DKKP_P_20 Theory of new media art

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Jozef Cseres, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Jozef Cseres, PhD.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Karafiát
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to deepen students' knowledge of the theory of interactive media with a focus on topics of specific dissertation projects and with an emphasis on new findings and new interpretations.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- demonstrate profound knowledge of the research field of their dissertation;
- describe new findings and innovative interpretations in the research field of new media art.
Syllabus
  • - New media art theory
  • - New findings in the field of new media art theory
  • - Discussion of dissertation projects within the contexts of the research fields they are situated in
Literature
  • Kateřina Svatoňová, Lucie Česálková: Diktátor času: (De)kontextualizace fenoménu Laterny magiky. Národní filmový archiv, 2019.
  • Jaroslav Švelch: Gaming the Iron Curtain How Teenagers and Amateurs in Communist Czechoslovakia Claimed the Medium of Computer Games, MIT Press: 2018.
  • Armin Medosch: New Tendencies. Art at the Treshold of the Information Revolution (1961-1978). MIT Press: 2016.
  • Jana Horáková, Jiří Mucha, "Computer Graphic Re-Visited: The Virtual Reconstruction of One of the First Computer Art Exhibitions", Proceedings of the IEEE 107:3, Mar 2019, pp 616-629.
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussions, homework, presentations.
Assessment methods
- Attendance will constitute 50% of the overall assessment
- Submission of a written paper (20 pages), in which the theoretical part of the dissertation is treated in the wider context of the present state of knowledge
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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