Creative Methodologies I & II (PANF 1500 & PANF 1510)
Fall 2023 - Winter 2024, Fall 2024 - Winter 2025 & Fall 2025 - Winter 2026
York University School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD), Integrative Arts
Course Description:
This course explores both the technical and philosophical approaches to creativity, examining how it manifests through interdisciplinary modes of artistic production. While creativity can be viewed as a variable concept across different fields and contexts, it consistently emerges as a process shaped by the sociocultural environments in which it develops. This course serves as an experimental platform for social agency, encouraging the development of ideas and creative solutions that can act as catalysts for social justice and public engagement.
To compare production methodologies, motivations, and intersections across the arts, the course juxtaposes research presentations with experiential activities from diverse creative contexts. By decoupling traditional practices from established mindsets, students are provided with a foundation to explore new ideas and processes that either build upon or deviate from conventional examples.
Students will engage with key media theorists and creative practitioners through readings, and they will explore a diverse array of works, including films, visual art, sound pieces, performances, and other creative forms. Simultaneously, they will practice ideation, embracing the ethos of “making” as a form of “thinking in action.” This approach fosters the development of individual imagination and curiosity, providing a framework for critical thinking and problem-solving in the contemporary arts.
Classes will blend presentations on diverse creative histories, introductions to AMPD faculty and studios, experiential exercises focused on specific creative methodologies, and explorations of artistic practices across various fields.
Winter 2025 Exhibition Documentation:
Fall 2024 Exhibition Documentation:
