Curricular Unit:			Code:
Great Themes of Multimedia Studies			1051GTEM
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
1	Doctorate	Information Sciences (Sciences of the Information)	2 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
		Portuguese	26
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
Ability to understand advanced theoretical texts on the impact of multimedia technologies on society, culture and the arts, criticizing and contextualizing digital interfaces, virtual environments and new forms of networked communications. Drafting and writing of original scientific articles in the context of research, which promote a discussion about the New Multimedia Technologies. Application of knowledge and ability to understand and solve problems in new and unfamiliar situations in wide multidisciplinary contexts. Integrate knowledge. Communicate in a clear and unambiguous way, to different audiences, the results of the research.
Syllabus:
1. From technical reproduction to numerical representation 2. Remediation, convergence and interactivity 3. Digital variability as a condition of textual instability 4. Cibertextuality and textual ergodicity 5. Cyberculture, immersion and digital literacies 6. Critical issues in Multimedia: Preservation, visualization, evaluation
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
In order to ensure the ability to understand advanced theoretical texts on the impact of multimedia technologies on society, culture and the arts, the program is geared towards the identification of the central topics in the state of the art in digital media studies.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
Classes are theoretical, with presentation by the teacher, in Seminar form, followed by a debate and accompanied by tutorial classes. The assessment is made by attendance/participation in debates.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
Attendance and participation in discussions implies the active participation of students in the integration of knowledge and its communication in different contexts.
Reading:
DRUCKER, J. (2009). SpecLab. U of Chicago P. (CECLICO 004/DRU/68273) FUNKHOUSER, C. (2012). New directions in digital poetry. Continuum. (BFP 82-1:004.73/FUN/86547) HAYLES, N. K. (2008). Electronic Literature. U of Notre Dame P. (CECLICO 82:004/HAY/68272) LEÃO, L., org. (2005). O chip e o caleidoscópio. SENAC. (CECLICO 659.3/CHI/68197) LOOY, J. V. & BAETENS, J. (2003). Close reading new media. Leuven U P (CECLICO 82:004/CLO(16)/68276) MANOVICH, L. (2013). Software Takes Command. Bloomsbury Academic. (https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/book/software-takes-command/) SHILLINGSBURG, P. L. (2007). From Gutenberg to Google. Cambridge U P. (CECLICO 659.3:004/SHI/74058) TORRES, R. & BALDWIN, S., orgs. (2014). PO.EX: Essays from Portugal on Cyberliterature and Intermedia. West Virginia UP. (BFP 82:007/BAR/88799)