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

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: 2/150, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 2/150

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:
• - 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
• Hlaváčková, Jitka - Vojtěchovský, Miloš (eds.). Zvuky, kódy, obrazy [Sounds, Codes, Images]. Praha: ArtMap, 2020. s. 63-74. ISBN 978-80-907873-4-6.
• LIPOVETSKY, Gilles. Éra prázdnoty. Úvahy o současném individualismu. Praha : Prostor 2003.
• LIESMANN, Konrad Paul. Universum věcí: K estetice každodennosti. Praha : Academia, 2012.
• FLAŠAR, Martin - HORÁKOVÁ, Jana - MACEK, Petr a kol. Umění a nová média. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011.
• Multimedia : from Wagner to virtual reality. Edited by William Gibson - Randall Packer - Ken Jordan. New York: W.W. Norton, 2002. xxxviii, 4. ISBN 0393049795.
• 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.
• ECO, Umberto. O zrcadlech a jiné eseje: znak, reprezentace, iluze, obraz. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2002. Myšlenky. ISBN 80-204-0959-9.
• BAUMAN, Zygmunt. Úvahy o postmoderní době. Praha: Slon, 1995.
• SCRUTON, Roger. Průvodce inteligentního člověka po moderní kultuře. Praha: Academia, c2002. ISBN 80-200-1076-9.
• 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
• MEYROWITZ, Joshua. Všude a nikde. Praha : Karolinum, 2006.

Teaching methods

Lecture, parallel reading of the recommended texts.
- 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.
Reading of the recommended texts.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

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