Course: Introduction to the History of New Media

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Course title Introduction to the History of New Media
Course code KDT/FU138
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Svejkovský Zdeněk, MgA. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction - What is New Media 2. Film and Film Experimentation 3. Video Art 4. Animation and Animated Film in Art 5. Sound Art 6. Early Computer and Digital Art 7. Net Art 8. Post-Internet Art 9. Game Art 10. Interactive Art, AI Art, Generative Art 11. Game Art 12. Other Forms of New Media Art, Current Developments

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course provides an introduction to the world of new media and their impact on culture and art. Students will explore various technologies that contemporary artists use to create their works. The course covers areas such as video art, sound art, net art, interactive art, bio art, and more. Students will be introduced to key works by pioneering artists who engage in innovative and experimental approaches through new media. The course examines the development of new media throughout the 20th century as well as the latest technologies that have emerged in recent years.
The acquired competencies represent the mastery and application of knowledge in the given field, based on the specific course description and aimed at fulfilling the graduate profile.
Prerequisites
Successful completion of previous studies

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • BORDWELL, David, THOMPSON, Kristin. Dějiny filmu: Přehled světové kinematografie. Praha: AMU, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7331-207-7.
  • DEUZE, Mark. Media life: Život v médiích. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2015. ISBN 978-80-246-2815-8.
  • Greene, Rachel. Internet Art. Thames and Hudson, 2004. ISBN 0-500-20376-8.
  • KHOLEIF, Omar (ed.). You Are Here: Art After the Internet. Manchester: Cornerhouse and SPACE, 2014. ISBN 9780956957177.
  • LONDON, Barbara. Video/Art: The First Fifty Years. Phaidon Press Ltd, 2019. ISBN 978-1838663582.
  • MEIXNEROVÁ, Marie. . # mm net art / Internetové umění ve virtuálním a fyzickém prostoru prezentace. Pastiche Filmz, Olomouc, V rámci Edice PAF, 2014. ISBN 978-80-87662-06-9.
  • PAUL, Christiane (ed.). Digital art. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2008. ISBN 978-0-500-20398-9.
  • Quaranta, Domenico. Beyond New Media Art. San Francisco, California: LiNK Editions, Brescia, 2013. ISBN 978-1-291-37697-5.
  • Serres, Michel. Palečka. Esej o digitální revoluci.. Univerzita Karlova, nakladatelství Karolinum, Studia nových médií, 2019. ISBN 978-80-246-4295-6.
  • WEIBEL, Peter. Sound art: Sound as a Medium of Art. MIT Press, 2019. ISBN 9780262029667.


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