Art and new media [ LHART2360 ]

The bibliography, the seminar talks (ppt files) and a summary of the course will be published on the intranet of the department ARKE.

The course discusses specific interpretation problems concerning the impact of new media in art related to aspects of creation, distribution, documentation and perception of art.

Application of analytical methods concerning pictures produced by new media like photography, film, video and digital images.

The students are evaluated on the basis of their active participation, one presentation and one thesis about a specific subject.

Talks will be given by the teacher, invited speakers and students. It is expected that the students familiarize themselves with the topics by reading one or more related articles before each session

David Campany (ed.), The Cinematic, New York (MIT Press), 2007. David Green, Joanna Lowry (eds.), Stillness and Time. Photography and the Moving Image, Photoworks (Brighton), 2006 (Introduction). Victor Burgin, The Remembered Film, London (Reaktion Books), 2004.  List of articles will be provided at the beginning of the course.

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