Universität Wien

170134 PS Introductory Seminar "Media Theory" (2014W)

Postdigitality

Continuous assessment of course work

German. Students interested in participating must be willing to read theory in Englisch.

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 70 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Course dates will be discussed during the seminar.

  • Friday 10.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 17.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 24.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 31.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 07.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 14.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 21.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 28.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 05.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 12.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 09.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 16.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 23.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 30.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Along with the slowly fading euphoria of early, digitally-networked years, a discoursive counter-movement set in which can be loosely summarized by the term 'postdigitality'. Similar to the way that postmodernism overcame modernity, but was still marked by it, postdigitality can be described as an arrival in everyday life: Some of the theoretical excesses of the beginning appeared obsolete, in other places the relationship of analog and digital appear not to be an opposition, but a mutual relationship, as Rasmus Fleischer put it in this Postdigital Manifesto (2009): "Cultural phenomena exist in perpetual circulation between digital and analog, between universal access and temporary localisation. This is the point of departure of the postdigital perspective. " Beginning with a look back at digital theory building (Till Heilmann, Die Frage nach dem Digitalen, 2012) we will work our way through available positions on postdigitality and will then try to apply these to current phenomena.

Assessment and permitted materials

Reading panels, essay, oral participation.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students know the theoretical positions on post-digitality and can summarize them. They can relate them to each other and on the texts of digital theory. Students are able to apply them in a discussion of current phenomena.

Examination topics

Reading panels, filmscreening, discussion, essay.

Reading list

Those who want to start reading before the seminar starts may read:
Till Heilmann, Die Frage nach dem Digitalen, http://www.tillheilmann.info/gfm2012.php
Rasmus Fleischer, The Postdigital Manifesto, Download via http://www.monomorphic.org/wordpress/rasmus-fleischers-postdigital-manifesto/ (See pdf Link in Comment 2)
Final reading list will be introduced during the first seminar session.

Association in the course directory

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