Creativity in Western cultural tradition has been dominated by individual acts, the solitaire thinker and creator, which has made Rodin`s sculpture “The Thinker” an icon that imprints our imagination about creativity. Reality meanwhile shows that in scientific and artistic processes creativity emerges from joint thinking, emotional connections, and shared struggles in meaningful relationships (John-Steiner 2000). Cultural psychology has for a longer time argued that human development and creativity are based on social construction and collaboration (e.g. Vygotsky 1978, Bruner 1996, Cole 1996). We are depending on collaboration to be creative. But how do we transfer this gift to science and research?
This Henrik-Steffens seminar series comprises 3 block seminars, each over three days that offer insights into how creativity and collaboration are practiced in different research areas: Three interdisciplinary research groups and projects within media research, social design and activism, and art-based research will present practices of creative and collaborative methods, of studying creativity and collaboration as a research topic and to experiment with future collaborative and creative format.
The block seminars take place on Thursday 16:00-19:00, Friday 14:00-20:00 and Saturday 10:00/11:00-18:00 (based on tasks in the seminar).
The block seminars are for BA and MA students and are open to external participants (students from other universities). The language spoken in the seminars will be Scandinavian, German and English.
- Kursverantwortliche/r: Prof. Dr. Dagny Stuedahl