IM123cv Aesthetic Theories of Multimedia II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Martin Flašar, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Bc. Jitka Leflíková
Timetable
Mon 8:00–9:40 N21
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW( IM123 Theories of Multimedia II )
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
The subject of the seminar is reading, comprehension and discussion theoretical texts on history, philosophy, media theory and art of the 20th century.
Syllabus
  • Students will read and discuss texts listed below:
  • 1. Pešánek, Zdeněk. Kinetismus : kinetika ve výtvarnictví, barevná hudba. Praha: Česká grafická Unie, 1941. s. 1-20.
  • 2. Neuhaus, Max. Sound art? In Volume: Bed of Sound, P.S.1, New York: Contemporary Art Center, July 2000.
  • 3. Chion, M. – Gorbman, C. Audio-vision: sound on screen. New York: Columbia University Press, c1994. Kap. 1. Projections of Sound on Image (s. 3-24).
  • 4. Sexton, J. (ed.). Music, sound and multimedia: from the live to the virtual. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2007. Kap. 3. Music in Video Games (s. 51-67).
  • 5. Viola, B. Will there by condominiums in data space? In Multimedia : from Wagner to virtual reality. Edited by William Gibson - Randall Packer - Ken Jordan. New York: W.W. Norton, 2002, s. 315–326.
  • 6. Anderson, L. Coda: Laurie Anderson, „The Language of the Future“. In Multimedia : from Wagner to virtual reality. Edited by William Gibson - Randall Packer - Ken Jordan. New York: W.W. Norton, 2002, s. 399–402.
Literature
    required literature
  • Umění a nová média (Art and new media). Flašar, Martin - Horáková, Jana - Macek, Petr a kol. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011, 188 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5639-8. info
  • FLAŠAROVÁ, Jolana and Martin FLAŠAR. Iannis Xenakis: Poznámky o "elektronickém gestu" (Iannis Xenakis: Notes on the "electronic gesture"). In Manifesty pohyblivého obrazu: barevná hudba. Vydání první. Olomouc: Pastiche Filmz o.s., 2010, p. 87-92. Edice PAF. ISBN 978-80-904515-4-4. info
  • CHION, Michel. Audio-vision : sound on screen. Edited by Walter Murch, Translated by Claudia Gorbman. New York: Columbia University Press, 1994, xxvii, 239. ISBN 0231078994. info
Teaching methods
Reading, comprehension, interpretation, discussion.
Assessment methods
Written summaries of at least 4 texts submitted in the Odevzdávárna in the IS until the end of the semester. It is recommended to hand in regularly during the semester due to the date of the lecture.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022.
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