The objective is to introduce the main theories, concepts and interpretation models with the help of which interactive media can be analysed and comprehended.
Contents
The main aspects to be addressed are the interactivity of hypertext and hypermedia in an artistic and cultural sense, communicative and organisational interactivity and their wider connections to the construction of identity and meaning.
Teaching methods
Teaching method
Contact
Online
Lectures
21 h
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21 h of lectures and/or independent study. Teaching methods will be specified annually in the teaching programme.
Teaching language
Finnish,
English
Modes of study
The course, which is offered in the form of lectures, is to be completed by keeping a lecture diary and writing essays on subjects to be set in advance. Alternatively these studies may be taken by doing examinations on set books. The mode of completion will be further specified annually in the teaching programme.
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
Study materials
1. Burnett & Marshall: Web Theory: An Introduction. Routledge 2003. 2. Landow: Hypertext 2.0: The Convergence of Contemporary Critical Theory and Technology. Johns Hopkins Press 1997. 3. Fidler: Mediamorphosis: Understanding New Media. Pine Forge Press 1997.
Belongs to following study modules
Department of Information Studies and Interactive Media