DASH Archives - October 2006

Dear List,

We are glad to announce that the very first two Danube Tele Lectures which 
took place in September in a collaborative effort between the Center of Image Science, the Austrian Film Gallery and 
ORF are now archived.

In case you were not able to follow the international live Streaming of the lectures, 
you have now the possibility to view them online.
www.donau-uni.ac.at/cis 

We will be happy to welcome you here to join us in Krems or via live streaming online for 
our upcoming Tele Lectures.

:: DANUBE TELE LECTURES at Danube University Krems ::

:: Day 1 ::
"DOES THE WEST STILL EXIST? Are There Boundaries of West, East and Far-East in the World of Images Now?"
Lectures and debate with Sarat MAHARAJ and Machiko KUSAHARA 

Hollywood, computer games, net and media art, micromovies, new devices* images are undergoing a new internationalization never known before, and are increasingly being charged as a vehicle of ideologies and worldview. Seemingly bygone clashes between image opponents and image believers are reanimated in contemporary media to include all areas of art, science, politics and economy - now on a global scale. Can we still speak of images of the west today? Do we witness the arousal of a global visual language enriched universally by the various cultures, or are we at the brink of an ‘image war’, representing extremes between the old and new economic powers and their visual culture?  

:: Day 2 ::
“PYGMALION TENDENCIES: Bioart and Its Precursors”
Lectures and debate with Gunalan NADARAJAN and Jens HAUSER  

Art and the natural sciences are forming a new interconnection that is closer than in past centuries. Recent developments in art such as Bioart, Techno-art, Genetic or Transgenic Art bring artists into the scientific laboratories and carry their visions to the general public. Not only do artists work cross-pollinated, they also create new creatures, frequently revealing spectacular spaces of reflection on new possibilities. International experts discuss these tensions oscillating between body and nature on one hand and artificial life and illusion on the other - none the least, in their historical contexts.

:: The CENTER FOR IMAGE SCIENCE at Danube University Krems is an institution for innovative research and teaching on the complete range of image forms. The Center is situated in the beautiful Wachau, Austria - a UNESCO world heritage site - in the Goettweig Monastery and is housed in a fourteenth century castle. It is the base of the public documentation platforms www.virtualart.at and www.mediaarthistory.org. The Center's new low residency postgraduate master's programs in MEDIAARTHISTORIES, PHOTOGRAPHY, and IMAGE MANAGEMENT are internationally unique.

STUDENT BURSARIES FOR CHART 2006 - PLEASE CIRCULATE

The AHRC ICT Methods Network (www.methodsnetwork.ac.uk), which exists to
promote and support the use of advanced ICT methods in arts and humanities
research, is generously offering a limited number of bursaries to
post-graduate students who wish to attend the 2006 CHArt conference, FAST
FORWARD: Art History, Curation and Practice After Media.  The conference
takes place on Thursday 9 - Friday 10 November 2006 at the Clore Lecture
Theatre, Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London, WC1 7HX.

Applications for bursaries are sought from post-graduate students registered
at UK Universities whose research interests are grounded in areas covered by
CHArt.  These include: the application of ICT to the study of art and the
history of art; new media theory and new art practice; creation and curation
of digital scholarly and  image resources including those in museums,
galleries or libraries, and other areas which may be considered to be within
CHArt's sphere of interest. 

The bursaries are intended to help towards conference expenses.  Successful
applicants will be able to claim funds up to a total of £200 toward the cost
of conference fees, accommodation and travel.  

The application requires the submission of a brief statement of interest
(approximately 500 words) outlining your current studies and research
interests and detailing how attending CHArt might support you in your
research.  

If you wish to apply for a bursary please register for the CHARt conference
in the first instance. The CHArt conference programme, abstracts and booking
form are available on the CHArt website (www.chart.ac.uk). Please provide
the following details on a separate document when you submit your booking
form.  Email submissions are acceptable.  

Name:
HE Institution: 
Department:  
MA course or Ph.D. title:   
Preferred Contact Address:
Telephone:   
Email:   
Statement of interest:(max. 500 words)

Bursary winners are also asked to submit a brief report following the
conference.

CHArt conference costs are as follows: 
CHArt Student Member:   
Two days £60    	
One day  £40 	

Student Non-member:     
Two days £80    	
One day £50 	
 
Please address any enquiries to Hazel Gardiner, CHArt, Centre for Computing
in the Humanities, Kings College, Kay House, 7 Arundel Street, WC2R 3DX. 
020 7848 2013, hazel.gardiner@kcl.ac.uk

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Hazel Gardiner
Senior Project Officer
AHRC ICT Methods Network
Centre for Computing in the Humanities
Kings College
Kay House, 7 Arundel Street
WC2R 3DX

+44 (0)20 7848 2013
hazel.gardiner@kcl.ac.uk
www.methodsnetwork.ac.uk

Varieties of Cultural History: Theory and Practice in the Cultural
Histories of Medicine, Science, Literature and the Arts

University of Aberdeen, 5-8 July 2007
King's College, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Call for Papers

Proposals for papers are invited for the conference 'Varieties of
Cultural History' to be held at the University of Aberdeen, 5-8 July 2007.

Keynote speakers will include Peter Burke (Cambridge), Peter Mandler
(Cambridge), Crosbie Smith (Kent), Rebecca Spang (Indiana) and Evelyn
Welch (Queen Mary, London).

In the last twenty-five years, diverse anthropological, literary, and
other perspectives adopted into Cultural History have transformed the
theory and practice of historical disciplines more generally. As
Cultural History comes of age, this conference provides the opportunity
to reflect upon the particular achievements of the 'Cultural Turn' at
work in histories of medicine, science, literature and the arts; to
foster creative dialogue amongst advocates of such varieties of cultural
history; and thus to look to possible futures of research in Cultural
History.

The conference seeks papers approaching any historical period, domain,
or theme; but the organizers particularly favour papers which explore
specified genres of Cultural History as applied in case studies from the
subjects highlighted above.

Please send title, abstract of no more than 300 words, and biographical
note of no more than 100 words, to Dr David Smith (d.f.smith@abdn.ac.uk
) by 7 December 2006. Electronic
submissions are encouraged; you may also write direct to the organizers
at the Department of History, School of Divinity, History and
Philosophy, Crombie Annexe, Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3FX, United
Kingdom. Additional queries may be directed to David Smith at the
addresses above.

The University of Aberdeen first developed an innovative
interdisciplinary undergraduate programme in Cultural History in 1986.
 From 2007 it offers a new taught postgraduate MLitt in Cultural History.

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Dr Ben Marsden
Cultural History Programme
Department of History
School of Divinity, History and Philosophy
University of Aberdeen
Crombie Annexe
Meston Walk
Aberdeen AB24 3FX
United Kingdom
e-mail: b.marsden@abdn.ac.uk
phone: +44 (0)1224 272637 (office)
          +44 (0)1224 272199 (messages)
www.abdn.ac.uk/ch  and www.abnd.ac.uk/history




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Apply for Funding from the AHRC ICT Methods Network – Deadline 31 December 2006
 
The AHRC ICT Methods Network invites the arts and humanities Higher
Education community in the UK to submit proposals for Methods Network
activities. Activities may include workshops, seminars, focused workgroups,
postgraduate training events and publications.
 
The Methods Network is keen to support both single and cross-disciplinary
proposals and those that encourage new collaborative frameworks between
technical specialists and arts and humanities scholars. The primary emphasis
is on the use and reuse of digital resources.
 
Proposals for hybrid activities such as workshop/seminar/workgroup
combinations are also welcomed, as are proposals for any other activity
which falls within the Methods Network remit to support and promote the uses
of advanced ICT methods in academic research.
 
Funding of up to £5000 is available for workshops and hybrid activities.  
Workshops provide training in advanced ICT methods for community members
within academic institutions. They engage with issues such as: formal
methods in analysis of source data and the creation of technical models;
working with multiple technologies; and other matters of vital practical
interest to the community.
 
Funding of up to £2000 is available for seminars.  These may concentrate on
highly-defined topics of interest and also problem areas within the
community or may have a more general focus.
 
For information on eligibility and how to apply for funding see the Methods
Network website (www.methodsnetwork.ac.uk).
 
For further information about submitting a proposal contact Hazel Gardiner
(hazel.gardiner@kcl.ac.uk).
 
 
Forthcoming Methods Network Funded Activities
 
We welcome applications from individuals who would like to attend Methods
Network workshops and seminars, but must emphasise that registration is
essential for these activities.  Participants are also expected to make an
active contribution to the activity. Occasionally a Methods Network event
will be by invitation only, but all resulting materials, including (where
appropriate) podcasts, wikis, training workbooks, reports and publications
will be made freely available to the community via the Methods Network
website.  All enquiries about registration for the Methods Network
activities listed below should be sent by email to methnet@kcl.ac.uk.  For
further information about the following activities see the Methods Network
website.
 
Visualization and Remote Sensing for the Arts and Humanities: An Access Grid
Support Network - A workshop organized by Vince Gaffney, Institute for
Archaeology and Antiquity, University of Birmingham (October 2006).
 
Film, Visualization, Narrative - A seminar run by Adam Ganz, Royal Holloway,
University of London (17 November 2006).
 
Technical Innovation in Art Historical Research: Opportunities and Problems
- A seminar run by Anna Bentkowska-Kafel, The Courtauld Institute of Art and
King's Visualization Lab, CCH, King's College, London and Tim Benton, Open
University (20 November 2006).
 
Advanced Technologies for Collaborative Performance - A workshop run by Alan
Blackwell, Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge (December 2006).
 
 
Approaches to the Forensic Investigation of Primary Textual Materials - A
workshop run by Andrew Prescott, Humanities Research Institute, University
of Sheffield (January 2007).
 
Theoretical Approaches to Virtual Representations of Past Environments - A
workshop run by Kate Devlin, Goldsmiths College, University of London (March
2007).
 
New Protocols for Electroacoustic Music Analysis - A workshop run by Leigh
Landy, De Montfort University, Leicester (13 June 2007).
 
Recent activities sponsored by the Methods Network
 
Open Source Critical Editions - A workshop run by Juan Garces, Centre for
Computing in the Humanities, KingÂ’s College, London (22 September 2006).
 
Development of Skills in Advanced Text Encoding with TEI P5 - A workshop run
by Lou Burnard, Sebastian Rahtz and James Cummings, Oxford University (18-20
September 2006).
 
The Future of Information Technology in Music Research and Practice - A
workshop run by Dave Meredith, Goldsmiths College, University of London (8
September 2006).
 
Historical Text Mining - A workshop organized by Paul Rayson, Lancaster
University and Dawn Archer, University of Central Lancashire (20-21 July 2006).
 
Digital Restoration for Damaged Documents - A workshop organized by Julia
Craig-McFeely, DIAMM, Royal Holloway, University of London (29 June 2006).
 
Large-Scale Manuscript Digitization - A workshop organized by Peter
Robinson, Institute of Textual Scholarship and Electronic Editing,
Birmingham University and Marilyn Deegan, Centre for Computing in the
Humanities, King's College London, (5 June 2006).
 
Corpus Approaches to the Language of Literature - A workshop organized by
the Oxford Text Archive, Oxford University (17-18 May 2006).
 
Digital Visibility: A Workshop on Neglected Digital Resources - A workshop
co-sponsored with the LAIRAH project at University College London (26 April
2006).
 
Making 3D Visual Research Outcomes Transparent - A symposium co-sponsored by
the Methods Network, King's Visualization Lab, and PIN, Prato, Italy/EPOCH
(23-25 February 2006).
 

:: THREE SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE FIELD OF MEDIA.ART.HISTORIES 

The Center for Image Science at the Danube University Krems is pleased to announce three scholarships 
covering half-tuition for the new Master of Arts course MediaArtHistories. Applications for the following 
scholarships are being accepted until October 23rd, 2006.

:: UNESCO World Heritage Preservation Scholarship

:: Rudolf-Arnheim-Media-Art-History Scholarship

:: Interface Design and Future Applications Scholarship

Potential applicants should have, in addition to commitment in enrolment for the 2 year Master of Arts course, 
enthusiasm for the scholarship's theme and an interest in the further development of research in the theme 
for which they apply. Selected applicants will be required to complete research on their scholarship theme, 
possibly, but not limited to: focus of master's thesis on theme, realization of internship or project related to 
theme, or a similar research method agreed upon between the student and course leader.  

:: UNESCO World Heritage Preservation Scholarship
The UNESCO World Heritage Preservation Scholarship supports further research in preservation of media art 
and its histories through the example set by UNESCOÂ’s World Heritage initiative. Successful applicants should 
be committed to issues in documenting and preserving all forms of international media art, from a theoretical 
or practical approach.

:: Rudolf-Arnheim-Media-Art-History Scholarship
Rudolf Arnheim himself expressed the motto of this scholarship in 2000 better than anyone else: "The technology 
of the modern media has produced new possibilities of interaction... What is needed is a wider view encompassing 
the coming rewards in the context of the treasures left us by the past experiences, possessions, and insights."
The successful applicant proposes a Master Theses or a Project related to ArnheimÂ’s plea. 

:: Interface Design and Future Applications Scholarship
This scholarship supports applicants interested in research within the field of Interface Design. Approaches are 
considered focusing on conceptual and aesthetic aspects possibly connected with the phenomena 
of interaction as it relates to media art and its histories.

www.donau-uni.ac.at/mediaarthistories 

Awarding of a scholarship is dependent on acceptance and enrolment in the MA course. 



::  PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Danube University's Department for Applied Cultural Studies, Center for Image Science is now accepting applications 
for the 2006/07 class of their MA Program in MediaArtHistories starting mid-November. This two year low-residency 
degree provides students with deeper understanding of the most important developments of contemporary art through 
a network of renowned international theorists, artists and curators like Steve DIETZ, Erkki HUHTAMO, Lev MANOVICH, 
Christiane PAUL, Paul SERMON, Oliver GRAU, Edward Shanken, Gregor LECHNER, Jens HAUSER and many others. 

Artists and programmers give new insights into the latest and most controversial software, interface developments and 
their interdisciplinary and intercultural praxis. Keywords are: Strategies of Interaction & Interface Design, Social Software, 
Immersion & Emotion, and Artistic Invention. Using online databases and other modern aids, knowledge of computer 
animation, net art, interactive, telematic and genetic art as well as the most recent reflections on bio & nano art, 
CAVE installations, augmented reality and locative media are introduced. 

Historical derivations that go far back into art and media history are tied in intriguing ways to digital art.  Key approaches 
and methods from Image Science, Media Archaeology and the History of Science & Technology will be discussed. 
Media Art History offers a basis for understanding evolutionary history of audiovisual media, from the Laterna Magica 
to the Panorama, Phantasmagoria, Film, and the Virtual Art of recent decades. 

Three major exhibitions devoted to Historical Visual Media will open in the
first half of November 2006.

• 'Belgium in Vue d' Optiques' will start the 9th. November in theMus=E9e Royaux d' Art et d' Histoire (Cinquantenaire - Brussels) Views from
  

• 'Die Optische Wunderkammer' will start the first of November in theAltonaer Museum / Hamburg featuring rare optical curiosities from the
  

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To know more about these exhibitions follow the hyperlinks via:
http://www.visual-media.eu/exhibition.html

Further recently announced Historical Visual Media exhibitions are
currently running:

• 'Lumi=E8re, transparence, opacit=E9' in the NMNM, Nouveau Mus=E9eNational Monaco.
  

• 'Rare K=FCnste: Zauberkunst in Zauberb=FCchern' in Wienbibliothek imRathaus is currently showing the exhibition. (Conjuring Arts in =
  

• 'Stanley Kubrick' in the Caermers Klooster, Gent, Belgium.
  

Visit the Publication page to see the latest book announcements and =
revisit since more new titles in the field of
photography, pre-cinema & cinema will be announced very soon.
http://www.visual-media.eu/publications.html

Visual Media wish you a good journey to see all these places of optical
illusions and other curiosities.

All best,
Thomas
http://www.visual-media.eu/