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NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 10
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None
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



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
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% Examination Weight%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Reassessment Requirement
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
Unavailable
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

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