ARTH 337 Video Art: Blurred History, Theory, Practice
This course will explore the medium of video and its chronological development from its beginnings in the 1960's with video portability to its immersion in today's pervasive digital practices. In addition we will also consider video art through the lens of aesthetics, activism, practice, and theory in order to examine the characteristics that make a conventional history almost impossible to write. Through readings, screenings, field trips, and visiting artists, we will follow the symbiotic play between this artistic practice and popular media to create a complex picture of the medium today. Prerequisites: WRIT 313, Advanced Academic Writing; and LSCI 105, Information Theory and Practice or LSCI 106, Information Sources in Architecture and Interior Design or, LSCI 205, Information in the Disciplines