Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2026 - CA 355 D100

Social II (3)

Class Number: 4287

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Tue, Thu, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    GOLDCORP

  • Prerequisites:

    CA 354.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

The second of two courses in the Social Studio stream. Building on CA 354, students will continue research and experiment with contemporary methodologies at the intersection of performance and social practice.

COURSE DETAILS:

Social II: How to Get a Guiness World Record

CA 355 collects the various ethical, social and aesthetic considerations at play in social practice covered in the Fall's CA 354 to rerearch, devise and produce a social practice event.

For S/26, our aim is to recieve a Guiness World Record for the SCA. 

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

  •  To deepen an understanding of the social, aesthetic and ethical implicaitons of social practice in the arts.
  •  To test the potential of collboration as a key methodology in Social Practice. 
  •  To bring what we have gatehered and explored in CA 354.
  •  To reieve a Guniess World Record. 

Grading

  • Participation 20%
  • Aesthetic, Social and Ethical Analysis of Final Project 30%
  • Final Group Project Realization 30%
  • Four Mini Social Practice Assignments 20%

NOTES:

We all enter this space as collaborators. Each individual is responsible for the production and maintenance of its trajectory. This requires full attendance and participation in scheduled classes and presentations.  

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

All readings are provided by the instructor and available on Canvas as PDFs.

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

At SFU, you are expected to act honestly and responsibly in all your academic work. Cheating, plagiarism, or any other form of academic dishonesty harms your own learning, undermines the efforts of your classmates who pursue their studies honestly, and goes against the core values of the university.

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RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION

Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.