Readings in Art and Cybernetics


REVISED

Spring 2016 quarter

Taught by

Arun Chandra
music composition, performance

This class will meet once a week to discuss a series of readings that address art, cybernetics, and their interrelationship.  The quarter will end with participation in the conference of the American Society for Cybernetics (in Olympia) during week 10.

The reading list will contain:

  • Humberto Maturana: Cognitive Strategies ; Ontology of Observing
  • Heinz von Foerster : Perception of the Future ; Ethics and 2nd order Cybernetics ; From Stimulus to Symbol: The Economy of Biological Computation
  • Gertrude Stein : What are Masterpieces and Why Are there so few of them? ; Composition as Explanation ; Tender Buttons
  • Oscar Wilde: The Decay of Lying
  • Herbert Brün: Drawing Distinctions Links Contradiction and " ... to hold discourse --- at least --- with a computer ..."

Students will be asked to write a short paper making connections between the readings.

Program Details

Fields of Study

Preparatory for studies or careers in

science and the arts

Location and Schedule

Campus location

Olympia

Schedule

Offered during: Day

Advertised schedule: First spring class meeting: Wednesday, March 30 at 9am (Lib 2610)

Books

Buy books for this program through Greener Bookstore.

Online Learning

Enhanced Online Learning: Access to web-based tools required, but use of these tools does not displace any face-to-face instruction.

Required Fees

$50 for conference registration.

Revisions

Date Revision
February 10th, 2016 New spring opportunity added.

Registration Information

Credits: 4 (Spring)

Class standing: Freshmen–Senior

Maximum enrollment: 25

Spring

Course Reference Number

(4 credits): 30363

Go to my.evergreen.edu to register for this program.

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