1. What is CIL? Who should be in CIL? What do I get out of CIL? What may I become in CIL? An introduction…

2. There’s rumor that at CIL you study just everything!!

3. Actually there are 3 converging areas…

4. THREE GROUPS of courses!!!!!! Would that be too broad, too many…and lack of focus? INTER-DISCIPLINARY MODEL…the trend of the humanities That’s what CONTEMPORARY ART is… - Grounded in critical theory of society and culture

5. FOUR GROUPS of experts collaborating!!! Critical Intermedia Studies Dr. Kimburley Choi Dr. Stever Fore Dr. Linda Lai Dr. Hector Rodriguez Visual Art Ms Phoebe Man Linda / Hector Computer Graphics Mr. Bryan Chung Yuk / Hector Cinematic Art Mr. Ip Yuk-yiu (Yuk) Linda / Steve / Hector / Kim *(gray) = also in that area by background and artistic practice

6. WHAT DO THE THREE GROUPS OF COURSES FOLLOW FROM IN THE YEAR-1 CURRICULUM? Audio-visual Culture + Contemporary Art 1008 art of the moving image 1011 introduction to contemporary art 1012 creative writing 1013 introduction to photography 1014 sound basics and design 1016 moving image workshop 1208 introduction to 2D studio practice

7. WHAT DO THE THREE GROUPS FOLLOW FROM IN THE YEAR-1 CURRICULUM? Critical Theory (everyday culture + urban space) 1011 introduction to contemporary art 1012 creative writing workshop 1013 introduction to photography 2007 culture, society & new technologies

8. WHAT DO THE THREE GROUPS FOLLOW FROM IN THE YEAR-1 CURRICULUM? Digital Literacy (computer programming + interactivity) 1001 introduction to digital media 1205 interactivity 1208 introduction to 2D studio practice 2007 culture, society & new technologies

9. 3 groups of CIL courses Some examples… Audio-visual Culture + Contemporary Art Visual ethnography / Micro narratives* / Art administration / Installation / Sonic art / Space & narratives / Installation workshop / Creative electronics* / Cognition & the arts / Sound installation / Art criticism / Computational cinema… Critical Theory (everyday culture + urban space) Creative city & urban critique / Visual ethnography / User research / Philosophy and history of computation / Micro narratives / Game & play studies / Cultures & Identities / Space & narratives / Open source: software as interaction / Sonic art & the history of sounds & noises / Critical theory of society* / Information & communication in contemporary art / User Research… Digital Literacy (computer programming + interactivity) Fundamentals of programming* / Generative art & literature* / Computational cinema / Philosophy & history of computation / Network based media / Subversive computing and tactical media / Game interactivity fundamentals / Workshop in game design / Software art / Open source: software as interaction … NOTE THE OVERLAPPINGS… NOTE THE THREE GROUPS ADDRESS THE QUESTION OF WHAT IS NEW MEDIA… * = core course

10. WHAT IS AT THE CORE OF THE CONVERGING GROUPS OF COURSES? NEW MEDIA… AS NEW LITERACY AS ART AS A WAY TO THINK ABOUT SOCIETY & CULTURE CRITICALLY

11. The 10 core courses… + CIL electives See cIL web http://www.cityu.edu.hk/scm/program/courses/bacm2007_CIL.pdf

12. What is CIL?

16. core beliefs… PURPOSE OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION …an adequate general education for future specialization

17. core beliefs… PURPOSE OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION …an adequate general education for future specialization FUTURE-ORIENTATED …for the changing world of new media *Integration *Cross-breeding of creative media *Multiple platform

18. core beliefs… PURPOSE OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION …an adequate general education for future specialization FUTURIST ORIENTATION …for the changing world of new media *Integration *Cross-breeding of creative media *Multiple platform PROCESS-ORIENTED LEARNING …opening up: our own potentials, relations with culture & society …creating experience …research-oriented

19. unique PRACTICE… SM4146 Portfolio & Practicum All CIL students have to complete a digital portfolio before graduation. The digital portfolio is a presentation of selected works from the 3-4 years of work with narratives to explain one’s artistic purposes and beliefs, development, strengths and variety of skills. The portfolio must also document a student’s outreach/professional experience as a student. (That could be internship in a media organization, volunteer work in art events, cultural activist participation, experience of hosting creative workshops for secondary schools, participation in a festival or exhibition etc.) See: http://criticalintermedia.scm.cityu.edu.hk/ http://criticalintermedia.scm.cityu.edu.hk/ Action Projects (AP) Starting 2009-2010, CIL students can participate in one or more of the following AP’s created for all BACM students. These “action group” activities are highly related to the CIL curriculum. They were first initiated and experimented within the CIL in the past few years, now open to all BACM students. *Exhibition *Media Art Criticism *Study Tours for media & contemporary art

20. GT (graduation thesis) projects 2007… Video Story-telling & narrative games Cross-genre Process is content / creating experience Creating new audio-visual experience Animation Research-based Exploration of web platform* Web Archive Slimming culture In search of Yuen Long Virtual tourism & space-making in Tai Hom Village Book-making Installation / theatre Code-based programmed multimedia works / interactive fiction Link to thesis projectsthesis projects

21. What do CIL graduates do? (art) education… [IVE, Art School, primary school, community projects, secondary schools, Lingnan University] art administration [HK Arts Centre, Para/Site Art Space, 1aSpace] web design / multimedia production advertising journalism / publishing [SCMP, National Geographic] TV & Film (writer, art direction, production) [nowtv, ontv, Cable TV, TVB] cultural management Graduate education: [fine arts, photography & urban studies, critical theory, cultural studies, media design] / overseas (US, Canada, UK) + Hong Kong

22. Powerpoint notes by Linda C.H. LAI Revised March 2009