IM015 Introduction to IM Studies II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Filip Johánek (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 odd Tuesday 14:10–17:25 N21
Prerequisites
Second part of the two-semester course of the theory of interactive media. Students will get to know the basic terms of the theory of interactive media, basic methodology and strategies of research of the art of new media.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields 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
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students will be able to:
Define the basic term from the field of new media art: new, digital and interactive media; relationship of information technology and postmodern culture; relationship of art, technology and media
Explain the relations of conceptual, technologic and cultural area of new media
Summarize findings from the field of theory and aesthetics of art new media and techno-, or cyber- culture
Syllabus
  • 1.) cybernetic paradigm and visual culture
  • 2.) new media; digital-media; interactive media
  • 3.) intermediality; hypermediality; transmediality; multisenzory experience
  • 4.) hypertext and narrativity
  • 5.) binary code and interactivity – concept of interface and the relation human-machine
  • 6.) immersion and experience of existence in the space - technology of virtual or augmented reality
Literature
    required literature
  • Monoskop - www.monoskop.or, www.monoskop.org/log
    not specified
  • McLuhan, M.: Člověk, média a elektronická kultura, Brno Jota, 2000.
  • Flusser, V.: Komunikológia, Bratislava 2002.
  • Ed. Lister, M. a kol.: New Media: A Critical Introduction, Londýn, 2003
  • Manovich, L.: Principy nových médií, in Teorie vědy/Theory of Science, XI/XXIV/2/2002.
  • Bolter, J.D, Grusin, R.: Remdiation. Understanding New Media, MIT Press,2000.
  • Flusser, V.: Do univerza technických obrazů, Praha 2001.
  • Huhtamo, E.: From Kaleidoscomaniac to Cybernerd: Notes Toward an Archeology of Media, In. Ed.Druckerey, T.: Electric Culture: Technology and Visual Representation, New York 1994.
  • Manovich, L.: The Language of New Media, Mit Press 2002.
Teaching methods
lectures (One 1.5 hour class per week plus tutorials once per semester)
Assessment methods
Evaluation: 1. comments on texts 2. written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
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