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Master of Arts in Graphic Design
What is History of Art and Visual Studies? History of Art and Visual Studies makes an important contribution towards developing insight into the visual arts as emerging from and reflecting different historical and geographic contexts. It gives students a deeper understanding of the complex, shifting relationships between cultural…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/humanities/deans-welcome
Dean's Welcome
Welcome to all students, parents, colleagues and partners visiting the faculty's web page. Thank you for your interest in the Faculty of Humanities at the NWU, and we hope that we can soon welcome you to the Humanities family. The Faculty of Humanities is committed to providing a high-quality education that…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/humanities/vision-and-mission
Vision and Mission
The Faculty of Humanities strives to become the preferred choice in the field of humanities by providing critical and intellectual thinking opportunities about the human experience as a whole. We believe in engaged research, and ethical teaching and learning for all students, which affirm our African identity in pursuit of excellence in…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/human-social-sciences-research-ethics-committee-hssrec
Human Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee (HSSREC)
[accordion] Ethics The Singapore Statement on Research Integrity (2010), developed during the 2nd World Conference on Research Integrity in 2010, foregrounds the importance of adhering to “particular principles and professional responsibilities that are fundamental to the integrity of research wherever it is undertaken”.…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/vinco/postgraduate-qualifications
Postgraduate qualifications
ViNCO, in conjunction with the Graphic Design and History of Art subject groups, currently offers three postgraduate programmes: Master of Arts in Graphic Design (Practice), Master of Arts in History of Art, and Doctor of Philosophy in Visual and Performing Arts with History of Art. For more information please contact vinco@nwu.ac.za…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/vinco/reflective-conversations-2012-2014
Reflective conversations (2012-2014)
Reflective conversations was an interdisciplinary project aimed at the creative exploration of the relationship between typography, topography and typology. This project came together in a group exhibition that was held in 2013, followed by a special journal edition in the South African Journal of Art History (Volume 29, Number 4, 1 January…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/vinco/transgressions-and-boundaries-page-2009%25E2%2580%25932011
Transgressions and boundaries of the page (2009–2011)
Transgressions and boundaries of the page, an interdisciplinary investigation into the genre of the artist’s book, manifested our belief that the creative disciplines need to negotiate and establish a sustainable and rigorous research context that circumscribes and values artistic practice (which emanates from tacit knowledge) and textual…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/vinco/tracking-creative-creatures-2007%25E2%2580%25932009
Tracking creative creatures (2007–2009)
Tracking creative creatures was an interdisciplinary exploration that originated from a need for research possibilities in the creative disciplines, specifically in visual arts and creative writing. The graphic works that formed the core of the project and that served as creative stimuli for the various artists originated in…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/vinco/untold-stories
Untold Stories
“Stories give flesh to the bare bones. Out of stories, we make culture, not from the bones of the dead, though the bones are the rationale for stories being told. Whereas in art, this impulse is clearer, science too is about telling certain stories. It is out of stories that we make society. Out of stories an individual constructs a…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/vinco/contact-us