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'I came here to do art, not English': Antecedent subject subcultures meet current practices of writing in art and design education (2022)
Journal Article
Rintoul, J. (2022). 'I came here to do art, not English': Antecedent subject subcultures meet current practices of writing in art and design education. Journal of Writing in Creative Practice, 15(2), 140-156. https://doi.org/10.1386/JWCP_00035_1

A writing/making divide, within the broader theory/practice myth, is part of the historical narrative in art and design education that both clashes with, and persists in, current practices of writing in art and design. The theory/practice myth separa... Read More about 'I came here to do art, not English': Antecedent subject subcultures meet current practices of writing in art and design education.

From nursing Virgins to brelfies: The project of maternal femininity (2019)
Journal Article
Johnson, C., & Rintoul, J. (2019). From nursing Virgins to brelfies: The project of maternal femininity. Journal of Gender Studies, 28(8), 918-936. https://doi.org/10.1080/09589236.2019.1607267

Contemporary debates about breastfeeding are saturated with ideas about what constitutes ‘good’ and ‘bad’ mothering, ‘achieved’ or ‘failed’ femininity frequently derived from Christian representations of the Virgin Mother. In this article we trace de... Read More about From nursing Virgins to brelfies: The project of maternal femininity.

Curricula models for teaching critical and contextual studies (2018)
Journal Article
Rintoul, J. (2018). Curricula models for teaching critical and contextual studies

This article is a review of my book ‘Integrating Critical and Contextual Studies in Art and Design: possibilities for post-compulsory education’, in which I examine, at post-16, the relationship between studio practice and critical and contextual stu... Read More about Curricula models for teaching critical and contextual studies.

‘That Tricky Subject’: The Integration of Contextual Studies in pre-Degree Art and Design Education (2016)
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Rintoul, J., & James, D. (2017). ‘That Tricky Subject’: The Integration of Contextual Studies in pre-Degree Art and Design Education. International Journal of Art and Design Education, 36(2), 215-225. https://doi.org/10.1111/jade.12077

© 2016 The Authors. iJADE © 2016 NSEAD/John Wiley & Sons Ltd Contextual studies (CS), ‘theory’, ‘visual culture’ or ‘art history’ (amongst other labels) refer to a regular and often compulsory feature in art and design education. However, this take... Read More about ‘That Tricky Subject’: The Integration of Contextual Studies in pre-Degree Art and Design Education.

Theory and (in) Practice: The Problem of Integration in Art and Design Education (2014)
Journal Article
Rintoul, J. (2014). Theory and (in) Practice: The Problem of Integration in Art and Design Education. International Journal of Art and Design Education, 33(3), 345-354. https://doi.org/10.1111/jade.12064

© 2014 NSEAD/John Wiley Sons Ltd. This paper examines the relationship between art 'theory' and art 'practice' in British art education at post-compulsory level, with a focus on the ways in which theory is framed and delivered and what this means for... Read More about Theory and (in) Practice: The Problem of Integration in Art and Design Education.