A method is defined as a process of doing, so what does methodology mean?
Methodology is a system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity - Google Definition
I then realised that the word methodology also applies to our previous seminar with James, based on Genealogy. A quote during the lecture stated that the "genealogist examines the preconceived and questions the phenomenon that we tend to feel is without history". At first I didn't quite understand what this quotation meant , however the idea behind this is that we don't tend to think about how others interprete our actions and life style. A perfect example of this is shown in cultural differences from the west and the east. This is why Genealogists claim that there is no eternal truth. When I think about the concept of eternal truth, I think about the idea of not one law fits all, for instance what is dictated as a crime in one country could very well be accepted in another, does this mean either side is right? I don't believe so, these are nothing but subjective opinions.
This is where We asked ourself the question are genealogist sound they engage in subjective or objective studies. Well the idea behind the word subjective is that this is completely based on personal opinion, where as objectively this mean to have the involvement of someone else. From what we discussed genealogist studies are primarily subjective as they didn't involve the Michel Foucault, who was a french philosopher.
Michel Foucault quoted "What right do have historians have to impose their tastes and preferences when they seek to determine what actually happened in the past".
"The purpose of history, guided by genealogy is not to discover the eternal truth of a historical subject but to research ideas and bring idea and approaches together to link and makes sense of the subject."
This means that Michel is saying that genealogy is little more than speculation, with theory backing u there claims. It's similar in the ideal of science, you can only speculate based on the information in which you have.
This expanded source on the topic on genealogy was a lengthy but confusing seminar, however I have learnt that that genealogy is a subjective process, however its process of finding out information and putting it together to form an answer is a somewhat interesting idea, which I think can be applied to graphic design as a problem solving tool.
