art as a performance because each reader finds a new interpretation. Information theory. The amount of information contained in a message depends on the probability of the reader’s already knowing theContinue reading ““Open Work” Notes”