IAT810:Current events
CALENDAR
Week 1 : SEP07
Be sure you have read and are prepared to discuss: (refer to bottom of page for .pdf of the readings)
a) Plato, “The Allegory of the Cave,” in the Republic, Book VII. Boston: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2000. 13-18.
b) Benjamin, Walter. “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction,”
c) Bolter & Gromala. “Text Rain,” in Windows and Mirrors: Interaction Design, Digital Art and the Myth of Transparency, Cambridge: MIT Press, 2007.
d) Booth, Wayne C., Colomb, Gregory G. and Williams, Joseph M. The Craft of Research, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008. 35-57.
Bring to class, 2 copies of one page that contains:
1. a reading that you consider to be essential for a course like this, properly cited
2. your research question (this week’s version) that demonstrates that you have a clear understanding of The Craft of Research reading
3. your definition of what constitutes New Media, with examples
Week 2 : SEP14
Lecture: Prof. Chris Shaw, History of Computer Technology
Presentation:
Discussion
Week 3 : SEP21
Lecture: Prof. John Bowes, History of Communications & Media Technology
Presentation:
Discussion
Week 4 : SEP28
Presentation:
Discussion
Week 5 : OCT05
Presentation:
Discussion
Week 6 : OCT12
Presentation:
Discussion
Week 7 : OCT19
Presentation:
Discussion
Week 8 : OCT26
Presentation:
Discussion
Week 9 : NOV02
Presentation:
Discussion
Week 10 : NOV09
Presentation:
Discussion
Week 11 : NOV16
Presentation:
Discussion
Week 12 : NOV23
Presentation:
Discussion
Week 13 : NOV30
Presentation:
Discussion
Week 14 : DEC07
Presentation:
Discussion
Week 15 : DEC14
NOTE: FINAL PAPERS
Readings
Plato, “The Allegory of the Cave,” in the Republic, Book VII. Boston: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2000. 13-18.
Benjamin, Walter. “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction,”
Bolter & Gromala. “Text Rain,” in Windows and Mirrors: Interaction Design, Digital Art and the Myth of Transparency, Cambridge: MIT Press, 2007.
Booth, Wayne C., Colomb, Gregory G. and Williams, Joseph M. The Craft of Research, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008. 35-57.
