SYLLABUS

Graduate Seminar, Fall 1997

Class meets Mondays 6-8:50pm @ the EAT Lab, #2220, Dept. of Art Studio

Instructor: Victoria Vesna


week 1: September 29 - INTRODUCTION
Overview of seminar topics.

week 2 - Revolution in the miniature -- Short History of the microprocessor,
Leonardo -- 30 years; Frank and Roger Malina Influential New Scientific Concepts: Cybernetic, Quantum, Chaos Mc Luhan and Buckminster Fuller, Bush's memex, HG Well's World Brain EAT -- Billy Kluver,

October 9 - visit by Michael Naimark, Interval Research

week 3: October 13th - Bermant Collection Tour -- highlight Howard Wise GAllery (history of)

week 4: October 20th -- Guest: Curtis Roads
History of Electronic Music

week 5: October 27th -- Guest: Carole Ann Klonarides
History of Video Art

week 6: November 3rd -
Tour and visit of the Buckminster Fuller Institute,
Presentation by Allegra Fuller Snyder


Marshall McLuhan's influence
Eric McLuhan lecturing visiting the EAT lab, November 6th, 4pm!

week 7: November 10th -
Discussion of past classes.

week 8: November 17th -- Relevant Telecommunication Artists/ Projects: Artists As Organizers

Friday, November 21st, Rebecca Allen, UCLA

week 9: November 24th -- Art & Commerce
Issues In Contemporary Information/Communication Art;

week 10: no class
paper or work due December 5th (via e-mail)

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