**H-I-T** DANUBE TELE LECTURES

[Kerstin Braun]

hallo community,

vielleicht findet die unten stehende information euer interesse.

lg
kerstin

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DANUBE TELE LECTURES > Worldwide Web Streaming of media lectures > 5.+6. Sept. 
2006
 Datum: Gestern 16:30:46
 Von: "Jeanna Nikolov" <jeanna.nikolov at donau-uni.ac.at>
 An: ncc_team-bounces at mur.at
 
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,

wir erlauben uns, Ihnen im Anhang eine interessante Veranstaltung anzukündigen 
und würden uns freuen, wenn Sie diese Interessierten weiterleiten.
Am 5. + 6. September finden am Campus Krems zwei prominent besetzte Lectures 
statt. 
BesucherInnen können vor Ort dabei sein oder die Diskussionen live per Stream 
im Web verfolgen und mitdiskutieren.
http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/cis 

:: Inauguration of the DANUBE TELE LECTURES at Danube University Krems ::

The Center for Image Science at Danube University Krems starts a new
international lecture series in early September with prominent scientists of
our time. The lectures will be presented by live online streaming
technology. The series is realized in co-operation with the Österreichische
Filmgalerie (www.filmgalerie.at) and the ORF Niederösterreich (Austrian
Broadcast Corporation), and will be held in the Filmgalerie Cinema at Danube
University Krems. For the inaugural Tele Lecture, internatioally renowned
scholars deal with key topics of Image Science and Media Art:

www.donau-uni.ac.at/cis 

:: Lecture / Debate Topics ::

September 5, 2006  19:30-22:00
"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?


September 6, 2006 19:30-22:00
"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.



:: International Discussion over the Net - Innovative Image Direction ::

The DANUBE TELE LECTURES is a continuation and extension of the first
international conference on MediaArtHistories Refresh!, which was held under
the direction of Oliver Grau in Banff/Canada last fall und will see a remake
called re:place in Berlin next year. Two cameras innovatively echo the
studio character and seek a virtual intimacy with the lecturers and their
audience. Internet viewers from all over the world have the possibility to
pose email questions, broadening the international debate character of this
event.
Videos of the Danube Tele Lectures will be available in an online archive.

:: More at http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/cis ::

You can join us live in Krems or watch online and participate in the
discussion via email.


The CENTER FOR IMAGE SCIENCE at Danube University Krems is an institution
for inovative 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.


:: contact for information on ::

directions to Krems - 60km west of Vienna towards Linz -
www.donau-uni.ac.at/route 
shuttle Krems-Vienna offered,
reserve your seat at the Filmgalerie Cinema (entrance is free) -

petra.gratzl at donau-uni.ac.at 
+43 (0)2732 893-2542