Description: Second of two Visual Cultures modules, this class moves from an advanced starting point, whereby the visual is connected to the surfaces making it available for consumption in our contemporary context. Observing a variety of surfaces will allow us to dive into the materiality of screen media, which are the main kind of devices delivering visual contents nowadays. We will eventually focus on what make this delivery possible by familiarising with concepts such as the touchscreen, infrastructures, the digital interface, and the desktop.
The latter will be our specific focus as it lends itself to work both as a metaphor and an epistemic tool enabling us to easily understand and navigate the digital space of image circulation, manipulation, use and re-use. We will attempt to use the desktop as a ‘portal’ to both observe and try to practice with such processes. A selection of desktop cinema works will be our launchpad to look deeper into and grasp these mechanisms.
Programme: The module is part of the historical and artistic cluster within the MA in Economics & Management of Arts and Cultural Activities (EGArt). Degree Programme (DM270)
Course Timing: 4th term
ECTS: 6
More information
- Language of instruction & proficiency: English
- Admission requirements: Some knowledge around contemporary visual cultures is required. Students who took Visual Culture I are particularly welcome on this module.
Language-wise, students are expected to be fluent in English as per programme minimum entry requirement. - Enrolment process & deadlines:
- Date: See related study programme
- Staff/Teachers: Miriam Stefania DE ROSA
- Related Connected Community: Working with university students for inclusion, solidarity and citizen participation in the EU
