IMK86 Aesthetic Theories of Multimedia and Synaesthesia II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 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: doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 5. 3. 15:00–16:40 N43, Fri 9. 4. 15:00–16:40 N43, Fri 7. 5. 15:00–16:40 N43, Fri 28. 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.
The capacity limit for the course is 100 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/100, only registered: 0/100, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/100
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.
  • - 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • LICHT, Alan. Sound Art: Beyond Music, Between Categories. New York: Rizzoli, 2007
  • BAUMAN, Zygmunt. Úvahy o postmoderní době. Praha: Slon, 1995.
  • SMOLKA, M. – KOFROŇ, P. Grafické partitury a koncepty. Olomouc: Votobia, 1996.
  • FLAŠAR, Martin - HORÁKOVÁ, Jana - MACEK, Petr a kol. Umění a nová média. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011.
  • 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.
  • LIESMANN, Konrad Paul. Universum věcí: K estetice každodennosti. Praha : Academia, 2012.
  • Multimedia : from Wagner to virtual reality. Edited by William Gibson - Randall Packer - Ken Jordan. New York: W.W. Norton, 2002. xxxviii, 4. ISBN 0393049795.
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.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin výuka, 8 hodin konzultace.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022.
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