For me personally, I would say this module has been the most challenging for me. As a person who is more inclined towards the creative side of graphic design, I knew I would find it difficult to excel as much in the academic side. Although I have had experience with essay writing from doing Sociology and English at A Level, these skills had not been exercised in months over Summer before coming to Leeds College of Art. If I'm honest, I did not engage with Context of Practice as much as I have with Studio Practice for example. This is simply because it is much more of a formal, academic module. For me, my interest in this module arrived a little too late when I really delved into it. At the beginning I am not pleased to say that although I did try and keep up to date, Context of Practice was brushed under the rug too much. This is definitely something to work on for next year as I have especially learned this does not do any good and it is just as important as the other modules.
Writing an essay initially was challenging and it did take me a while to get into it, however as I went along I became increasingly more interested in what I was writing which proved useful and beneficial. I chose the gender question for this module as I am very interested in gender issues and inequality, and I am very passionate about feminism. The passion I had for this topic allowed me to have a quite specific writing style, according to some peers who read over my written piece to give me feedback. I had never used Harvard referencing before this brief so it was tricky to get used to using. I feel overall I produced a good essay that gave me an in depth understanding of the Gaze theory. I think I put forward some good points that later linked well to my practical work.
The practical side of this module was probably a lot more enjoyable for me. It was fun yet difficult and challenging. It did take me a while to decide on a firm idea that linked back to my essay however I do think that what I produced had a strong message that was an appropriate response to the themes in my written piece. It would have been beneficial to try and go down a few more different avenues with this and experimented with various ideas digitally, but I feel pleased with what I produced.
I feel Context of Practice has helped me academically and analytically, as previously I would not go as in depth with analysis. I now feel a lot more confident with this and I feel I have developed a lot as a designer along the way.
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