FF:TIM_B_014 Theories of Multimedia II - Course Information

TIM_B_014 Aesthetic Theories of Multimedia and Synesthesis II

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

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: Bc. Jitka Leflíková

Timetable

Mon 8:00–9:40 N21

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

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

• - Picture in music / Music for eyes.
• - Problem of code. Music as a picture, sculpture, architecture.
• - Sound art.
• - Radio art.
• - Czech multimedia art scene.
• - Symbolic communications in the cultural context.
• - From abstraction to algorithm.
• - Lebenswelt as a videoclip.

Literature

required literature
• Multimedia : from Wagner to virtual reality. Edited by William Gibson - Randall Packer - Ken Jordan. New York: W.W. Norton, 2002. xxxviii, 4. ISBN 0393049795.
• BAUMAN, Zygmunt. Úvahy o postmoderní době. Praha: Slon, 1995.
• RATAJ, Michal. Elektroakustická hudba a vybrané koncepty radioartu: problematika vymezování tvůrčích pozic v prostředí akustických umění z pohledu domácí scény radioartu. V Praze: Kant - Karel Kerlický pro AMU, 2007. Disk. Malá řada. ISBN 978-80-86970-31
• SCRUTON, Roger. Průvodce inteligentního člověka po moderní kultuře. Praha: Academia, c2002. ISBN 80-200-1076-9.
• FLAŠAR, Martin - HORÁKOVÁ, Jana - MACEK, Petr a kol. Umění a nová média. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011.
• LIESMANN, Konrad Paul. Universum věcí: K estetice každodennosti. Praha : Academia, 2012.
• SMOLKA, M. – KOFROŇ, P. Grafické partitury a koncepty. Olomouc: Votobia, 1996.
• LICHT, Alan. Sound Art: Beyond Music, Between Categories. New York: Rizzoli, 2007
• FLAŠAR, Martin. Příliš hlučná samota. MP3 přehrávače a konstrukce individuálního prostoru. In Musical culture and education in international society. Nitra: Univerzita Konštantína filozofa v Nitre, 2010. od s. 82-92.
• MEYROWITZ, Joshua. Všude a nikde. Praha : Karolinum, 2006.
• LIPOVETSKY, Gilles. Éra prázdnoty. Úvahy o současném individualismu. Praha : Prostor 2003.
• ECO, Umberto. O zrcadlech a jiné eseje: znak, reprezentace, iluze, obraz. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2002. Myšlenky. ISBN 80-204-0959-9.

Teaching methods

Lecture, parallel reading of the recommended texts.

Assessment methods

- Submission of an essay including references to the academic sources in the complete range of 7 standard pages.
Recommended sources:
• Pešánek, Zdeněk. Kinetismus : kinetika ve výtvarnictví, barevná hudba. Praha: Česká grafická Unie, 1941. pp. 1-20.
• Neuhaus, Max. Sound art? In Volume: Bed of Sound, P.S.1, New York: Contemporary Art Center, July 2000.
• Chion, M. – Gorbman, C. Audio-vision: sound on screen. New York: Columbia University Press, c1994. Kap. 1. Projections of Sound on Image (pp. 3-24).
• Sexton, J. (ed.). Music, sound and multimedia: from the live to the virtual. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2007. Kap. 3. Music in Video Games (pp. 51-67).
• 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, pp. 315–326.
• 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, pp. 399–402.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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