ZDK_32 Aesthetic theories of multimedia and synesthesia II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 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: Ing. Alena Albíniová
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 21. 2. 15:00–16:40 N43, Fri 21. 3. 15:00–16:40 N43, Fri 11. 4. 15:00–16:40 N43, Fri 16. 5. 15:00–16:40 N43
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
  • - Picture in music / Music for eyes.
  • - Sound art.
  • - Radio art.
  • - Czech multimedia art scene.
Literature
    required literature
  • PEŠÁNEK, Zdeněk. Kinetismus : (kinetika ve výtvarnictví - barevná hudba). Edited by Tomáš Pospiszyl. 1. vyd. V Praze: Akademie múzických umění v Praze, 2013, 158 s. ISBN 9788073312329. info
  • NEUHAUS, Max. Sound as a Medium. Originally published in Three to One: Max Neuhaus (Brussels: La Léttre Volée, 1997).
  • NEUHAUS, Max. Sound Art? First published as an introduction to the exhibition "Volume: Bed of Sound", P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York, July 2000.
  • MARINETTI, F. T. & MASNATA, Pino. La radia. Futurist Manifesto of October, 1933. (Published in Gazzetta del Popolo). Source: kunstradio.at.
  • Hlaváčková, Jitka - Vojtěchovský, Miloš (eds.). Zvuky, kódy, obrazy [Sounds, Codes, Images]. Praha: ArtMap, 2020. s. 63-74. ISBN 978-80-907873-4-6.
    recommended literature
  • SMOLKA, M. – KOFROŇ, P. Grafické partitury a koncepty. Olomouc: Votobia, 1996.
  • LICHT, Alan. Sound Art: Beyond Music, Between Categories. New York: Rizzoli, 2007
  • 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
Teaching methods
Lecture, discussion, parallel reading of the recommended texts.
Assessment methods
- min. 75% attendance
- written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/phil/jaro2025/ZDK_32/index.qwarp
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2026.
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