Faculty Name

David Ryan

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

DMA

Course Subject

DMA

Course Number

3980

Course Section

01

Course Title

Special Topics: Emerging Forms

Academic Term and Year

Fall 2015

Credits

4.00

Hamline Plan Letter

F

Area of Study

DMA

Course Description

Goals: To introduce students to current and developing technologies, trends, techniques, and concepts in the rapidly evolving media arts landscape. Students will gain a deeper understanding of new and digital media arts history, how to place emerging forms in a contemporary context, and apply critical theory to the analysis of digital media. Content: This course is designed to present emerging digital media art forms through readings, critical theory, screenings, gallery visits, and visiting artists. Students will research and analyze emerging forms in the context of new and digital media art history and seminal artists and artworks. No prerequisites. Emerging Forms 2015 investigates Interactive Documentary. We’ll explore how interactive technologies are helping filmmakers re-invent the non-fiction film. We’ll study groundbreaking documentary projects, research critical questions raised by these works and connect them to the historical context of documentary film. In addition, we’ll study new tools for creating interactive videos and build a documentary project of our own.

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