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Life Science, New Media, and Performativity

H48.2063   Sem   4 Credits
Instructor(s): Steve Kurtz

H48.2063.001 (Art and Public Policy)

H42.2218.001 (Performance Studies)

Wednesdays 6:20 – 9:00pm

Graduate Students Only

4 points  

Objectives:

   1. To establish a basic understanding of the interrelationship of science, art, and media within contemporary culture.

   2. To relate various scientific and technological practices to the concerns and situations of those involved in contemporary cultural production.

   3. To establish a basic understanding of the fundamental discourses and performativities emerging from revolutions in biological and information/communication technologies.