General Description of Theory Sessions

The Theory Sessions are led by Renee Turner and consist of readings, guest lectures, discussions and presentations which relate to key issues within networked media culture. Through these sessions you will be introduced to various fields and disciplines such as aesthetics, rhetoric, feminism, semiotics, cybernetics, cultural studies and the history of contemporary media arts and design, computer technology, Internet and software culture. The aim is to equip you with a critical and historical perspective and establish a common intellectual foundation among all students. The sessions are designed to help you situate your practice within a larger discourse.

Theory Sessions take on average two hours per week, although structurally sessions may be divided into longer lecture days (a day long seminar), workshops or evening lectures. In the fifth and sixth trimester of study, when students are working on their final project, attendance is voluntary.