Module: Media Spaces

Module Specifications..

Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024

Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Media Spaces
Module Code	CM299
School	School of Communications
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Marcos Dias Semester 2: Marcos Dias Autumn: Marcos Dias
Module Teachers	Marcos Dias
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	10
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Coursework Only

Description

This module critically examines the relationship between physical spaces and the reception, perception, and impact of media forms within them. Students will examine concepts of curation and layout in gallery / exhibition spaces, acoustics and spatial audio, and planning for multimedia installations. The module will also examine the spatial relations of mediated communications in public spaces such as urban environments. The module specifically engages with media spaces in the context of artistic and expressive installations, curated galleries or exhibitions, heritage / cultural spaces, and information / learning spaces, any of which incorporate multimedia elements.

Learning Outcomes

1. Critically engage with the literature around spatial planning and media
2. Examine the relationships between media forms and physical spaces.
3. Apply concepts and theories of audience and participant interaction to situated media, such as installations or exhibits.
4. Evaluate and plan gallery and exhibition spaces that present a variety of media
5. Develop a multimedia installation for a specific space

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Total Workload: 0

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Report(s)	Individual written report critically evaluating a gallery media space or specific exhibition	40%	n/a
Project	Group project planning, designing, and developing a multimedia spatial installation.	60%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Apollonio, Umbro: 2009, Futurist Manifestos, Tate Publishing, London,
Benford, Steve and Gabriella Giannachi: 2011, Performing Mixed Reality, The MIT Press, Cambridge,
Cubitt, Sean and Paul Thomas (eds.): 2013, Relive: Media Art Histories, The MIT Press, Cambridge,
Eckardt, Frank: 2008, Media and Urban Space: Understanding, Investigating and Approaching Mediacity, Frank & Timme, Berlin,
Graham, Beryl: 2014, New Collecting: Exhibiting and Audiences after New Media Art, Ashgate, Farnham,
Hediger, Vincenz and Julia Noordegraaf: 2013, Preserving and Exhibiting Media Art: Challenges and Perspectives, Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Press,
McQuire, Scott: 2008, The Media City: Media, Architecture and Urban Space, Sage, London,
Mondloch, Kate: 2010, Screens: Viewing Media Installation Art, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis,
Sadler, Simon: 1999, The Situationist City, The MIT Press, Cambridge,

Other Resources

None

Programme or List of Programmes

MMA	BSc in Multimedia

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