exegesis_plan

Tagunity exegesis plan

Following suggestions from the University of South Australia, the Tagunity Exegesis comprises several sections: introduction, relationship, process.

Follows, a detailed outline of each section (adapted from "Preparing and writing an exegesis" from unisa, http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/learningconnection/student/learningAdvisors/exegesis.asp, first accessed December 12, 2006.)

Introduction: This section presents the Tagunity research topic. It introduces the subject and what it is about the subject I want to communicate or express. It includes a discussion of why these ideas appealed to or attracted me; and the motivation for the work.

Relationship: This section deals with the forms and materials I chose, and addresses the relevance of these particular forms and materials to the project.

Process: This section outlines the investigations I undertook to develop my ideas, whether these are document based research and/or technical experimentations. It may also involve an explanation of the effect that these investigations had on the direction of your project.

If the work(s) you are presenting has developed from work you have done earlier in the year you may wish to include illustrations of the earlier work to show the development of your ideas.

Context: This section identifies the aspects of contemporary culture and contemporary visual art that your project relates to and that have influenced the development of your work. When discussing particular artists who have been influential you need to identify the impact they have and on your work and comment on how your concerns and artwork differs from theirs.

Discussion of individual works This section links the individual works in your project to the ideas that you have expressed in the previous sections. It demonstrates how the works 'illustrate' those ideas. As your examiners will not be familiar with your work, this discussion of your work(s) and relating it/them to the other parts of the exegesis is a valuable opportunity for you to 'guide' their seeing of your work. Illustrations are useful here.