FF:TIM_B_013 Theories of Multimedia I - Course Information

TIM_B_013 Aesthetic Theories of Multimedia and Synaesthesia I

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching

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

Mon 8:00–9:40 N21, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.

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: 61/150, 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

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Course objectives

The aim of the course is to provide theoretical, analytical and interpretative instruments for understanding media art, especially multimedia art. It also aims to develop students' competences in the field of individual research activities together with the simulation of the increasingly necessary expert teamwork. 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.
- Competence in independent research and documentation: data/material collection, critical reading, interpretation, presentation, feedback and its processing.

Syllabus

• - Distribution of research topics, formation of teams, presentations schedule,
• - application of research principles.
• Lecture/seminar topics:
• - Multimedia – definitory approaches.
• - Synaesthesia – history of multimedial thinking.
• - Richard Wagner and The Artwork of the Future.
• - Italian futurism and aesthetics of multimedia.
• - Architecture as a form of multimedia.
• - Music in film – musical film – videoclip.
• - Sound and music in digital games.
• - Interactive Performances

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.
• PEŠÁNEK, Zdeněk. Kinetismus: (kinetika ve výtvarnictví - barevná hudba). V Praze: Akademie múzických umění v Praze, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7331-232-9.
• FLAŠAR, Martin - HORÁKOVÁ, Jana - MACEK, Petr a kol. Umění a nová média. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011.

recommended literature
• BLÁHA, Jaroslav. Výtvarné umění a hudba. I/2, Tvar, prostor a čas. Praha: Togga, 2013. Musica viva. ISBN 978-80-7476-019-8.
• FLAŠAR, Martin. Hudba a zvuk v počítačových hrách - od filmové k herní hudbě. Opus musicum : hudební revue, Brno: Opus musicum, 2012, roč. 44, č. 4, s. 28-37. ISSN 0862-8505.
• XENAKIS, Iannis. Music and architecture: architectural projects, texts, and realizations. Hillsdale, N.Y.: Pendragon, c2008. The Iannis Xenakis series. ISBN 978-1-57647-107-4.
• FLAŠAR, Martin. Poème électronique, 1958: Le Corbusier, E. Varèse, I. Xenakis. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2012. Spisy Masarykovy univerzity v Brně, Filozofická fakulta. ISBN 978-80-210-5945-0. Dostupné také z: http://digilib.phil.muni.cz/handle/11222.d
• GLEICK, James. Chaos [orig. Chaos]. Překlad Renata Kamenická. Vydání první. Brno: Ando Publishing, 1996. 349 s. ISBN 80-86047-04-0.

Teaching methods

Lecture, parallel reading of the recommended texts, discussion.

- basic source research (study of sources in memory institutions, personal archives, literature research),
- interviews and questionnaire surveys,
- documentation of media art,
- analytical procedures,
- data/sources processing and interpretation in a team,
- presentation of the results of teamwork in the seminar,
- working with feedback from students and lecturer.

Assessment methods

- min. 75% attendance
- presentation and submission of team project outputs to the IS submission folder.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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