Workshop on Research Methods with Dusan Barok
Date: March 21st, 2024
Facilitator: Dusan Barok
Topic: Research methods
The EM GUIDE project hosts 14 internal workshops. These workshops are meant to help the project staff, and occasionally other contributors of the network, to acquire, improve, and exchange skills and knowledge relevant to the participating magazines and/or the network itself.
Understanding effective online research methods is essential for our team, in particular considering the ever-expanding digital landscape and the need for reliable information. We invited Dusan Barok, the founding editor of the artist-run research platform Monoskop, to share some of his tools and techniques.
Dusan provided us with tools for conducting online research and guided us in refining our skills for collecting and organizing pertinent information. Additionally, we took the opportunity to analyze various online magazines, gaining insights into different approaches and styles of content presentation.
About the facilitator:
Dušan Barok is an artist, writer, and cultural activist deeply immersed in critical practice at the intersection of software and art. As the founding editor of the artist-run research platform Monoskop, he spearheads innovative exploration in these realms. Currently serving as a research fellow at the University of Amsterdam, Dušan holds degrees in information technologies from the University of Economics, Bratislava, and Networked Media from the Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam. His dynamic engagement extends to various initiatives, including organizing the Multiplace network culture festival and contributing to the evolution of ArtWiki, a significant artist-run platform dedicated to contemporary art history. Noteworthy collaborations adorn his portfolio, with renowned institutions such as the Seoul Mediacity Biennale, SKOR Foundation Art and Public Space (Amsterdam), Bergen Centre for Electronic Arts, European Culture Capital Mons, and Creating Commons (ZHDK Zurich).
Cover picture is from monoskop.org.