IM140 Interpassivity & the Prosthesis of Experience in Contemporary Fiction, Art & Theory

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Louis Armand, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Monday 16:40–19:55 N21
Prerequisites
preparatory reading is not essential
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
Course objectives
This seminar will discuss the “technologisation” of experience through the work of various writers, artists, architects, photographers, film makers, philosophers and theorists, including William Gibson, Stelarc, Alan Sondheim, Slavoj Žižek, Nam June Paik, Donna Haraway, Ridley Scott… examining both contemporary manifestations and historical antecedents, from Jeremy Bentham’s “Panopticon” and Charles Babbage’s “Analytic Engine,” via the time-motion studies of the Gilbreths, to the birth of the modern computer, virtual reality and artificial intelligence.
Assessment methods
terms of the assessment: a research paper (essay) of 2,500-3,000 wds on the topic of interpassivity or technologically 'mediated' experience
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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