January 1st, 2003
LCC, Georgia Tech, Ivan Allen College
Discussion: Bodily Distortions in 2D Art: www.helnwein.com
Instructors: Dr. Ellen Strain & Dr. Joey Bargsten
WEEK FOUR April 20. Discussion: Bodily Distortions in 2D Art (JB) Readings due: • Hal Foster, "Exquisite Corpses," Visualizing Theory: Selected Essays from VAR 1990-1994 (ed. Lucien Taylor). NY: Routledge, 1994. • Robert Newman "(Re)Imaging the Grotesque: Francis Bacon’s Crucifixion Triptychs," The Image in Dispute:Art and Cinema in the Age of Photography (ed. Dudley Andrew). Austin: UT Press, 1997. • http://www.hrgiger.com/art.htm • http://www.helnwein.com/
LCC, Georgia Tech, Ivan Allen College
The School of Literature, Communication, and Culture is committed to a new paradigm for teaching and research, one which uses the discipline of cultural studies to examine the widest range of traditional and new media texts. Building on the reputation and resources of Georgia Tech, LCC is especially concerned with cultural studies of science and technology, with the design and creation of digital artifacts, and with the study of communication in networked environments.

April 22. Practicum: Media 100 (ES)TECHNICAL MASTERY PROJECT #1 DUE (extended Videopticon deadline for GT)

Scene from Macbeth
with Johann Kresnik, Volksbühne Berlin, 1995

Instructor Contact Info:

Ellen Strain, ellen.strain@lcc.gatech.eduWK: 404.894.8923 HM: 404.249.9141Office hours by appointmentJoey Bargsten, jbargsten@na.ko.comWK: 404.676.5751 HM: astonishmedia@mindspring.comOffice hours by appointmentSherry Strickland, Video TAContact for equipment concerns: sstrick@mindspring.com.• Linda S. Kauffman, Bad Girls and Sick Boys: Fantasties in Contemporary Art and Culture (Berkeley: UC Press, 1998).All other articles will be in a course reader available through the Engineer’s Bookstore, on Electronic Reserve, or in the IDT Lounge.Prerequisite KnowledgeStudents enrolling in this class are expected to have the following skills:• competence with an S-VHS or Hi-8 camcorder (preferably their own);• high-level skills with Adobe Photoshop;• ability to scan images into digital form using a flatbed scanner.

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