A series of phenomena, such as the Internet, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and "meta universe", which are constantly emerging in the "digital age" are accelerating the updating of knowledge. At the same time, our knowledge system of art theory is undergoing drastic changes. In such an era and knowledge background, under the leadership of President Huang Changyong, the Shanghai Theatre Academy, with the joint efforts of internal and external academic teams, launched a blockbuster course of the art theory subject – “Art Research in the Digital Age: From Theory to Method”, as an overall reflection of the knowledge system of art theory in the new era.
This course selects eight cutting-edge theoretical perspectives in the field of art research, i.e. "media highlights", "subject differentiation", "world reconstruction", "presentation of works", "virtual reality", "meaning operation", "theatre events", and "humanities computing". It comprehensively reviews the current art research from theory to method, and invites eight top external experts in this field to create this high-quality course together with the teachers from within the Shanghai Theatre Academy.
Through this course, students will further deepen their understanding of the response of art research to the new issues of the era, and also broaden their awareness of cutting-edge issues in the knowledge system of art theory.
The basic information of the course is as follows.
Course name: Art Research in the Digital Age: From Theory to Method
Course type: Compulsory (& elective) for master and doctoral students of art theory
Teaching hours/Credits: 32 teaching hours, 2 credits
Course team:
Course leader: Professor Huang Changyong (president, Shanghai Theatre Academy)
Academic advisor: Professor Zeng Jun (doctoral supervisor and director of the Humanities and Social Sciences Division, Shanghai University; Young Yangtze River Scholar, Ministry of Education)
Academic Secretary: Associate Professor He Zhedan (master supervisor, Shanghai Theatre Academy
External speakers: Professor Zhou Jiwu, Professor Wu Guanjun, Professor Long Diyong, Professor Lan Jiang, Professor Sun Zhouxing, Professor Zhao Yiheng, Professor He Chengzhou, Associate Research Fellow Zhao Wei
Internal speakers: Associate Professor Li Minyuan, Professor Zhi Yunbo, Associate Professor Zhang Wenying, Professor Huang Changyong, Associate Professor He Zhedan, Lecturer Wang Ona, Associate Professor Wei Mei, Associate Professor Bao Lifeng
Teaching time: 1.30-4.30 pm, every Thursday from 27 October
Location: Smart Classroom, 1st Floor, Shanghai Theatre Academy Library (Huashan Road Campus)
Tencent conference number: 607-9128-4516
Student recruitment: 20 students - compulsory; 40 students - elective
Registration contact: Email leiazhou@126.com (Please send “name + student number + major + master/doctoral + compulsory/elective” to the designated email address no later than 26 October)
Other matters: This course will be live broadcast and videotaped, and the research results of teachers and students in the course will be compiled and published.
