Free Criticism No.4: The Performative Lecture
Curated by Joshua Trees
Soon-to-be-graduates of the BA Graphic Design course at Central Saint Martins will deliver performative lectures that test the purpose and potential of the conventional lecture, from informal critiques to speech acts to stand-up comedy.
Has the lecture – a format that has been used for centuries to deliver information and knowledge – become unadventurous and predictable? While research has proven that lecturing is often ineffective as a teaching method, the popularity of TED talks suggests otherwise. Why do we continue to lecture? Is it our undying love for storytelling or our blind faith in passive learning?
Developed in the 1960s as a subgenre of performance, the ‘performative lecture’ is a hybrid mode of communication that combines techniques from the fields of art, design, education and research.
Lectures by Rebecca Bartola, Mia Chen, Georgia Cranstoun, Satoko Furusawa, Jurate Gacionyte, Lars Høie, Jasmine Kurino, Katie Lambe, Rebecca Lardeur, Kenneth Lim, Emilien Rabin, Emily Schofield, Adhiraj Singh, Jack Smith, Aishat Tijani, Yangzi Wang, Adam Willis, Jordan Woodage
Open to University of the Arts London students, staff and approved visitors.*
* Note: entry requires a UAL ID card or visitor pass signed by a UAL staff member; visitors outside of UAL should contact [email protected] to book a place and visitor pass.
18 February 2016, 2.00–5.00pm*, Room F204 Lime Central Saint Martins Granary Building, 1 Granary Square, King’s Cross N1C 4AA
* Note: Lectures will be delivered in three 'acts', with a ten minute intermission between each act. Feel free to exit or enter during intermissions. 2.00-2.50 Act I (Lectures 1–5) 3.00-3.50 Act II (Lectures 6–10) 4.00-4.50 Act III (Lectures 11–15)