ZUR403 Hypermedia

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Jakub Macek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Pavelka, CSc.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Bc. Pavlína Brabcová
Timetable
Wed 8:00–9:40 AVC
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
At the end of the course students should be able to:
characterize the basic attributes of new media
use the terminology (hypermedia, hyperreality, virtuality,...)
define aesthetic strategies of new media
review the current state of Internet
apply the 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
  • Lister, Martin (ed.); New Media: A Critical Introduction, Routledge, 2002
  • Mitchell, William; E-topia, Život ve městě trochu jinak, Zlatý řez, Praha 2004
  • Graham, Gordon; The Internet, A Philosophical Inquiry, Routledge, London 2001
  • Darley, Andrew; Visual Digital Culture, Routledge, 2000.
  • Castells, Manuel, The Internet Galaxy, Oxford University Press, 2003
  • Lunenfeld, Peter (ed.); The Digital Dialectic, MIT Press, 2000
  • Manovich, Lev; The Language of New Media, MIT Press, 2002
  • JENKINS, Henry. Convergence culture : where old and new media collide. 1st published in paperback,. London: New York University Press, 2008, xi, 353. ISBN 9780814742952. info
  • The network society : a cross-cultural perspective. Edited by Manuel Castells. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Pub., 2004, xx, 464. ISBN 1843765055. info
  • Handbook of new media : social shaping and consequences of ICTs. Edited by Leah A. Lievrouw - Sonia M. Livingstone. Thousand Oaks [Calif.]: SAGE, 2002, xxiv, 564. ISBN 0761965106. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, readings, class discussions.
Assessment methods
active participation in discussions
application of knowledge from literature
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 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012.
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