This is the Core course outline for our MA in Media Arts Philosophy Practice (MAPP) given at the School of Art, Birmingham City University. Follow the lectures online at www.cfar-biad.co.uk
This is the Core course outline for our MA in Media Arts Philosophy Practice (MAPP) given at the School of Art, Birmingham City University. Follow the lectures online at www.cfar-biad.co.uk
This is the Core course outline for our MA in Media Arts Philosophy Practice (MAPP) given at the School of Art, Birmingham City University. Follow the lectures online at www.cfar-biad.co.uk
1 8Cl !CPnn? CCLulnC 1uesdays 17:30 - 19:43 ln Lhe ClA8 sLudlo [CS07/1he School of ArL/MargareL SLreeL]
GLNLkAL CCUkSL DLSCkI1ICN: uotlmely MeJltotloos wlll offer a sLudy ln flow, energy, fluxus and dlmenslon. lL wlll Lake Lhls flow, energy, fluxus and dlmenslon and run wlLh lL - ln order Lo snlff ouL Lhe sexual, Lhe corroslve, Lhe lmaglnary and Lhe curlous. lL wlll do Lhls ln parL by lnvesLlgaLlng Lhe radlcal moves, lnlLlaLed by nleLzsche and expanded upon by Peldegger (vla Lhe loglc of 'Lechne'), lL wlll play wlLh Lhls ln llne wlLh loucaulL (order of Lhlngs/use of pleasure), LlnsLeln (speclal relaLlvlLy/ curved-Llme), ueleuze (loglc of Lhe senses), ueleuze & CuaLLarl (Lhe rhlzome and Lhe refraln), Paraway (specles-belng), !ean Luc nancy (corpus/skln/slngularlLy), MandelbroL (morphogenesls and lLs relaLlon Lo paLLern and meanlng), CuaLLarl (complexlLy Lheory, chaosmosls), lsabelle SLengers (wlld sclence), karen 8arad (enLanglemenL) and LyoLard (llbldlnal economy, peregrlnaLlons, evenL). ?ou are welcome - lndeed encouraged - Lo lnhablL Lhe work vla your own pracLlce-based arLwork, be lL moblle medla arL(s), conLemporary palnLlng, elecLronlc/medla arLs, augmenLed reallLy, C8, dlmenslonallLy, synLheLlc llfe, blo-arLs, ldenLlLy, memory, volce, lmaglng/phoLography, gesLure. Cr someLhlng else alLogeLher.
Lach week Lhere wlll be a Lwo-hour+ lecLure/semlnar as named overleaf ln Lhe schedule. ln order for Lhls semlnar Lo work aL lLs besL, make cerLaln Lo Lhlnk abouL how each week llnks back Lo your own lndlvldual porLfollos - Lhls wlll ald us Lo encounLer and develop Lhe dellcaLe lnLerlaclng of sense, sensuallLy, sclence, arL.
ASSLSSMLN1: 1wo pleces of work, one LhaL wlll noL be formally assessed, Lhe oLher wlll be formally assessed. 8oLh are requlred for you Lo compleLe Lhe course. Ana|yt|c 8ook rev|ew: DUL 2S IL8 2014. 1hls ls an lnformally assessed work of no more Lhan 1300 words of a work selecLed from Lhe 8eferences overleaf. ?ou may also make a plece of work llnked Lo Lhls revlew. LSSA ] LSSA + Ak1WCkk: uuL Lnu Cl CCu8SL. 1hls ls a formally assessed work of no less Lhan 3,300 words and no more Lhan 3,000 words, properly fooLnoLed and reference. lL wlll be based on a seL of quesLlons handed ouL by 23 leb 2014. ?ou are welcome Lo submlL boLh a plece of arLwork and an essay (2,300 words max) afLer consulLaLlon wlLh rofessor !.
kLADINGS* ] VILWINGS: All chapLers ln books/arLlcles wlll be avallable elLher onllne, or phoLocopled and llnked Lo urop8ox or Coogle+ and/or Moodle. All requlred books, vldeos, mp3s wlll be avallable for purchase or wlll be ln Lhe llbrary/ or on a speclflc soclal medla plaLform. All semlnars/lecLures wlll be recorded and archlved our cenLral archlve (www.cfar-blad.co.uk).
2 Lssent|a| read|ngs: Acker, kaLhy. (1996). ussy, k|ng of the |rates. London. Crove ress. __________. (1988). LusL: A Sallor's SllghL ldenLlLy," ln Acker, ulck, lalrbalrns, lell, MalLland, Cwens and 8oberLs (ed/auLhor). 1he Seven Dead|y S|ns. London: SerpenL's 1all. 8arad, karen. (2007). Meet|ng the Un|verse na|fway: uantum hys|cs and 1he Lntang|ement of Matter and Mean|ng. uuke unlverslLy ress. ueleuze, C. (2006) A New cottoqtopbet, ln Ioucau|t. London/n?: ConLlnuum ress ueleuze, C. and lellx CuaLLarl. (2003). A 1housand |ateaus: Cap|ta||sm and Sch|zophren|a (SelecLlons: 8hlzome and nov 1947: 1he 8efraln), unlverslLy of MlnnesoLa ress. ________________________. (2003). What |s h||osophy? 1ranslaLed from Lhe Les LdlLlons de MlnulL (1991) by Craham 8urchell and Pugh 1omllnson. London: verso. LlnsLeln, A. (1903/2003). ke|at|v|ty: 1he Spec|a| and Genera| 1heory. lnLroducLlon by 8oger enrose. new ?ork: l ress. [pdf] loucaulL, M. (1988). 1echno|og|es of the Se|f. LdlLed by L.P. MarLln, P. CuLman, .P. PuLLon. 1avlsLock ubllcaLlons. [pdf] __________. (1986) Care of the Se|f: 1he n|story Sexua||ty, Vo|. 3. new ?ork: 8andom Pouse. __________. ulsclplloes ooJ 5cleoces of tbe loJlvlJool, 8lo-lowet, 5ex ooJ 1totb, ltoctlces ooJ 5cleoces of tbe 5elf. (arL ll: racLlces and knowledges) ln . 8ablnow (Ld). 1he Ioucua|t keader. new ?ork: anLheon 8ooks. CuaLLarl, l. (1993). Chaosmos|s: An Lth|co-Aesthet|c arad|gm. lndlana unlv ress. Paraway, u. (2010). When Spec|es Meet (osLhumanlLles). SLanford Peldegger, M. (2002). Ident|ty and D|fference. lnLroducLlon and Lrans (from Lhe 1937 lecLures) by !oan SLambaugh. Chlcago: unlverslLy of Chlcago ress. ___________. (1977). 1he uest|on Concern|ng 1echno|ogy and Cther Lssays. 1ranslaLed wlLh lnLroducLlon by Wllllam LovlLL. new ?ork: Parper 1orchbooks. lrlgaray, L. (2009). 1he Iorgett|ng of A|r |n ne|degger (1ranslaLed by Mary 8eLh Mader). ConsLrucLs Serles. LyoLard, !-l. (2011). D|scourse, I|gure. lnLroducLlon by !ohn MowlLL, 1ranslaLlon by AnLony Pudek and Mary Lydon. unlverslLy of MlnnesoLa ress _________. (1993). 1be 1eosot ln hls L|b|d|na| Lconomy. new ?ork: ConLlnuum ress nleLzsche, l. (1992) Lcce nomo: now Cne 8ecomes What one Is. 1rans. by 8.!. Polllngdale. enguln. Macunlas, C. (1963) 1be Moolfesto. I|uxus. http:]]www.f|uxus.org] MowlLL, !ohn (2012). ColJ 8oq. loreword Lo !-l LyoLard (2011). D|scourse, I|gure. 1ranslaLed by AnLony Pudek and Mary Lydon. Mlnneapolls: unlv of MlnnesoLa ress. 8ublnsLeln, u., Coldlng, !., llsher, A. (2013). Cn the Verge of hotography. London/8lrmlngham: A81lcle ress. SLengers, lsabelle (2011). 1h|nk|ng w|th Wh|tehead: A Iree and W||d Creat|on of Concepts. lnLroducLlon by 8runo LaLour. Cambrldge/London: Ml1 ress. 1urlng, Alan (1930). coo Mocbloes 1blok? [onllne]
Week 1: IAN 14 Genera| Introduct|on to the Course -..# /010 and the art of mak|ng [|t] 'work' (l) ue-LerrlLorlallsaLlon, lluxus, and Lhe 'Lhls'
Semlnar ConslderaLlons: WhaL ls 'Lhls' ln 21 sL c ecospheres? WhaL ls a 'plane of lmmanence' and whaL does Lhls have Lo do wlLh 'flux'(us)?
kead|ngs]S|ght|ngs]near|ngs]8e|ngs 1. nleLzsche, l. Why l am So Wlse," ln cce nomo. 2. Macunlas, C. lluxus ManlfesLo: lluxus ls an aLLlLude. lL ls noL a movemenL or a sLyle. lluxus ls lnLermedla. lluxus creaLors llke Lo see whaL happens when dlfferenL medla lnLersecL. 1hey use found and everyday ob[ecLs, sounds, lmages, and LexLs Lo creaLe new comblnaLlons of ob[ecLs, sounds, lmages, and LexLs. lluxus works are slmple. 1he arL ls small, Lhe LexLs are shorL, and Lhe performances are brlef. lluxus ls fun. Pumor has always been an lmporLanL elemenL ln lluxus. 3. Moblle A81 - blog hLLp://blogmobllearL.com/Lag/workshop/
Week 2: IAN 21 1echne and the art of mak|ng '|t' work. (II)
Semlnar ConslderaLlons: WhaL ls Lhls 'lL' ln maklng 'lL work'? WhaL does Lhe quesLlon concernlng Lechnology have Lo do wlLh Lhls 'lL'? Conslder also: ln hls lnLroducLlon Lo ueleuze and CuaLLarl's Aotl-OeJlpos, loucaulL lnslsLs on 'de- LerrlLorlallsaLlon', whlch emerges ln parL vla Lhe Peldeggarlan move around 'Lechne', 'polesls', 'uaseln'. WhaL ls Lhls move? Pow does lL creaLe 'de-LerrorlLorlallsed' grounds (or 'groundless- grounds').
8eadlngs/SlghLlngs/Pearlngs/8elngs 1. loucaulL, M. Ao lottoJoctloo to tbe ooo-fosclst llfe ln hls ltefoce Lo ueleuze & CuaLLarl's *(,23 4#)25%6. 7'52,'$261 '() 8.92&059+#(2', (ConLlnuum: 2004), pp. xlll-xv. hLLp://monoskop.org/lmages/d/da/ueleuze_Cllles_CuaLLarl_lellx_AnLl- Cedlpus_CaplLallsm_and_Schlzophrenla.pdf
S 2. Peldegger, M. 1be Ooestloo coocetoloq 1ecbooloqy ln hls :9# ;%#6,20( 70(.#+(2(< :#.9(0$0<= '() 4,9#+ -66'=6 (edlLed and LranslaLed by) W. LovlLL. (as above Sem 1)
Week 3: IAN 28 D|fference mak|ng a d|fference (2). 8hlzomes and 8efralns (posL-modern algorlLhms) Semlnar ConslderaLlons: Pere we wlll wresLle wlLh Lhe 'ls' as LhaL lnLersecLlon/ expresslon of a plane (surface) of movemenL and repeLlLlon.
8eadlngs/SlghLlngs/Pearlngs/8elngs: 1. ueleuze & CuaLLarl, lottoJoctloo. kblzome," p. 3-24. and 18J7. of tbe keftolo, pp. 342-386, ln Lhelr :90%6'() >$',#'%6, (unlv of MlnnesoLa ress). hLLp://danm.ucsc.edu/~dusLln/llbrary/deleuzeguaLLarlrhlzome.pdf , hLLps://cdn.anonflles.com/1333710068372.pdf (pdf of enLlre book wlll be onllne). 2. (CpLlonal) ueleuze & CuaLLarl, 1be Ooestloo, tbeo ln What |s h||osophy? 1ranslaLed by Craham 8urchell and Pugh 1omllnson
Week 4: Ieb 4 What |s "8e|ong|ng" (so||tude] wander|ngs]dwe|||ng) art 1.
Semlnar ConslderaLlons: Llnked Lo 'Lechne' and 'uaseln', a sLrange sorL of ldenLlLy comes calllng, one wlLhouL 'edges', 'frames', 'markers'. ln whaL way ls Lhls llnked Lo 'belonglng' and why brlng ln Lhe oddly slmple equaLlon: A=A?
8eadlngs/SlghLlngs/Pearlngs/8elngs: 1. SLambaugh, !oan. (2002). lnLroducLlon Lo Peldegger's ?)#(,2,= '() "2@@#+#(.#" ln Peldegger, M. Ident|ty and D|fferenceA 1ranslaLed and edlLed by !oan SLambaugh. unlv Chlcago ress. [onllne] 2. Peldegger, M. (2002). Ch. 1: lJeotlty ln hls ?)#(,2,= '() "2@@#+#(.#. [onllne].
Week S: Ieb 11 What |s "8e|ong|ng" (so||tude] wander|ngs]dwe|||ng) art 2.
Semlnar ConslderaLlons: WhaL does lL mean (for Peldegger) Lo 'dwell'? Pow ls Lhls llnked Lo Lhe dlglLal envlronmenL?
8eadlngs/SlghLlngs/Pearlngs/8elngs: 1. Peldegger, M. (2002). Ch. 1: lJeotlty ln hls ?)#(,2,= '() "2@@#+#(.#. [onllne]. 2. 8arad, karen (2010). otooqlemeot/ulfftoctloo. ln her Meet|ng the Un|verse na|fway.
Ak1 II: DIIILkLNCL, MUL1ILICI1, LVLN1 Week 6: Ieb 18 D|fference mak|ng a d|fference (1). erdurance/ evenL of approprlaLlon
Semlnar ConslderaLlons: WhaL ls Lhe dlfference beLween dwelllng, belng and evenL? ln whaL way ls lL llnked Lo 'duraLlon', 'Llmlng', 'approprlaLlon'. WhaL ls 'presenL' ln Lhls readlng/dolng/dwelllng?
Semlnar ConslderaLlons: Pow do lnLenslLles form 'economles' or 'paLLerns', and ln whaL way does Lhe sexual (llbldlnal) enLer lnLo Lhe fray? Pow ls Lhls llnked Lo 'zeroes' and 'ones' (and why or how does lL maLLer)?
8eadlngs/SlghLlngs/Pearlngs/8elngs: 1. ueleuze and CuaLLarl, 1be kblzome and 1be keftolo, ln Lhelr 1housand |ateaus [onllne]. 2. LlnsLeln, A. ke|at|v|ty. [se|ect|ons] 3. LyoLard, !-l. Clossoty, 1be Cteot pbemetol 5klo and 1be 1eosot 8ooJ ln hls B2C2)2('$ -.0(01=, (ALhlone ress, 2004), pp. xl-xlx, 1-41, 42-93 4. vlewlng: 1he lormanL 8roLhers (nobuyasu Sakonda & Masahlro Mlwa) (2009/2010) le 1ombeoo Je lteJJle - A coocept fot 5lx letspectlves lo ulqltol Moslc & Ao Acoostlc keollzotloo of l'lotetootlooole MusL be read alongslde vlewlng/llsLenlng Lo Lhelr performance: hLLp://www.youLube.com/waLch?v=hkfru-LCC-L
Week 8: Mar 4 Irom 1ensor 8and and ke|at|v|ty to Undec|dab|||ty (1): a |og|c of the senses: hunger, sexua||ty(|es), subm|ss|on, dr|ve, cur|os|ty (see|ng] sme|||ng] tast|ng] hear|ng] touch|ng)
Semlnar ConslderaLlons: 1hlnklng vla Lhe skln: Lhe varylng Lechne/Lechnologles of coheslon/ enLanglemenL/ movemenL/ lmaglnaLlon Lhrough/wlLh/alongslde/wlLhouL Lhe senses.
8eadlngs/SlghLlngs/Pearlngs/8elngs: 1. (8e-read): LyoLard, !-l. Clossoty, 1be Cteot pbemetol 5klo and 1be 1eosot 8ooJ ln hls B2C2)2('$ -.0(01=, (ALhlone ress, 2004), pp. xl-xlx, 1-41, 42-93, 2. Cdel, k. Cn lormally undecldable 1heorems [onllne] 3. [CpLlonal]: SLengers, lsabelle, leelloq Ooes wotlJ (Ch 18) and 1be AJveototes of tbe 5eoses (Ch 20) ln her th|nk|ng w|th Wh|tehead, pp. 294-311 and 336-363. [Cnllne] 4. [CpLlonal] ueleuze, C. 1bltJ 5etles of tbe ltoposltloo, 1welftb 5etles of tbe lotoJox, 1bltty- secooJ 5etles oo tbe ulffeteot kloJs of 5etles, ln hls :9# B0<2. 0@ 8#(6# (ConLlnuum: 2004)
Week 9: Mar 11 Irom 1ensor 8and and Comp|ex|ty to Lntang|ement (2): a morphogenes|s of the senses (maLerlallLy ln a posL-'posLmodern' age).
7 Semlnar ConslderaLlons: 8e-Lhlnklng 'maLerlal' /'maLerlallsm' ln Lhe conLemporary arLs Lhrough Lhe fracLal lens of morphogenesls. Semlnar wlll lnclude dlscusslon lnvolvlng augmenLed reallLy/arLlflclal lnLelllgence/synLheLlc llfe.
8eadlngs/SlghLlngs/Pearlngs/8elngs: 1. 1urnlng, Alan. coo Mocbloes 1blok? [onllne] 2. 8e-read: Cdel, k. Cn lormally undecldable 1heorems [onllne] 3. cboos, ltoctols ooJ uyoomlcs (parL 1 & 2) [vldeo llnk] (88C Serles) 4. 8arad, k. otooqlemeot/ulfftoctloo. ln her Meet|ng the Un|verse na|fway. (pdf) 3. (CpLlonal): MandelbroL, 8. Ch: 3 CeneraLlng lracLals" ln :9# D+'.,'$ E#01#,+= 0@ F',%+# (1982/2004) 6. (CpLlonal): Llppard, Lucy (2009). 5lx eots. tbe Je-motetlollsotloo of tbe ott object ftom 1966 to 1972. o ctoss tefeteoce book oo some estbetlc boooJotles. cooslstloq of o blblloqtopby loto wblcb ote losetteJ o ftoqmeoteJ text, ottwotks, lotetvlews ooJ symposlo, ottooqeJ cbtoooloqlcolly ooJ focosseJ oo so-colleJ cooceptool ot lofotmotloo ot lJeo ott wltb meotloos of socb voqoely JeslqooteJ oteos os mlolmol, ootl-fotm, systems, eottb, ot ptocess ott occottloq oow lo tbe Ametlcos, otope, oqlooJ, Aftlco ooJ Aslo (wltb occosloool polltlcol ovettooes), (Ml1 edlLlon)
Week 10: Mar 2S 1|me]Space ] Image: uantum hys|cs, n|ggs 8oson and the rob|em of Non- representat|on
1. 8ublnsLeln, u. (2013). 1he Crln of Schrdlnger's CaL, CuanLum hoLography and Lhe LlmlLs of 8epresenLaLlon. ln 8ublnsLeln, Coldlng, llsher (Ld). Cn 1he Verge of hotography. A81lcle ress. See also hls lecLure: hLLp://www.youLube.com/waLch?v=3pu3kzlm3lg 2. !ohn MowlLL, Cold 8ug, ln LyoLard's ulscourse, flgure. (pdf)
Lssay due aL end of 1erm 3 (daLe Lo be conflrmed)!
lease noLe: 1hls ls a Lough class - do noL be Loo shy Lo ask quesLlons and Lo work LogeLher. 8emember aL every sLage Lo lnhablL Lhe readlngs Lhrough Lhe lens of your own pracLlce. ?ou'd be amazed how Lhls cuLs Lo Lhe chase and helps Lo explaln whaL oLherwlse seems lnLracLable. l'm always lnLeresLed ln your quesLlons/curloslLles - so do noL heslLaLe Lo make an offlce appolnLmenL lf need be. MosL lmporLanL: PAvL lun!!!!