Kollektive, Netzwerke, Zusammenarbeit
Lecture
- Language of instruction
- German
- Semester offered
- SS 2022
- Schedule
Weekly
- Date(s) & Time
- Wed, 12:30 – 14:00
- Contact hours per semester
- 21
- Location
- online
- Instructor(s)
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Prof. Dr.
Christoph
Seibert
Lorenz Schwarz
Dr. Paul Modler
Artistic collectives are currently receiving increased attention in the art world. They are being recognized with prestigious awards and were a central focus of documenta 15. But what characterizes artistic work within a collective, and how does it take shape? Starting from this question, the seminar addresses the collaborative production and reception of music and sound art in collectives that may include both human and machine agents.
We will trace a thematic arc: from social and network theories to current research on collective music-making and shared musical experience, and further to networked music performance and human-computer interaction.
Following the lecture component, examples will be presented in a colloquium: either through presentations (HfM, HfG) or through original artistic and musical works (HfM and HfG). The course is jointly organized by the University of Music Karlsruhe and the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design.
By arrangement with the instructors, participants may submit graded seminar papers or seminar presentations.
Prerequisites
- No prior knowledge required; open to all fields of study
Learning Objectives
- Understand theoretical frameworks for collective artistic practice
- Analyze collaborative production and reception in music and sound art
- Explore the role of human and non-human agents in collective creativity
- Examine networked music performance and human-computer interaction
Credits
- Leistungsnachweis Fachtheorie Medienkunst (graded Theory Course Credit)
- Leistungsnachweis Medienkunst (graded Course Credit)
Methods
- Weekly lectures on social theory, network theory, and collective music-making
- Analysis of historical and contemporary examples of artistic collectives
- Colloquium-style presentations of research or creative works
- Group discussions on collaborative artistic practices
Assessment tasks
- Prepare and deliver a presentation on a selected aspect of collective artistic practice
- Optional submission of a graded seminar paper expanding on presentation topic
Recommended literature
- Barrett, Margaret S., editor. Collaborative Creative Thought and Practice in Music. Routledge, 2016.
- Haworth, Christopher. “Technology, Creativity, and the Social in Algorithmic Music.” The Oxford Handbook of Algorithmic Music, edited by Roger T. Dean and Alex McLean, Oxford University Press, 2018, pp. 557–581.
- Luhmann, Niklas. Soziale Systeme: Grundriss einer allgemeinen Theorie. Suhrkamp, 1984.
- Maturana, Humberto R., and Francisco J. Varela. “Autopoietische Systeme: Eine Bestimmung der lebendigen Organisation.” Erkennen: Die Organisation und Verkörperung von Wirklichkeit. Ausgewählte Arbeiten zur biologischen Epistemologie. 2., durchgesehene Aufl., Vieweg+Teubner, 1985, S. 170–235.
- Ogborn, David. “Network Music and the Algorithmic Ensemble.” The Oxford Handbook of Algorithmic Music, edited by Roger T. Dean and Alex McLean, Oxford University Press, 2018, pp. 345–361.
- Sayes, Edwin. “Actor–Network Theory and Methodology: Just What Does It Mean to Say That Nonhumans Have Agency?” Social Studies of Science, vol. 44, no. 1, 30 Dec. 2013, pp. 134–149. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306312713511867.
- Timmers, Renée, Nicola Dibben, and Alexandra Lamont. “Introduction to ‘Together in Music: Coordination, Expression, Participation.’” In Together in Music, Oxford University Press, 2021, pp. xv–xx. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198860761.002.0007.