ZUR403 Hypermedia

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. David Kořínek (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Pavelka, CSc.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Drahomíra Soldánová
Timetable
each odd Monday 12:00–13:30 Studio 527
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Understanding the basic characteristics of new media
learn the terminology (hypermedia, hyperreality, virtuality,...)
definition of aesthetic strategies of new media
understanding the current state of Internet
theory of new media in the media practice
Syllabus
  • characteristics of the new media (Lev Manovich)
  • language of new media
  • digital visual culture (Andrew Darley)
  • virtualization as exodus
  • new media and hyperreality (Baudrillard)
  • social web
Literature
  • Castells, Manuel, The Internet Galaxy, Oxford University Press, 2003
  • Darley, Andrew; Visual Digital Culture, Routledge, 2000.
  • Graham, Gordon; The Internet, A Philosophical Inquiry, Routledge, London 2001
  • Manovich, Lev; The Language of New Media, MIT Press, 2002
  • Lister, Martin (ed.); New Media: A Critical Introduction, Routledge, 2002
  • Lunenfeld, Peter (ed.); The Digital Dialectic, MIT Press, 2000
  • Mitchell, William; E-topia, Život ve městě trochu jinak, Zlatý řez, Praha 2004
Assessment methods
lectures
class discussion
reading
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/fss/spring2009/ZUR403