{"id":17,"date":"2015-01-09T08:47:11","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T15:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/imagesarttechpower\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2017-01-13T06:56:26","modified_gmt":"2017-01-13T13:56:26","slug":"syllabus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/visa2100216\/syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"Syllabus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">DEPARTMENT OF ART HISTORY, VISUAL ART AND THEORY<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">VISA 210 002 2016<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Fridays 9:00 &#8211; 12:00. Buch B-204<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Instructor: Manuel Pi\u00f1a-B<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Office location: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maps.ubc.ca\/PROD\/index_detail.php?show=y,n,n,n,n,y&amp;bldg2Search=n&amp;locat1=324&amp;locat2=#showMapCampus\" target=\"_blank\">BC Binning<\/a>, room 207<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">manuel.pina@ubc.ca <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Office hours: Tuesdays, 10:00 -12:00 or by appointment<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Description<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Examination of current art practices and issues related to digital technologies and contemporary culture. Technical instruction in image and sound manipulation with an emphasis on the theoretical conceptualization of digital artistic media.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The general thesis if this course is this: <\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">the ongoing changes in our relation to images brought about by current technologies signals the emergence of a new, visual language<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">. During the term we will investigate such possibility by attempting to communicate through images, to create <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">a term-long<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> image-based dialogue. This dialogue will revolve around the interrelation between technology and humanity, a relation in which -as we will see- art and images play a mayor role.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The content is divided in 3 themes: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">What is an image?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">What is Art?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">What is Technology?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Each session will generally consist of:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Discussion of previous class ideas, questions and visual responses posted in the website (see &#8216;weekly contributions&#8217; below)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Discussion on a new topic<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Introduction of the conceptual basis for the weekly assignment.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Objectives<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The general and main goal of this course is to introduce and develop a way of thinking and examining the world proper to an artistic practice<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Develop a personal visual language<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Raise awareness social role of images in contemporary life <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Evaluations<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The subject of our class (current conditions of image-creation) is one in constant change: new software, devices and sharing platforms dynamically emerge, morph or disappear. This makes ours a very exciting object of study, where experimentation and risk-taking are essential to fruitful investigations.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Our class will adopt an evaluation scheme that encourages to such open investigations: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>performance will be evaluated primarily on the basis of students commitment to the class and artistic explorations<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Here are the main criteria for evaluation:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em>Attendance<\/em>&#8211; The class plan is but a general guide for the course. Many ideas and topics will emerge from class discussions. Missing a meeting can mean missing a valuable unplanned complement to the course.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em>Artistic investigation<\/em>&#8211; It is important that you feel free to explore new challenges and ideas. Take chances as any truly open exploration includes the possibility of failing. Trial and error will be the main approach to our projects. Failures are only so if we don&#8217;t learn from them. Your work can be partially appropriated (all sources shall be properly cited).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em>Participation<\/em> (comments in class and online). Your questions and comments are your most important contribution to the class. You are required to weekly post to the class website. This includes:<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Class notes (posted during the class or within the day);<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Questions<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Responses to classmates<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Ideas<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Related links<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em>Timely submissions<\/em>&#8211; conversations will take mainly through images. It is vital that you submit all classwork by the due date.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Comments<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At the beginning of the term students are adjudicated a base mark of 75% (B+).\u00a0 This mark will be re-evaluated at the end of the term according to the aforementioned criteria.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica LT Std Light,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The main reference for the success of your work will be the comments made by your peers in class and the website. Given the time constrains I will not be able to make specific remarks about every single work. For a thorough discussion of your work and progress, please attend the weekly office hours or make an appointment.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF ART HISTORY, VISUAL ART AND THEORY VISA 210 002 2016 Fridays 9:00 &#8211; 12:00. 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