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The Position of Artistic Research in the Academic Field and the Conditions of Recognition

Sanatsal Araştırmanın Akademik Alandaki Konumu ve Tanınma Koşulları

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The proposed response lies not in modeling art after science but in rethinking evaluation and publication practices to acknowledge the context-sensitive forms of artistic knowledge.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This article critically examines the position of artistic research within the academic field.
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Key Findings & Data:Higher education reforms implemented in Europe and North America, which incorporated art schools into university structures, have rendered institutional requirements—such as thesis writing, grant applications, reporting procedures, and peer review—inseparable from artistic practice.
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Conclusion & Impact:The proposed response lies not in modeling art after science but in rethinking evaluation and publication practices to acknowledge the context-sensitive forms of artistic knowledge.
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⚙️Variables:Sanatsal Araştırma · Akademi · Değerlendirme Mekanizmaları

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This article critically examines the position of artistic research within the academic field. Although the increasing visibility of artistic research in universities is often framed as a gain in recognition and legitimacy, this process simultaneously entails the integration of artistic production into academic systems of evaluation and representation. Higher education reforms implemented in Europe and North America, which incorporated art schools into university structures, have rendered institutional requirements—such as thesis writing, grant applications, reporting procedures, and peer review—inseparable from artistic practice. At this point, the debate shifts away from whether artistic research produces knowledge and toward the question of which forms of knowledge the academic system is willing to recognize. The frequently voiced concern over whether “everything counts as research” signals less a commitment to pluralism than an academic control reflex activated by uncertainty. In the Turkish context, the predominance of thesis formats and formal requirements has led practice to outpace theory, limiting the development of a robust conceptual framework. Based on a qualitative literature review and conceptual analysis, the study positions artistic research not as an exception within academia but as a critical testing ground that renders the epistemic limits of the academic field visible. The proposed response lies not in modeling art after science but in rethinking evaluation and publication practices to acknowledge the context-sensitive forms of artistic knowledge.

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Bu makale, sanatsal araştırmanın akademik alan içindeki konumunu eleştirel bir perspektifle tartışmaktadır. Sanatsal araştırmanın üniversite sisteminde artan görünürlüğü çoğu zaman bir tanınma ve meşruiyet kazanımı olarak sunulsa da bu süreç aynı zamanda sanatsal üretimin akademik değerlendirme ve temsil yapıları içine eklemlenmesini beraberinde getirmektedir. Avrupa ve Kuzey Amerika’da uygulamaya konulan yükseköğretim reformları sonucunda sanat okullarının üniversite sistemine dâhil edilmesi, tez yazımı, fon başvuruları, raporlama ve hakemlik gibi kurumsal gereklilikleri sanatsal üretimin ayrılmaz bir parçası hâline getirmiştir. Tartışma bu noktada, sanatsal araştırmanın bilgi üretip üretmediği sorusundan çok, akademik sistemin hangi bilgi biçimlerini tanımaya istekli olduğu meselesine odaklanmaktadır. Alanda sıkça dile getirilen “her şey araştırma sayılır mı” kaygısı, çoğulculuğu korumaktan ziyade belirsizlik karşısında işleyen bir akademik kontrol refleksine işaret etmektedir. Türkiye bağlamında sanatsal araştırmanın çoğunlukla tez formatları ve biçimsel gereklilikler üzerinden ele alınması, güçlü bir kuramsal tartışma zemini oluşmadan uygulamanın öne çıkmasına yol açmaktadır. Çalışma, nitel bir araştırma olarak literatür incelemesine ve kavramsal çözümlemeye dayanmaktadır. Bu çerçevede sanatsal araştırma, akademik alan için bir istisna olarak değil, bu alanın epistemik sınırlarını görünür kılan eleştirel bir sınama alanı olarak konumlandırılmaktadır. Çözüm ise sanatı bilimsel modele benzetmekte değil, akademik değerlendirme ve yayın pratiklerini sanatsal bilginin bağlama duyarlı biçimlerini tanıyacak şekilde yeniden düşünmekte aranmaktadır.

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Çalkuş, F., Aladağ, E. (2026). The Position of Artistic Research in the Academic Field and the Conditions of Recognition. Art-e Sanat Dergisi, Sayı: 38. https://doi.org/10.21602/sduarte.1889715

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