ZDK_31 Aesthetic theories of multimedia and synesthesia I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Martin Flašar, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Martin Flašar, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Alena Albíniová
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 20. 9. 15:00–16:40 N21, Fri 18. 10. 15:00–16:40 N21, Fri 15. 11. 15:00–16:40 N21, Fri 13. 12. 15:00–16:40 N21
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
The aim of the course is to provide theoretical, analytical and interpretative instruments for understanding media art, especially multimedia art. The course represents an introduction to the problem of multimedia in a broader context of art manifestos and their concrete application. Although multimedia seem to be rooted in the realm of digital media in 1980's, in a broader "archaeological" sense its basic principles could be traced back to artistic and theoretical approaches of 18th and 19th century.
Learning outcomes
- Obtaining knowledge and interpretative skills in the field of basic notions and history.
- Providing basic conceptual instruments for multimedia art analysis.
Syllabus
  • - Multimedia – definitory approaches.
  • - Synaesthesia – history of multimedial thinking.
  • - Richard Wagner and The Artwork of the Future.
  • - Italian futurism and aesthetics of multimedia.
  • - Architecture as a form of multimedia.
Literature
    required literature
  • FLAŠAR, Martin - HORÁKOVÁ, Jana - MACEK, Petr a kol. Umění a nová média. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011.
  • HIGGINS, Dick. Synesthesia and Intersenses: Intermedia. With an Appendix by Hannah Higgins. 1965. Originally published in Something Else Newsletter 1, No. 1 (Something Else Press, 1966).
  • Multimedia : from Wagner to virtual reality. Edited by William Gibson - Randall Packer - Ken Jordan. New York: W.W. Norton, 2002. xxxviii, 4. ISBN 0393049795.
  • FLAŠAR, Martin. Poème électronique, 1958: Le Corbusier, E. Varèse, I. Xenakis. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2012. Spisy Masarykovy univerzity v Brně, Filozofická fakulta. ISBN 978-80-210-5945-0. Dostupné také z: http://digilib.phil.muni.cz/handle/11222.d
    recommended literature
  • PEŠÁNEK, Zdeněk. Kinetismus: (kinetika ve výtvarnictví - barevná hudba). V Praze: Akademie múzických umění v Praze, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7331-232-9.
  • BLÁHA, Jaroslav. Výtvarné umění a hudba. I/2, Tvar, prostor a čas. Praha: Togga, 2013. Musica viva. ISBN 978-80-7476-019-8.
  • XENAKIS, Iannis. Music and architecture: architectural projects, texts, and realizations. Hillsdale, N.Y.: Pendragon, c2008. The Iannis Xenakis series. ISBN 978-1-57647-107-4.
Teaching methods
Lecture, parallel reading of the recommended texts.
Assessment methods
Essay on the topic of the selected lecture reflecting individual or team research - range 7 standard pages, submitting in the IS until 31/01. Team essays preferred.
Attendance min. 75%
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/phil/podzim2024/ZDK_31/index.qwarp
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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