FA/FACS 1939 3.0 Fall 2011

Optional Reading for Week #11

2011-11-17T08:42:00.000-08:00

Jean Baudrillard's "Simulacra and Simulation"

Not a required reading, but incredibly valuable nonetheless, as a way to start engaging with cultural theory:

http://www9.georgetown.edu/faculty/irvinem/theory/Baudrillard-Simulacra_and_Simulation.pdf

Readings for Week #10

2011-11-09T13:28:00.001-08:00

For Sara Shadkami's guest lecture this week, please have a read of the following two chapters:

"Seeing Your Life in Data" by Nathan Yau

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0ByJSOXgft2VJMjAwMDAwNDYtMWY2Yi00ZGU2LWFlZjYtNzZjMWJiODRlN2Q3

"On Beauty" by Noah Iliinsky

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0ByJSOXgft2VJMTUxYzExYmMtMDE4OS00ZWZjLWI3ODUtNDM1NzUyZWRiZmZj

Patches

2011-11-03T12:18:00.000-07:00

November 10 Max Patches:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0ByJSOXgft2VJYTM3YmRjYWUtZTg0ZS00NjliLTg2NjAtMWEyOGI3YmFjOGZm

November 3 Max Patches:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0ByJSOXgft2VJM2MyNDNiM2QtZDQ0ZC00NDVjLTkxZmYtMzYzMWQ0N2JjMGQx

Reading for Week #9

2011-11-03T05:58:00.000-07:00

Here is the reading for this week, to accompany Lee Knuttila's lecture.

"Anatomy of a YouTube Meme" by Limor Shifman:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=1HiLBY8unQicZkMKFM_-DbI2_mFPqWJiKl9BlCAZLhiM5slBGDe5Xj1ZbJH0y

Reading for Week #8

2011-10-26T12:28:00.000-07:00

Read Simon Penny's article "From A to D and Back Again: The Emerging Aesthetics of Interactive Art"

http://sophia.smith.edu/course/csc106/readings/Penny_interaction.pdf

Reading for Week #7

2011-10-17T16:22:00.000-07:00

Read Lev Manovich's essay "Understanding Hybrid Media" (2007):

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0ByJSOXgft2VJMDFiYWRkMjctOGU1MC00YzQ1LThhNmUtMzcwZGJmMmYzOWQ2&hl=en_US

Lecture Notes - Weeks #1 - #5

2011-10-07T14:18:00.000-07:00

Here are all the lecture notes to date in case you missed a class. Please note that I won't be uploading future lecture notes until later in the semester, also in one batch.

Week #1

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0ByJSOXgft2VJNWE3ZDU3NzItZjA1OC00YzIyLTlmNWYtY2YyNDliYWFmYTk3&hl=en_US

Week #2

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0ByJSOXgft2VJMzRhZGQ5NDItOTZkYS00NGI3LWFkYjctNjcxOGFlODVhNTQz&hl=en_US

Week #3

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0ByJSOXgft2VJZjlkOTQ1OWQtNmRjNC00NTdlLThhMjEtMmJlOTVhOGQ0ZmEw&hl=en_US

Week #4

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0ByJSOXgft2VJNTNmOGVkZWYtNGE2ZS00YjRhLWEzZWQtOGI1MjA1NjIyZTJl&hl=en_US

Week #5

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0ByJSOXgft2VJOGFmYTkxY2YtNDA3Mi00MmQyLThhOTEtOWNlYzMxMjIwNzMy&hl=en_US

Critiques (Delivered in your lab)

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0ByJSOXgft2VJNjk4MGEzYjctZDc1ZS00ZTJkLWJmNTUtNjU5YzViNzhiMWUw&hl=en_US

Final Cut Pro Tutorial/Resource

2011-09-30T06:26:00.000-07:00

While you are using Final Cut Pro for Assignment #2, this resource will be of real value to help you walk through the steps of creating a workflow and getting started with video:

http://dm.finearts.yorku.ca/resources/fcpTutorial.html

Course Syllabus

2011-09-30T06:15:00.000-07:00

For those of you late to register, if you've lost it or would prefer to reference a soft copy, here is the course syllabus in PDF format:

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0ByJSOXgft2VJMTZiNzFlNDgtZmNjZi00ZGQ1LWIxOWUtYjc4NGYyMDZkZWMz&hl=en_US

Readings for Week #4

2011-09-27T12:37:00.000-07:00

Read Margot Lovejoy's article "Computer Art" from the 4th Edition of the Encyclopedia of Computer Science (UK: John Wiley & Sons, 2003):

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0ByJSOXgft2VJNDcwM2E3YjktYWI2Ny00ZDE0LWFkNTUtNjFlM2Y5ZDg2M2Zk&hl=en_US

Read Margot Lovejoy's introduction to her book Digital Currents: Art In The Electronic Age (NY: Routledge, 2004):

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0ByJSOXgft2VJZDVmYTRkZjctOWQwOC00MDFkLWJlMWYtZDlhM2NhZjE0MTBh&hl=en_US

Read Walter Benjamin's hugely influential essay "The Work of Art in The Age of Mechanical Reproduction" (1936):

http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/ge/benjamin.htm

Readings For Weeks #2 + #3

2011-09-18T17:34:00.000-07:00

Read Leslie Mezei's article from Artist And Computer (1976), Edited by Ruth Leavitt:

http://www.atariarchives.org/artist/sec7.php

Read Patrick Lichty's "Just What Is It That Makes New Media So Different, So Appealing?" (2008):

http://www.newmediacaucus.org/html/journal/issues.php?f=papers&time=2009_spring&page=lichty

Familiarize yourself with some of the recent posts on seminal new media site:

http://rhizome.org

Readings For Week #1

2011-09-08T07:01:00.000-07:00

Read Lev Manovich's essay "From Borges to HTML": CLICK HERE

Read Lev Manovich's essay "Image Future": CLICK HERE

Have a look at this resource for HTML/CSS: CLICK HERE

Have a look at the following resource for the use of Photoshop (links below):

NOTE: You will need to log in to Passport York to view

Link for CS3

Link for CS4