VIS159
/ ICAM 150: History of Art and Technology
Winter 2003, Visual Arts Department,
UCSD
Course syllabus
midterm exam
FINAL EXAM
RESORCES
FINAL TOPICS 2002
Exams 2000
Course topics / screenings / reading assingments / exam dates
[subject to change]
January
6 / Week 1.
Introduction.
January 13 / Week 2 / What is New Media?
Reading: Introduction and Chapter 1: pp. 2-61.
Screening: Dziga
Vertov, "A Man with a Movie Camera." (1929)
recommended reading: Alan Kay and Adele
Goldberg, Personal Dynamic Media, 1977
January 20 / Week 3 /
What is New Media? (continued)
Reading: Chapter 1
(continued): pp. 2-61.
No lecture on Monday - UCSD Holiday.
January
27 / Week 4/ The Interface
Reading: Introduction to Chapter 2; Language of Cultural Interface: pp. 62-93.
February 3 / Week 5/ The Operations
Reading: Introduction to Chapter 3; Menus, Filters, Plug-ins: pp. 116-135.
recommended reading: Eddo
Stern "A Touch of Medieval: Narrative, Magic and Computer Technology
in Massively Multiplayer Computer Role-Playing Games"
visiting lecture: Eddo Stern
midterm
topics assigned
February 10 / Week 6 / The Illusions
Reading: Chapter 4 (all): pp. 176-211.
screening:
Antonioni, "Blow-up." (1966)
midterm essays due (bring to lab meeting
and hand in to your TA)
February
17 / Week 7/ The Illusions (continued)
Reading: Chapter 4 (all): pp. 176-211.
No lecture on Monday - UCSD Holiday.
Februay 24 / Week 8 / The Forms
Reading: Introduction to Chapter 5; Database: pp. 212-243.
visiting lecture: Natalie Bookchin
March 3 / Week 9 / The Forms (continued)
final topics given
Reading: Navigable Space: pp. 244-285.
visiting lecture: Norman Klein
March 10 / Week 10 / What is Cinema?
Reading: Chapter 6 (all): pp. 286-333.
Screening: various short films and film segments.
Final
due: Thursday, March 20, 7pm (official exam
date and time for this class)