>> International Course - Master of Arts in MediaArtHistories >> (Low residency; International faculty, English language) >> >> Following the inaugual launch of the course that brought students >> from 4 continents to the Wachau, the program MediaArtHistories >> starts this November for the second time and is currently >> accepting applications. >> MAH conveys the most important developments of contemporary art >> through a network of renowned international theorists, artists and >> curators like: Steve DIETZ, Erkki HUHTAMO, Lev MANOVICH, >> Christiane PAUL, Paul SERMON, Edward SHANKEN, Jens HAUSER, Christa >> SOMMERER; Gerfried STOCKER, Knowbotic Research, Charlie GERE, >> Oliver GRAU and many others. >> >> Artists and programmers give new insights into the latest and most >> controversial software, interface developments and their >> interdisciplinary and intercultural praxis. Keywords are: >> Strategies of Interaction & Interface Design, Social Software, >> Immersion & Emotion and Artistic Invention. Using online >> databases and other modern aids, knowledge of computer animation, >> net art, interactive, telematic and genetic art as well as the >> most recent >> reflections on nano art, CAVE installations, augmented reality and >> wearables are introduced. Historical derivations that go far back >> into art and media history are tied in intriguing ways to digital >> art. Important approaches and methods from Image Science, Media >> Archaeology and the History of Science & Technology will be >> discussed. >> >> MediaArtHistories MA is also based on the international praxis and >> expertise in Curation, Collecting, Preserving and Archiving and >> Researching in the Media Arts. What are, for example, the >> conditions necessary for a wider consideration of media art works >> and of new media in these collections of the international >> contemporary art scene? >> And in which way can new Databases and other scientific tools of >> structuring and visualizing data provide new contexts and enhance >> our understanding of semantics? >> >> Further Information: >> http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/dis >> http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/mediaarthistories >> http://www.virtualart.at >> http://www.mediaarthistories.org/pub/mediaarthistories.html >> >> DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS - located in the UNESCO world heritage >> Wachau is the first public university in Europe which specializes >> in advanced continuing education offering low-residency degree >> programs for working professionals and lifelong learners. Students >> come for 4 x 2 week blocks to Monastery Goettweig in Austria. >> >> With its new modular courses starting in November 2007 the >> DEPARTMENT FOR IMAGE SCIENCE at Danube University Krems offers an >> educational program internationally unique. Without interrupting >> the career working professionals have the opportunity to further >> their career through direct, individualized hands-on experience, >> social learning in small groups and contacts with labs and >> industry. They gain key qualifications for the contemporary art >> and media marketplace. >> >> The Center in Monastery Goettweig, where most MediaArtHistories >> courses take place, is housed in a 14th century building, >> remodeled to fit the needs of modern research in singular >> surroundings. The Goettweig Collection holds more than 30.000 >> prints and 2000 incunabla and manuscripts dating from the Middle >> Ages, Renaissance and Baroque era until today. International >> experts analyze the image worlds of art, science, politics and >> economy and elucidate how they originated, became established and >> how they have >> stood the test of time. The innovative approach at the Department >> for Image Science is reinforced by praxis-oriented study. >> >> Contact: >> Sabine Lindner >> Department for Image Science >> Danube University Krems >> Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Str. 30, A-3500 Krems >> Tel: +43(0)2732 893-2569 >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/dis >> >> >> For more information go to: www.donau-uni.ac.at/dis >> _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
