IM129 TIM_LAB: Local Media Heroes

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Barbora Šedivá, PhD. (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Bc. Jitka Leflíková
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Monday 13:20–16:35 N21
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 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The course TIM_LAB provides an environment for an active exploration of the current trends within the realm of media art and its historical context. We will focus on the local hubs of creativity (CZ, SK, AT, PL, HU), as well as pioneers of media art (artists / curators / organizers). Students, divided into smaller groups and led by a lecturer, will deal with individual topics – actively familiarize themselves via period and personal archives, documentation and encounters with local trailblazers who combined art and technology. The objective is to create public archives of period material and a database of information about locally important events and personalities whose importance transgresses the borders of the region. The intention is to encourage students to critical thinking about contemporary artistic production and its historical context. Each of the one-semester TIM_LAB seminars will be focused on a particular topic. Skills and abilities that students will acquire. - working with archive material - ability to work with various historical sources (eg. period texts, period press, cartographic material, promotional material, recordings, artefacts, personal diaries, correspondence, personal accounts, oral history). - methods and possibilities of archiving media arts - creation of and data entry - local and international scene (authors, technological solutions, forms of collaboration) - Central and Eastern European history of art (pioneers, current authors). - personal rapport with authors - current trends in media art - critical thinking about contemporary artistic production
Syllabus
  • Winter term Heroes of events Brno - Possibilities and methods of archival work - Archiving period material - Catalogization - Possibilities of archiving media art - Local media art pioneers (CZ, SK, PL, AT, HU) - Creativity hubs – Central and Eastern Europe - Local trailblazers of media art - Brno - Collaborative environment - Artistic communities - Seminar focus: Heroes of events Brno – important media art events in Brno: Computer graphic (1968) Hi-Tech / Art (1993-1997) Summer term Media studies Brno - Archival work - Archiving period material - Catalogization - Archiving media art - Local trailblazers of media art (CZ, SK, PL, AT, HU) - Creativity hubs – Central and Eastern Europe - Local media art pioneers - Brno - Collaborative environments - Artistic communities - Seminar focus: Media studies Brno – history and development of education in the field of media art, studios, important teachers, students and their trailblazing activities
Teaching methods
Bloc seminar - theoretical preparation (seminar, 4 hours in total) - active work on assignments in teams (activities described below, 18 hours in total) - continuous consultation of results (seminar, 6 horus in total) - deadline for completed assignments (seminar, 2 h, at least 1 from the selected activities) - all assigned work is due at end of the exam period
Assessment methods
Activities necessary for completion of the course: - active work in teams - working with period archives - interview artists, curators - processing archive material - data entry Activities needed for completion of the course: - participating in the selected activities - compulsory presence at the introductory meeting and active participation during bloc lectures, submitting work during exam period
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Spring 2016.
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