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16273
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S2
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| ECTS Credits |
15
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| Workload |
OT(15H)/S(45H)
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| Scientific area |
Artes
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Entry requirements |
n/a
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Learning outcomes |
1. To develop and deepen an individual research problem within the field of Media Arts, articulating it with contemporary artistic practices mediated by technology.
2. To identify, map, and mobilise relevant authors and textual and artistic references in order to support and challenge the research hypotheses.
3. To investigate the relationship between the project-based object and textual production, understanding both as interdependent dimensions of the research process.
4. To foster the ability to situate and present research within scientific and artistic contexts, through participation in academic and artistic events.
5. To consolidate the research into a structured form of communication, articulating critical thinking and artistic practice.
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Syllabus |
- Formulation and reformulation of the research problem.
- Relationship between artistic practice and textual production: articulations, frictions, and contaminations.
- Construction of the project-based object as an expanded field (text/work/process).
- Identification and discussion of theoretical and artistic references.
- Preparation for public presentation: formats of academic and artistic communication.
- Participation in academic events: critical observation and integration into the research practice.
- Engagement with invited researchers and artists throughout the semester, through sessions focused on the presentation and discussion of their creative and research processes.
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Main Bibliography |
Benjamin, W. (2006). A Obra de Arte na Época da Sua Possibilidade de Reprodução Técnica. Lisboa: Assírio & Alvim.
Balsom, E (2017). After Uniqueness: A History of Film and Video Art in Circulation. NY: Columbia UP.
Dixon, S, (2007) Digital Performance, Cambridge, MA & London: The Mit Press
Jacobson, L. (Ed.) (1992). CyberArts – exploring art & technology. San Francisco, CA, US: Miller Freeman.
Jenkins, H. (2013). Spreadable media. New York, NY: New York UP.
Landow, G. (Ed). (1994) . Hyper, Text, Theory. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University .
Lunenfeld, P. (Ed.) (2001). The digital dialetic - New essays on media. Massachussets: MIT Press.
Maciel, K. (Org.) (2009). Transcinema. Rio de Janeiro: Contra Capa.
Manovich. L. (2001). The Language of New Media. Cambridge: MIT Press.
Murray, J.(1997). Hamlet on the Holodeck: The Future of Narrative in the Cyberspace.Cambridge: MIT Press
Kaye, N. (2007), Multi-Media: Video, Installation, Performance, London: Routledge.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
It is proposed that each PhD student choose 3 seminars (from the 6 listed in the semester schedule) and prepare a report on them.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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