IM044 Contemporary Art Movements A

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lenka Sýkorová (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Macek, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D.
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:35 FAVU
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 will be able to: Outline of home and foreign character of art since 80s till nowadays. Explain key words of contemporary art critique. Analyze contemporary art formal techniques and thematic circles. Practically apply reading of theoretical texts. S/he will be able to summarize main tendencies of contemporary art and critique. S/he will improve sophisticated discussion ability.
Syllabus
  • 1.) Centrum and periphery / post-colonialism 2.) Design and fashion in contemporary art 3.) Photography in contemporary art 4.) Film and narration in contemporary art 5.) (Old)New Media 6.) Artist vs. Institution
Literature
  • Michael Rush: New Media in Late 20Th-Century Art (World of Art), London : Thames & Hudson, 1999
  • David Jay Bolter, Richard Grusin: Remediation : Understanding New Media, The MIT Press, 2000
  • Steven A. Johnson: Interface Culture : How New Technology Transforms the Way We Create and Communicate, Basic Books, 1999
  • Timothy Druckrey (ed.): Ars Electronica : Facing the Future : A Survey of Two Decades (Electronic Culture : History, Theory and Practice), The MIT Press, 2001
  • net_condition: art and global media (Electronic Culture: History, Theory, and Practice), ed.: Peter Weibel, Timothy Druckerey, MIT Press, 2002
  • Stephen Wilson Information Arts: Intersections of Art, Science, and Technology (Leonardo Books), The MIT Press, 2001
  • Lev Manových: The Language of New Media (Leonardo), The MIT Press, 2002
  • James Lull: The Virtual Media, Communication, Culture, Polity Press, 2000
  • Roger F. Fidler: Mediamorphosis : Understanding New Media
  • Roger Fidler: Thousand Oaks, Calif., London : Pine Forge Press, 1997
  • The New Media Reader (824 pp. + CD-ROM), ed.: Noah Wardrip-Fruin, Nick Montfort, The MIT Press, Cambridge and London 2003
  • Peter Lunenfeld: Snap to Grid: A User's Guide to Digital Arts, Media, and Cultures, The MIT Press, 2001
Teaching methods
lecture, face-to-face
Assessment methods
Autumn semester: 70% attendance and test, oral exam. Spring semester: 70% attendance and active participation in class discussion. Exam: essay.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/phil/autumn2009/IM044