IM080 Contemporary Videoart

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavlína Míčová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D.
Timetable
Fri 27. 2. 10:00–13:15 zruseno D22, 14:10–17:25 zruseno D22, Fri 27. 3. 10:00–13:15 zruseno D22, 14:10–17:25 zruseno D22, Fri 24. 4. 10:00–13:15 zruseno D22, 14:10–17:25 zruseno D22
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
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Course objectives
The first part will show how to define individual trends, communities, groups, manifestos and aesthetics since the 1990s. The second part will present works by generationally close Czech and Slovak artists.
Syllabus
  • - Contemporary world and Czech videoart from 1990s to present
  • - Specifities of the videoart
  • - Definitions of individual trends, communities, groups and manifestos
  • - Themes and technologies of videoart
  • - Video performance, activist and community videos
  • - Aesthetics, formal practices, experiments with image and sound
  • - Presentation and installation of the videoart
  • - Perception and reception of the videoart
Literature
  • Krauss, Rosalind. A Voyage On The North Sea: Art In The Age Of The Post-Medium Condition. London: Thames and Hudson, 2003.
  • Hill, Chris. První desetiletí videa. 1968 - 1980.
  • Cubitt, Sean. Timeshift On Video Culture. New York: Routledge, 1991
  • Rush, Michael. New Media In Late 20th Century Art. London: Thames and Hudson, 2003.
  • Rush, Michael. Video Art. London: Thames and Hudson, 2003.
  • Cubitt, Sean. Videography, Video Media As Art And Culture. New York: Routledge, 1993
Assessment methods
Intensive course. Written essay.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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