Undergraduate Course: Contemporary Art in Digital Culture (ARTX10046)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The expansion of digital media in recent years has resulted in seismic transformation of our culture. We now have access to a level of visual and auditory material unheard of in the history of human civilisation. This course explores a range of responses to the impact of these developments on contemporary art and film.
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| Course description |
The series of lectures, screenings and seminars will be split into two sections. In the first part of the course we will explore some of the more theoretical and conceptual responses to, and analysis of, digital culture. In the second part of the course we will examine a range of artistic practices that have attempted to respond to these changes. A wide variety of contemporary practice will be discussed (painting, sculpture, video, installation, performance photography, cinema and television).
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Research: Research and show a critical understanding and autonomy in identifying several principal methods of enquiry relating to and knowledge of practices in contemporary art and digital culture
- Analyse: Demonstrate a critical understanding of complex issues relating to histories, theories and practices of digital cultures as they relate to contemporary art.
- Communicate: Successfully communicate your original research, analysis and professional initiative in a well-structured, coherent and creative form.
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Reading List
Blaxter, L. et al (2001) How to Research. Buckingham: Open University Press.
Booth, W. et al (1995) The Craft of Research. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Cottrell, S (2005) Critical Thinking Skills: Developing Effective Analysis and Argument. Basingstoke: Palgrave.
Rampley, M. (ed) (2001) Exploring Visual Culture. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Rose, G (2001) Visual Methodologies. London: Sage.
Sturken M & Cartwright L (2001) Practices of Looking. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Research methods, self motivated practice, collaboration, negotiation, critical evaluation |
| Keywords | visual culture,critical evaluation,presentation,research |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Rebecca Collins
Tel: (0131 6)51 5875
Email: rcollin3@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Ellie McCartney
Tel: (0131 6)51 5879
Email: emccartn@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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