Art, Ethics and Social Change

Overview

You will learn about ethical issues in art, such as cultural appropriation, gender and the gaze, ethnicity and environmental and ecological concerns. You will contextualise these issues by learning about the history of art and social change and the ethical responsibility of artists.

You will explore these themes through personal research assignments on different types of ethics in art, including power relations and environmental concerns. Each week you will present your research and gain feedback from your tutor and peers. Through these tasks you will develop an understanding of critical research and how to conduct it.

Outcomes

By the end of this Art, Ethics and Social Change course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) , you will have a better understanding of how current social issues can be addressed through art and have a deeper knowledge of how to be culturally sensitive within your work or social environment. You can able to apply this knowledge and implement an ethical framework in your own art or within an art organisations.