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From: Oliver Grau [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 22 February 2006 17:57
To: CYBER-SOCIETY-LIVE
Cc: j.armitage
Subject: First MA in > MEDIA ART HISTORIES <
DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS, AUSTRIA
2006/07 Program
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Danube University's Department for Applied Cultural Studies, Center for
Image Science is now accepting applications for the 2006/07 class of their
MA Program in MediaArtHistories starting november. This two year
low-residency degree provides students with deeper understanding of 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, Oliver GRAU, Gregor
LECHNER, Jens HAUSER and many others.
Artists and programers give new insights into the latest and most
controversal software, interface developments and their interdisciplinary
and intercultural praxis. Keywords are: Strategies of Interaction &
Interface Design, Social Software, Immersion & Emotion, 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 bio & nano art, CAVE installations, augmented
reality and locative media are introduced.
Historical derivations that go far back into art and media history are tied
in intriguing ways to digital art. Key approaches and methods from Image
Science, Media Archaeology and the History of Science & Technology will be
discussed. Media Art History offers a basis for understanding evolutionary
history of audiovisual media, from the Laterna Magica to the Panorama,
Phantasmagoria, Film, and the Virtual Art of recent decades.
The MA MediaArtHistories is located in the the Center for Image Science,
housed in a 14th century Monastary, which holds also the historic G*ttweig
collection, with more than 30.000 original graphics, etchings, prints etc.,
dating from the Renaissance and Baroque era until today. It contains works
of various German, Italian, Dutch, French and British artists (from D*rer to
Klimt...). This allowes contextualization of the latest media art in its art
and image history and the courses to work directly with originals - from
book illustration to photography to the most contemporary media art.
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 collectionsof 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?
=> www.donau-uni.ac.at/mediaarthistories
DANUBE UNIVERSITY -- located in the UNESCO world heritage WACHAU
Danube University Krems is the first public university in Europe which
specializes in advanced continuing education offering low-residency degree
programs for working professionals and lifelong learners. The MA
MediaArtHistories is located in the the Center for Image Science, housed in
a 14th century Monastary, remodeled to fit the needs of modern research in
singular surroundings. Krems is a traditional educational town - with 30
schools and high schools attended by more than 10,000 students. Therefore,
Krems' environment is richly furnished with restaurants, hotels,
guest-houses and students' hostels, as well as leisure-time and cultural
facilities. The idyllic environment of the Wachau, which belongs to UNESCO
world heritage, its exquisite wines and numerous sports facilities,
contribute to the quality of life of students at the Danube University
Krems.
www.donau-uni.ac.at
www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/studium/fachabteilungen/kultur/zentren/zbw/index.php
ADDITIONAL SPECIALITIES OF THE CENTER FOR IMAGE SCIENCE
The Center offers long term preservation and growth of the Database of
Virtual Art. As pioneer in the field, the Database of Virtual Art has been
documenting the rapidly evolving field of digital installation art since
1999, supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. The research-oriented,
complex overview of immersive, interactive, telematic and genetic art has
been developed in cooperation with renowned media artists, researchers and
institutions.
=> www.virtualart.at
The Database of Virtual Art and Leonardo/ISAST and the Banff New Media
Institute collaborated to produce the first international art history
conference covering art and new media, art and technology, art-science
interaction, and the history of media as pertinent to contemporary art. In
late September, more than 200 new media practitioners from around the world
gathered at Banff New Media Institute (BNMI) for Refresh! The complete
conference is available as a Webcast at:
=> http://www.mediaarthistory.org/navbar-links/refresh/origprogram.html
DIGITALIZATION
The DigitalizationCenter is equipped with an ultra-modern multifunctional
digital reproduction system for digitizing works of art, graphics, maps and
similar originals. The highest resolution combined with fast scan speeds and
the possibility of serial image processing enable a cost effective workflow.
The workstation is used for the digitalization of the G*ttweig collection
of engravings and other collections, as well as for teaching purposes. New
Digitalisation Center for Cultural Studies planed - further information
available soon.
:: OTHER COURSES: Starting Autumn 06
--> Certified Expert "Visual Competencies", 1 Semester
--> Certified Expert "Digital Asset Management", 1 Semester
--> Certified Expert "Iconography", 2 Semester
--> Certified Expert "Photography", 2 Semester
--> Certified Expert "Exhibition Design and Management", 1
Semester
--> Certified Expert "Scientific Visualization", 2 Module
=> http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/zbw
The MediaArtHistories program in Krems is unique in that it actively seeks
to assemble a diverse group of students and welcomes applications from
Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America.
Space is limited, so please apply as soon as possible. Additional
information is available on the programs website:
www.donau-uni.ac.at/mediaarthistories
If you would like an information pack, or if you have any questions, please
contact in the first the office at the Center for Image Science, Danube
University Krems, Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Str. 30, 3500 Krems. Email:
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If you have further queries about specific contents of the program, please
contact Mag. Jeanna Nikolov [log in to unmask] or program
director Prof. Dr. Oliver Grau [log in to unmask] (Head Department
for Applied Cultural Studies and Center for Image Science)
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