2 Media Theory Classes ONLINE

May 17, 2002

Type: discussion

2 Media Theory Classes ONLINE
@ The New School University (based in NYC)
Instructor: Laurie Halsey Brown

Why New Media isn’t New; A History NCOM3040A
9 weeks **JUNE 3, 2002** thru August 2, 2002
Net.art has been a part of art and society for more than ten years. The history of these works is discussed in relation to the progression of technology. Discussions include questions surrounding definitions of interactivity and net.art, the history of video in relation to the history of net.art, online identity, e-mail as an art form?,voyeurism/surveillance, how web design is affecting society and art, and hybridity. The terminology surrounding digital media is discussed throughout. Class will focus on student research and discussion. Readings from Lev Manovich; Amy Scholder and Jordan Crandall; Peter Weibel and Timothy Druckrey.

Media Interactions: Film, Video, Digital NC3044A
9 weeks **JUNE 3, 2002** thru August 2, 2002
Past, present and future; the relationship of video to film and digital media is analyzed in the context of contemporary society and the movement toward interdisciplinary processes in society. The theories and history of each is explored with an emphasis on the evolution of video from its roots in television through the movement into video art and its current connection to digital media. Work to be discussed include films by Godard and video by historical and contemporary artists including Kristin Lucas, Nam June Paik and Martha Rosler.

For further information, please contact:
http://www.dialnsa.edu >>courses and registration>>communications or
or the University Registration Office at 212.229.5620

Instructor Bio:
Laurie Halsey Brown is an artist, independent media curator and educator. Her work centers on notions of looking in relation to public/private space and has been shown extensively; in the US at places such at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, NYC and abroad in The Netherlands, Ireland and the UK. She has curated numerous media based projects internationally: most recently <stepping back, moving forward> Human Interaction in an Interactive Age for the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, PA. Her web projects focus on art as dialogue: http://www.movinginplace.net.