FF:IM047 AV seminar for IM005 and IM081 - Course Information

IM047 AV seminar for IM005 Cyberculture and IM081 Visual Studies courses

Extent and Intensity

0/3. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. František Kůst (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Jakub Macek, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D.

Timetable

Tue 18:20–19:55 N41

Prerequisites (in Czech)

IM005 Cyberculture && NOW ( IM081 Visual Studies )

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 150 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/150, only registered: 0/150, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/150

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Theory of Interactive Media (programme FF, B-HS)
• Theory of Interactive Media (programme FF, B-OT) (2)

Course objectives

The seminars are dedicated to video screenings oriented towards individual thematic spheres of the cyber-culture and examples of art of the new media, always with an expert introduction. Main objectives: broaden the knowledge of art using IT and its cultural contexts.

Syllabus

• 1.) Art-aktivism (documentary)
• 2.) Alternative culture:
• a) Beated and blessed; b) Blessed and lost; c) Beat Generation; d Punk
• Film – medium of the 20th century:
• a) F. Léger: Mechanical ballet; b) D. Vertov: Man with a movie-camera; c) Experimental film of the 20s and 30s.
• 3.) Fantastic pictures – videoclip (TV aesthetics)
• 4.) Czech media artists on international scene:
• Video: Woody Vasulka: Virtuální houbaření + documentary ČT;
• New Media: Michael Bielický: Bielicky (work).
• 5.) Virtual reality – immersion and interface:
• Jeffrey Shaw: Mechanical Doll.
• Blast Theory: Dessert Rain.
• 6.) Media-performance:
• J. Cage: Variations V; Ch. Ziegler: Scanned, Turned; P. Hauerová + TOW: Turing Machine, Night Moth. TOW; Skutr, Svobodová: Chat, Nickname
• 7.) Robotic Art: Stelarc; L.-P.Demers, B-Vorn: The Trial.

Literature

• BELL, David. An introduction to cybercultures. 1st publ. London: Routledge, 2001, viii, 246. ISBN 0415246598. info
• The cybercultures reader. Edited by David Bell - Barbara M. Kennedy. Reprinted. London: Routledge, 2001, xxv, 768. ISBN 0415183790. info
• MCLUHAN, Marshall. Člověk, média a elektronická kultura : výbor z díla. Translated by Irena Přibylová - Martin Krejza. Vyd. 1. Brno: Jota, 2000, 415 s. ISBN 8072171283. info
• The new media reader. Edited by Noah Wardrip-Fruin - Nick Montfort. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2003, xv, 823. ISBN 0262232278. info
• LISTER, Martin. New media : a critical introduction. 1st publ. London: Routledge, 2003, vi, 404 s. ISBN 0-415-22377-6. info
• BOLTER, Jay David and Richard A. GRUSIN. Remediation : understanding new media. 1st MIT Press pbk. ed. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2000, xi, 295. ISBN 0262522799. info
• The digital dialectic : new essays on new media. Edited by Peter Lunenfeld. 1st ed. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2001, xxi, 298. ISBN 0262621371. info
• RUSH, Michael. New media in late 20the-century art. Reprinted. London: Thames & Hudson, 2003, 224 s. ISBN 0500203296. info

Teaching methods

Film-projections, discussions, presentations in lectures, individual reading.

Assessment methods

Film-projections, discussions, presentations in lectures. 1. Essay of 9000 characters 2. Alternatively: Oral speech of about 20 minutes (limited availability, consult the tutor in advance)

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět si nezapisují studenti, kteří úspěšně absolvovali předmět IM004.

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