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Spring 2007

CNM 201/IEOR 298-3: Advanced Topics in New Media
M 6:00-7:00 pm, plus 7:30-9:00pm for ATC lectures
3102 Etcheverry Hall

Prof. Ken Goldberg
goldberg(at)ieor(dot)berkeley(dot)edu

TAs:
Irene Chien
ichien(at)berkeley(dot)edu
Kris Paulsen
kris(dot)paulsen(at)gmail(dot)com

Course Description:
CNM 201/IEOR 298-3 (cross-listed under Center for New Media & Industrial Engineering and Operations Research) will be held in conjunction with the Art, Technology and Culture Colloquium, a monthly lecture series that brings internationally known speakers to campus to present their work on advanced topics in new media. This semester's speakers include: artist Pierre Huyghe, electronic musicians Matmos, theorist Kaja Silverman, and video artist Doug Aitken.

Students will enhance skills in "interrogating" new media: how to think critically about advanced topics in new media, how to use new media resources such as the internet to research pioneering work in new media, how to formulate incisive questions about new media, and how to evaluate and create effective presentations on topics in new media.

During the two weeks prior to each lecture, students will view work, research each speaker and formulate incisive questions. During each lecture, students will attend, take careful notes, and ask incisive questions. During the week after each lecture, students and instructors will review and evaluate strengths (and weaknesses) of speaker presentations and advanced topics in new media.

This course is open to graduate students from any department and upper level undergraduates (upon instructor approval).

This course fulfills the Designated Emphasis in New Media 201 requirement.

Requirements:
Students must attend the class meetings and the ATC lectures. Please see the attached course schedule for the specific dates of classes and lectures. Students must research each speaker and are responsible for generating discussion and contributing to a course blog. Required readings will be handed out or posted on the website.

Grading:
This course is 2 credits. It will be graded on the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory scale. To obtain a Satisfactory grade, students must come prepared to each class, contribute to class discussions and the class blog, and turn in a list of three incisive and relevant questions for each visiting speaker in the Art, Technology, and Culture lecture series. Attendance is expected: students with more than two unexcused absences will not receive a Satisfactory grade.

Class Schedule: