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Computational Media, Arts & Cultures PhD Proposal 19 April 2016/vs 1

PROPOSALforanInterdisciplinary,Interdepartmental

PhDinComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesSubmittedby:

VictoriaSzabo,ArtHistory&VisualStudiesandInformationScience+Studies

MarkHansen,PrograminLiteratureandArt,ArtHistory&VisualStudies

DeborahJenson,FranklinHumanitiesInstitute

TABLEOFCONTENTS

I.EXECUTIVESUMMARY.......................................................................................................................................4

II.RATIONALEFORTHEPROGRAM..................................................................................................................5

A.Introduction...................................................................................................................................5

B.HistoryandBackground............................................................................................................6

C.AnInterdisciplinary,InterdepartmentalProgram.........................................................11

D.TheInterdisciplinaryHumanitiesLabModel..................................................................13

E.CharacteristicsoftheConstitutingPartners.....................................................................15

F.RationaleforaDistinctProgram..........................................................................................16

G.UnitSponsorContributions....................................................................................................16

III.CONSEQUENCESFOROTHERUNITS........................................................................................................19

A.Precedents....................................................................................................................................19

B.SponsoringUnits........................................................................................................................19

C.RelatedProgramsandUnits...................................................................................................21

IV.STUDENTSANDMARKETANALYSIS.......................................................................................................23

A.SourcesofStudents...................................................................................................................23

B.ComparisonOverview..............................................................................................................24

C.ProgramComparisons..............................................................................................................27

D.ProgramCharacteristics..........................................................................................................31


E.CareerOutcomes........................................................................................................................60

V.RESOURCESNEEDEDFORTHEPROGRAM..............................................................................................65

A.BusinessPlanandProgramExpenses................................................................................65

B.ResourcesAvailable..................................................................................................................65

C.AdditionalResourcesNeeded................................................................................................71

D.PotentialorActualOutsideFunding...................................................................................71

E.FinancialAid,ScholarshipsandFellowships....................................................................72

F.FiveYearProjections................................................................................................................72

VI.DEGREEREQUIREMENTSANDPHDPROGRAMSTRUCTURE..........................................................73

A.CourseRequirements...............................................................................................................73

B.LanguageRequirements..........................................................................................................74

C.TypicalProgramofStudy........................................................................................................76

D.Examinations...............................................................................................................................76

E.Certificate......................................................................................................................................77

VII.COURSESANDLEARNINGOPPORTUNTIES.........................................................................................78

A.ComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesProseminar.......................................................78

B.ThePracticumExperience......................................................................................................78

C.ComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesSeminars............................................................80

D.WorkshopsandCo-CurricularActivities...........................................................................80

E.TeachingandResearchOpportunitiesforGraduateStudents...................................82

F.SeminarsandElectives.............................................................................................................82

G.TeachingRotation......................................................................................................................88

VIII.PROGRAMFACULTY..................................................................................................................................91

A.Leadership....................................................................................................................................91

B.CoreandAffiliatedFaculty......................................................................................................91

C.FacultyCVs....................................................................................................................................92


D.GraduateCommittees...............................................................................................................92

E.ImpactonTeachingandAdvisingLoadforFaculty........................................................93

IX.RECRUITMENTPLAN....................................................................................................................................93

A.Admissions...................................................................................................................................93

B.Advertising...................................................................................................................................94

C.DiversityofStudyBodyandFaculty....................................................................................94

X.CAREERDEVELOPMENTSERVICES...........................................................................................................96

XI.STUDENTSUPPORTSERVICES..................................................................................................................96

XII.PROGRAMASSESSMENT............................................................................................................................97

XIII.LETTERSOFSUPPORT..............................................................................................................................98


I. EXECUTIVESUMMARY

Thisproposalisforaninterdisciplinary,interdepartmentalPhDinComputationalMedia,Arts&Cultures.ItissupportedbytheDepartmentofArt,ArtHistory&VisualStudies,thePrograminLiterature,theInformationScience+StudiesGraduateCertificateProgram,andtheFranklinHumanitiesInstitute.Ithasbeenendorsedbymanysenioradministrators,facultyandstafffromaroundcampus.TheMellonFoundationprovidedprogrammaticstartupandendowmentfundsfortheprogram.ThesefundswerematchedbytheGraduateSchoolandTrinity.Currentresourceswillsupport3newlinesover5years.FundsforadditionallineswillcomefromComputationalMediaMArevenues,partnercontributions,grants,andtargeteddevelopment.

ThePh.D.programismeanttobesmall,experimental,andinterdisciplinary.Itsfocusisontheintersectionofmediaartsandhumanities,sciences,andtechnology,bothintheoryandinpractice.Atthecoreoftheproposalisthecomputationalrevolution,anditsimplicationsforhowwelive,think,work,create,andcommunicatewithinandacrossvariousdisciplines.Ratherthanbeingthepurviewofanyonediscipline,thestudyandcreationofcomputationalmediaispartofmany.Criticalengagementwiththeglobal,socialandculturalimpactofcomputationalmediaisacentralfeatureandvalueoftheprogram,alongsidemediaaffordancesandeffectswithinexistingandemergingfields.

TheCMACPh.D.willbehousedintheSmithWarehousealongsidetheDepartmentofArt,ArtHistory&VisualStudies.StudentswillbeaffiliatedwiththeinterdisciplinaryartsandhumanitiesmedialabsledbytheCMACprogramfaculty.Currentresearchlabemphasesincludedigitalarcheology;emergentmediaarts;informationscience+studies;digitalarthistory&visualculture;art,lawandmarkets;digitalhumanities;mediatheory;andphysicalcomputing.TheFranklinHumanitiesInstituteLabs,aswellasBassConnectionsprojects,alsoofferpotentialopportunitiesforstudents.

ThePh.D.programrequirementsincludeaproseminarfocusedoncriticalmediatheoryandpractice,coursesoncomputationalmediamethods,seminarsrelevanttomediastudiesandsubject-areaspecialization,humanitiesandinterdisciplinarylab-basedpracticumexperiences,andtheproductionofahybriddissertation.Studentswillbeexpectedtodemonstratecodingcompetencyasatleastoneoftheirtwolanguages.Thismightinvolve,forexample,dataanalysis/mining,softwaredesign,oradvancedscriptingforinteractivemedia.

Thecollaboratingunits,Art,ArtHistory&VisualStudies,Literature,ISS,andFHI,willworkjointlytoorganizeadmissionsandadvising.Corefacultywillserveasthesisadvisorsandlabmentors,alternateteachingtheproseminar,andofferseminarsrelevanttotheprogram.Affiliatedfacultycomefromawiderangeoflocationsaroundcampus,includingthesciences,socialscienceandengineering,andwillworkwithstudentsascommitteemembersandpotentialco-advisorswhenappropriate.Additionalfacultyarewelcometosignonwiththeprogramascoreoraffiliatedfaculty.

ThesmallcohortofdedicatedPh.D.studentsthisproposalwouldcreatewillbejoinedbysevenexistingPh.D.studentsintheVisualandMediaStudiestrackoftheArtHistoryPh.D.,whichwascreatedasabridgewhilethisproposalwasunderdevelopment.TheexistingInformationScience+StudiesGraduateCertificatewillbereplacedbyaCMACGraduateCertificate,consolidatingrelatedeffortsandresources.CMACPh.D.studentwillfindanextendedcohortintheMAinDigitalArtHistory/ComputationalMedia,theMFAinExperimentalandDocumentaryArts,andinPh.D.’sinLiterature,ArtHistoryandotherhumanitiesdisciplineswhoalreadyparticipateinCMACseminarsandlabs.


II. RATIONALEFORTHEPROGRAM

ThisproposalisbeingsubmittedbytheDepartmentofArt,ArtHistoryandVisualStudies,thePrograminLiterature,theInformationScience+StudiesProgram,andtheFranklinHumanitiesInstitute.Allconstitutingpartieshaveconsultedextensivelyontheproposal,andprovidednecessaryclearances,asdemonstratedintheLettersofSupportfromtherelevantChairsandDirectors.

A. INTRODUCTION

In2013,DukereceivedagrantfromtheMellonFoundationtodevelopaninterdisciplinarydoctoralprograminVisualandMediaStudies.ThisComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesGraduateProgramproposalfollowsuponearlierversionssubmittedtotheGraduateSchoolandhasbenefittedfromextensivefeedbackandrevisionfromawidevarietyofstakeholders.

TheproposalincludesprovisionsforaPhDfocusedontheintersectionofmediaartsandhumanities,sciences,andtechnology,bothintheoryandinpractice.Atthecoreoftheproposalisthecomputationalrevolution,anditsimplicationsforhowwelive,think,work,create,andcommunicatewithinandacrossvariousdisciplines.HumanitiespartnersincludetheDepartmentofArt,ArtHistory&VisualStudies,thePrograminLiterature,andtheInformationScience+StudiesProgramandtheFranklinHumanitiesInstitute(FHI).

ThisproposalculminatestheMellon-fundedVisualStudiesInitiativetopromotetransformativescholarshipacrossdisciplinarybounds.VSIhasresultedinthedevelopmentofavibrant,interdisciplinarycommunityofscholarsinSmithWarehouse,thelaunchofanMFAinExperimentalandDocumentaryArts,anMAinHistoricalandCulturalVisualization,andenrichmentoftheundergraduateVisualandMediaStudiesmajoraswellastheInformationScience+StudiesCertificates.ThePhDbuildsuponexistingfacultystrengthsinmediatheory,digitalhumanities,thehistoriesofmediaandtechnology,newmediaart,andinteractivetechnologies,andreachesouttocolleaguesincomputerscience,statistics,mathematics,neuroscience,andengineeringtoexplorethelatestconceptsandinnovationsincomputationalpracticeandtoapplythemtohumanistictopics.Atthesametime,theprogramanticipatesart-sciencecollaborationsdevelopinginwhichtheinfusionofartisticanddesignprinciplesandtheopportunitytoaddressnovelproblemsalsoadvancethescienceinvolved.

ThePhDalsobringstogetherpartnersworkingseparatelyaroundthecomputationalturnanditsimpactonthearts,humanities,andculture.TheFranklinHumanitiesInstituteisacriticalcorepartnerinofferingacommunityofscholarsinstructuresandinitiativeswhoseinterestsoverlaptheprogramonvariousthematicandpracticallevels.TheproposedcurriculumwilldrawuponthesuccessfulmodeloftheHumanitiesLabs,aswellasHASTAC(thefirstandoldestinterdisciplinaryacademicsocialnetworkbasedattheFHIandtheCUNYGraduateCenterdedicatedtochangingthewayweteachandlearn),theFHI-sponsoredBassConnectionsteams,theVisualStudiesInitiativepartners,DigitalHumanitiesatFHI,andtheConsortiumforHumanitiesCentersandInstitutes(CHCI).

ThisproposalhighlightsLabandhumanitiesinformationaltechnologyconsortiumexperiencesasacornerstoneofgraduateeducationasdevelopedthroughresearchprojects,internships,andtheory-practiceseminarexperiences.Studentsenrolledintheprogramwilldemonstrateintheirthesisand


dissertationworkbothasophisticatedunderstandingofcriticalmediastudiesandanabilitytoauthormajorcomputationalmediaprojects,allwithinthecontextofspecificresearchfocidevelopedaroundpolitical,scientific,aesthetic,social,orhistoricalinterests.Thisnewmulti-departmental+institutemodelforagraduateeducationalofferingdemonstratestheroleforinstitutesinbuildingnew,flexible,andalternativestructuresforinterdisciplinarygraduateeducation,sothatstudentscanbebetterpreparedforcurrentsocietalneedsandintellectualdemands.

B. HISTORYANDBACKGROUND

Overthepasttenyears,Dukehasdevelopedanationalpresenceindigitalandexperimentalmediastudies.TheVisualStudiesInitiativewasintroducedwithsupportfromtheMellonFoundationin2007-12withaninitial$2.4Mgrant.ThatInitiativerecognizedthefacultyoftheDepartmentofArt,ArtHistory,andVisualStudieshadalreadywellestablishedtheirtheoreticalpracticesasinclusiveofculturalstudies,amoveledbyKristineStilesandotherstoincludevisualstudiesmorebroadly,whichiswhywesuggesthousingthenewPhDpartlyinthisdepartment.In2009,theDepartmentaccepteditsfirstgraduatestudenttopursueaVisualStudies-focusedPhD.Afollow-oninternationaltraininggrant(2010-13;$500K)UndertheleadershipofthenAAH&VSChairHansVanMiegroet,theVisualStudiesInitiativeemergedalongsideotherinnovativemediaandtechnologyprojectsatDuke,suchastheJenkinsCollaboratoryforNewTechnologiesinSocietydirectedbyTimLenoir(thenUniversityProfessoraffiliatedwithLiteratureandAAH&VS),theInformationScience+StudiesProgramdirectedbyVictoriaSzabo,andtheemergingWired!LabforDigitalArtHistoryandVisualCulture,directedbyCarolineBruzeliusandSheilaDillon.Thecurrentgrant,tocreateaPhDprogram,wasawardedfor2013-18,andincludes$1.3M+$600Kdonormatchingfunds).

ComplementingtheexistingstrengthsofAAH&VSandoftenwiththesupportoftheMellonFoundation,DukemadeseveralkeyhiresinVisualStudies,MediaTheory,MediaStudies,DigitalHumanities,DigitalArts,andDigitalArcheology.TheseincludedBillSeaman(AAH&VS),MarkHansen(LiteratureandAAH&VS),KateHayles(LiteratureandEnglish),NickGessler(2011,ISS),RaquelSalvatelladePrada(AAH&VS),MarkOlson(AAH&VS)andMaurizioForte(ClassicalStudiesandAAH&VS).StaffwithtechnicalandacademicexpertiseworkinginISSandtheVisualizationTechnologyGroupalsojoinedtheefforttodevelopVisualStudies,notablyPatrickHerron(InformationScience),andToddBerreth(ArchitectureandInteractionDesign),andHannahJacobs(DigitalHumanities).EricMonson,aphysicistwithdatabaseandvisualizationexpertise,hasmovedontotheLibrariesbutcontinuestocoordinatetheVisualizationandInteractiveSystemsinterestgroup.

SupportingallofthesedevelopmentsaspartofaclearlystatedfocusonVisualStudiesinitsStrategicPlan,DukesupportedAAH&VS,VSI,andtheabovementionedprojectsbyretrofittingexistingfacilitiestoaccommodateinnovativetypesofcollectiveresearchasDukeUniversityin-kindcontributionstotheMellongrants(SmithWarehouse,Bay11-10,15,000sq.ft.)andestablishedseveraloperationaldigitallaboratoriesatDuke;seehttp://today.duke.edu/2013/10/artsandscienceandvideohttp://vimeo.com/95931916.Thisnewareawasshowcasedasaninnovative,influentialDukeinitiativeintheIvyPlusconference(June2014),organizedbyMichaelJSchoenfeld,DukeVicePresidentforPublicAffairsandGovernmentRelations.Thesespaceseffectivelyserveasaninterdepartmentalcollaborativespacewithfaculty-ledLabs,exhibition,andteachingspaces.TheInterdisciplinaryLabscurrentlyinclude:

• ComplexSystems-NickGessler


• DukeArt,Law,andMarkets(DALMI)-HansVanMiegroet• DigitalArcheology(Dig@Lab)-MaurizioForte• EmergenceLab-BillSeamanandJohnSupko• InformationScience+Studies(ISS)Lab-VictoriaSzabo• SpeculativeSensationLab:S-1-MarkHansenandMarkOlson• Wired!LabforDigitalArtHistory&VisualCulture–CarolineBruzeliusandSheilaDillon

Inadditiontothesefaculty-ledLabsinSmith,therecentyearshaveseenmanynewgraduateseminarsinVisualandMediaStudiestaughtbyalargergroupofAAH&VSandLiteraturefaculty,andrelatedofferingsinthenewMFAinExperimentalandDocumentaryArts.

FollowingonthesuccessesofthefirstVisualStudiesInitiativeMellongrant,DukereceivedasecondMellongrant,withPaulaMcClainintheGraduateSchoolandHansVanMiegroet(AAH&VSChairatthetime)asco-PIs.Thisgrantsupportedthedevelopmentofatrans-disciplinaryPhDprograminVisualandMediaStudies,capitalizingontheinnovationsofthefirstVSIproject.Theprimarycollaboratorsinthe2013Mellongrantproposalwerehumanities–basedacademicprograms,theJenkinsCollaboratory,InformationScience+Studies,andscience-basedcollaboratorsinvolvedintheproject.OurprospectiveCMACfacultyhasalsocollaboratedwiththePrattSchoolofEngineering(mostnotablywiththeDukeImmersiveEnvironment,whereseveralfacultymembersarepersonnelonarecentNSFgrant),DukeLawSchoolandtheNicolasSchooloftheEnvironment,theFitzpatrickInstituteforPhotonics,andtheDukeInstituteforBrainSciences.SubsequentrevisionsoftheproposalhaveledustorevisethenameoftheprogramtoComputationalMedia,Arts&Cultures,whichreflectsthehumanitiesoriginsoftheproposalanditsrequirements,whileatthesametimeleavingroomforfuturegrowth.

TheimpactoftheVisualStudiesInitiative,whichincludedramp-insupportforthenewfacultymembersnotedabove,incombinationwithotherinformationtechnologyandmediaengagementsoncampushasbeensubstantial.Attheundergraduatelevel,theVisualandMediaStudiesMajorinAAH&VSsurpassedtheenrollmentsoftheotherdepartmentalmajors,whiletheinterdisciplinaryInformationScience+Studies(ISS)programcoursesinmediaproduction,informationtechnologyandappliedcomputationcontinuetogrowinpopularity.VSIsupportedthecreationofboththenewMFAinExperimentalandDocumentaryArtsandtheWired!MAinHistoricalandCulturalVisualization.TheVisualStudiesInitiativehasaddressedworkacrossabroadspectruminthehumanitiesfromcriticaltheory,materialculturestudies,andphotography,filmandtelevisionstudiestoart,lawandmarkets,arthistory,urbanismandarchitecture,psychoanalysis,culturalanthropology,philosophy,globalandculturalstudies,andtraumastudies.Ithasalsoengagedthenaturalsciences,economics,mathematics,engineering,medicalimaging,cartography,circuitdesign,informationscience,logic,neuroscience,gamingandthemanyzonesofdigitalproductionincommercialandpublicsectors.Wehavedevelopedaninternationalreputationaseriesoftechnologically-intensiveinternationalresearchprojectswithcolleaguesinEurope(France,Germany,ItalyandTheNetherlands)thatinvolvebothresearchandteaching,andourfacultyaresoughtoutforMAandPhDadvisingbystudentsfromJacobsUniversity,Ca’FoscariandothersasadirectresultoftheVSIcollaborations.

Throughalltheseefforts,overthelastfiveyearsDukehasgainedrecognitionasamajorplayerinthestudyandproductionofdigitalandcomputationalformsofknowledge.AformalPhDprograminthisemergentfieldwillconsolidateDuke’sleadershiproleinthisemergingfield.


Althoughournascentinterdisciplinaryprogramhasachievedagreatdeal,thefoundationalprogramofourinitiative,thedoctoralstudyinVisualandMediaStudies,istechnicallystillapartofthegraduateprogramofArtHistory.ThoughthishasallowedustoadmitalimitednumberofgraduatestudentswithintheVisualandMediaStudiestrack(9),webelievethatthecross-disciplinarypotentialoftheprogramisnotcurrentlyoptimizedatthelevelweoriginallyenvisionedinourVSIproposalof2007.Wewanttomaintaintheconnectionwiththehumanities,butalsoneedtoelevatetheprogramtoatrulyuniversity-widestatus,whilebroadeningitsscopefromVisualandMediaStudiestothemoreinclusiveComputationalMedia,Arts&Cultures.

TheLiteratureProgramhasbeenanongoingpartnerinthisinitiative.TwooftheVSIfacultyhiredundertheVSIgrant,N.KathrynHaylesandMarkHansen,arehousedthere,andteachmanyofthemediatheoryanddigitalhumanitiescoursesrelevanttotheprogram.Theyaremajorleadersininthefield,andhavedirectedthedissertationsofgraduatestudentswhohavealreadybeensuccessfulincombiningsubjectareaknowledgewithdigitalexpertise.InformationScience+StudiesProgramisakeyplayeraswell.NickGesslerandPatrickHerron,ResearchScientistsinISS,areinvaluablefortheirknowledgeofphysicalcomputing,complexsystems,informationscience,anddatamining.

BeyondtheresourceswithinAAHVS,Literature,andISS,Dukehasinnovatedindigitalscholarshiponavarietyoffronts.TheFranklinHumanitiesInstitutehaspromotedtheLabmodelofinterdisciplinaryscholarshipthroughlimited-termcollaborationsuniversity-side.VSIandtheFHIhavealonghistoryofsharedinterests,asreflectedintheFHILabs,whichhaveincludedGreaterThanGames:TransmediaApplications,VirtualWorlds,andDigitalStorytellingLab(co-directedbyKateHayles,TimLenoir,andVictoriaSzabo),theAudioVisualitiesLab,BorderWorksandmore.ThePhDLabforDigitalKnowledgetheHaitiLab(co-directedbythecurrentFHIDirector,DeborahJensonandLaurentDubois).TheBorderworksandtheAudiovisualitiesLabshavealsobeensitesofoverlappinginterest.Inaddition,severalprojectsinBassConnectionsInformation,SocietyandCulturethemeandNeuroHumanitiesthemehavesharedinterestsandpersonnelwiththeVSIcommunity.Computationallymediatedscholarlyandcreativeoutputshaveincludedpaperanddigitalpublications,exhibitions,games,andperformances.

InpartnershipwiththeinternationalHumanities,Arts,SciencesandTechnologyAllianceandCollaboratory(HASTAC),thePhDLabinDigitalKnowledge(foundedbyCathyDavidsonandcurrentlyco-directedbyDavidBellandVictoriaSzabo),hasprovidedopportunitiesforgraduatestudentsfromavarietyofdisciplinestocometogetheraroundthechallengesandopportunitiesdigitalformsofknowledgeproductionoffer,withspecialattentiontodigitalpedagogyandsocialmedia.ThePhDLabstudentsco-authoredavolumeintheprestigiousUniversityofMichiganDigitalHumanitiesseries.TheHumanitiesWritLargeinitiative,alsofundedbytheMellonFoundation,hasofferedseedgrantsandsupporttovariousfacultyaroundcampusinterestedindigitalscholarship.In2015theFHIalsocommittedtosupportathree-yearDigitalHumanitiesInitiativetocontinueandextendthiswork,andtobringtogetherthedisparatestrandsofdigitalhumanitiesandcomputationalmediaoccurringaroundcampus.

TheLibrarieshavealsodemonstratedtheircommitmenttocomputationallymediatedscholarlypracticesthroughthehiringoftwoDataVisualizationSpecialists,andanewDigitalScholarshipServicesDirector.FacultyandstudentsinvolvedinVisualandMediaStudiesandrelatedactivitiesinSmithWarehousealreadyworkcloselywiththesestaffoncourses,projects,workshops,andevents.TrinityCollegehiredaDigitalHumanitiesSpecialistwhoseexpertisecomplementsthatoftheLibrarypersonnel.TheRubensteinLibraryhashiredadigitalhistoryspecialisttoleadtheArchivesAliveinitiative,whichbringsspecialcollectionsmaterialintowidercirculationinpartthroughdigitization


efforts.InBassConnections,theInformation,SocietyandCultureThemeissponsoringanumberofspecialprojectsthattietogetherinformationtechnologyandculture,aswellashelpingsupportteachingintheISSProgram.OIThascommittedtoResearchComputingintheHumanitieswiththehireofaspecialistwithtraininginthatareaaswell.

SmithBays10-11isalreadyahubforinterdisciplinarycollaborationinmediatheoryandpractice,havingofferedanascentcommunityforthisgrowingunderthebannerof“MediaArtsandSciences.”TheMediaArtsandSciencescommunityhoststheVisualizationandInteractiveSystemsgroup,across-campuscollectionofaccomplishedstaffscientistsandmediapractitionersinterestedinmedia,data,andcreativecomputation.Thisgroupcurrentlymeetsweeklytoshareresearch,planworkshopsandactivities,andcoordinateinfrastructureissues.IndividualmembersofthisgroupincludestafffromtheDataandVisualizationteamintheLibraries,theDukeImmersiveVirtualEnvironmentinPratt,andrepresentativesfromtheSmithLabs,includingtheWired!Lab,InformationScience+Studies,theEmergenceLab,theComplexSystemsLab,andtheDigitalArcheologyLab.VISGroupmembersalreadyteachworkshopstocurrentgraduatestudents,consultonresearchprojectsrelatedtodatabases,visualization,digitalinstallations,algorithmicprocessing,andmediaproduction.Similarly,theDigitalHumanitiesConsultantinTTS,stafffromDigitalScholarshipServicesandVSI-relatedlabsmeetperiodicallyforaDHKlatchtoshareideasandcoordinateactivities.Thegrouptakesadvantageofthesenetworksofcollaborationtosupportresearchlabprojects,digitalmodulesinexistingcourses,andongoingtrainingopportunitiesacrosscampus.ForthelastfewyearstheComputationalMediaStudiocoursefortheMFAinExperimentalandDocumentaryArts,andtheMAinHistoricalandCulturalVisualizationProseminars,andnumerousotherundergraduateandgraduatecoursesinAAHVS,Literature,andInformationScienceandStudieshavebenefitedfromthesetheseconnectionsresources.

Theintersectionofscholarlyresearch,archives,anddigitally-facilitatedapproachestocreativeexpressionhavealsobeendemonstratedatDukethroughmajorartsinnovationsinDance,Music,andPerformanceStudies.ThomasDeFrantzofDanceandAfricanandAfricanAmericanStudieshasledresearchintodanceandtechnologythoughhisSLIPPAGE:Performance|Culture|Technologycompanyperformancesandclasses,andBasshisConnectionsprojecton“LiveProcessingandLiveArt.“ScottLindrothofMusicandAaronGreenwaldofDukePerformanceshaveputtogetherthe“FromtheArchives”seriesofarchive-driven,multimodalperformanceprojectspresentedbyDukePerformances,includingWilliamTyler•‘CorduroyRoads’(photographicmaterialsfromAlexanderGardner/GeorgeN.Barnard),JennyScheinman•‘Kannapolis:AMovingPortrait’(filmsfromH.LeeWaters),andHissGoldenMessenger•‘HeartLikeaLevee’(photographicmaterialsfromWilliamGedney).

Takentogether,theseformalandinformalcollaborationsdemonstrateDukealreadyhastheneededexpertise,enthusiasmandsupportforaformalizedgraduateprograminComputationalMedia,Arts&Cultures.Whatislackingnowisanorganizationalstructurethatbringsthemtogetherintoanintegratedcommunity.TheDigitalHumanitiesInitiativeatFHIwillhelpprovidethislaterally,andthePhDinComputationalMedia,Arts&Cultureswillprovideafocusforfacultyandstudentresearchersinthefield.Inaddition,theGraduateCertificateinInformationScience+StudieswillberenamedandrefocusedasaGraduateCertificateoptionforstudentsfromotherdepartmentsandprogramsinterestedinComputationalMedia,Arts&Culturestopicsasasecondaryfieldofstudy.

Alreadygraduatestudentsinvolvedwiththesevariousdigitalinitiativesoncampushavegoneontosuccessfulcareerspost-Duke.WeproposetobuilduponthisstartbyofferingaclearpathwayforstudentswhoseworkfitssquarelyintoaPhDtrajectory,aswellasofferingopportunitiesfor


studentswhoseprimaryinterestsareinrelatedfields,butwhowishtodelveintocomputationalmediatopicsaspartoftheirwork.JustafewoftherecenthumanitiesgraduatestudentswhohavegoneontosuccessfulcareersthanksinparttotheirexperiencesinDuke’svariouscomputationally-inflectedcenters,labs,andprogramsinclude:

MitchFraas,HistoryPh.D.,HaitiLab.CurrentlyCuratorofSpecialCollections,KislakCenterUniversityofPennsylvania,.MitchworkedontheRebuildingWomen’sRightsandHaitiDigitallibraryprojects.

PatrickLemieux,AAH&VSVMSTrack.CurrentlyAssistantProfessoratUCDavis,DepartmentofCinemaandDigitalMedia.Patrickco-createdanalternaterealitygamewiththeGreaterThanGamesLab;healsocreatedgamemodsanddeconstructedcomputergameconsolesaspartofaTA-shipfortheComputationalMediacourse.

PatrickJagoda,EnglishandISSCertificate.CurrentlyAssociateProfessoratUniversityofChicago,EnglishandNewMediaStudies,andDirectoroftheGameChangersChicagoDesignLab.PatrickstudiedcomputergamesandcreatedmultimodalessaysaspartofhisISScertificateproject;co-createdandpublishedonanandalternaterealitygamewiththeGreaterThanGamesLabwhileanaffiliatedscholarinhisearlyyearsatChicago.Herecentlyreceivedtenure.

WhitneyTrettien,EnglishandAudivisualitiesandPhDLabScholar.CurrentlyAssistantProfessorofEnglishandComparativeLiterature,UNC-ChapelHill.Whitneyco-createdtheSoundboxsoundstudiesprojectaspartoftheAudioVisualitiesLabandthePhDLabatFHI.ShealsocreatedaprojectcalledCut/Copy/Paste:EchoesofLittleGiddingthatfocusedonhistoricalanalog/digitalmediaremix.

AllenRiddell,LiteratureandISSGraduateCertificate.CurrentlyaPostdocatNeukomInstituteforComputationalScienceandtheLeslieCenterfortheHumanitiesatDarmouth.AllenstudiedStatisticsandreceivedanMSdegreealongsidehisPhD;createdstatisticaltopicmodelsofalargecollectionofhistoricnovelsashisISScertificateproject

MalinaChavez,MFAEDA,CoordinatorofUNCDigitalInnovationLab.MalinacreatedamultimodalinstallationprojectaspartoftheComputationalMediacourseintheMFA.

MelodyJue,Literature,S-1SpeculativeSensationLab.CurrentlyAnAssistantProfessorofEnglishatUCSantaBarbara.Shecreatedamap-basedprojectfocusedonthe“whale”perspectiveofEarth’sgeographyaspartofatheory/practiceenvironmentalhumanitiesproject.

ZachBlas,LiteratureandISS.WasanAssistantProfessorattheUniversityofBuffalo,nowatGoldsmith’s,London.HecreatedamultimodalinstallationartworkaroundthequeerbodyandidentityaspartofhisISSgraduatecertificateproject.

SandraVanGienhoven,ArtHistory,DALMILabandRENCIVisualizationGrant.CurrentlyaVisitingAssistantProfessorat,ErasmusUniversity,Rotterdam.Sheco-createdcreatedadatabaseofartmarketinformationandvisualizeditaspartofavisualizationgrantfromtheRENCIinstituteincollaborationwiththeDukeArt,LawandMarketsproject.

Thisproposaloffersaformalpathwayforgraduatestudents,likethosenotedabove,whowanttopursueComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesasaprimaryfocusatthePhDLevel.ItdrawsupontheresourcesprovidedbytheMellonFoundation,andcombinesthemwithvariousstrandsofactivity


alreadyhappeningoncampus.Itcantakeadvantageofalready-existingphysicalandadministrativeinfrastructureinSmithBays10-11,AAH&VS,ISS,andtheFHI,aswellasintheLibraries,Trinity,Pratt,andOIT.Itformallybringstogetherfacultywhoarealreadyworkingincomputationalmedia,technology,digitalarts,andinformationsciencewithinterestedstudentswithavarietyofdisciplinarybackgrounds.

TheprogramweareproposingcapitalizesontwoofDuke’sareasofstrength:itsenviabletraditionofinnovativeandsuccessfulinterdisciplinaryworkinthedigitalhumanitiesandthevibrantsetofresearchandpractice-centeredengagementsnotedabove.Theprogramwillappealtoawiderangeofstudents,fromalready-accomplishedartistsseekingtoarticulateorexpandtheirresearchprogramstothenewbrandofhybridstudentunabletorepresstheconvictionthatthemediaactivitiescentraltotheirliveshavedeepandconsequentialtheoreticalstakes.Wealsoaspiretocreateanewtypeofhybridpractitionerandscholar,onewhoisconversantwitholdandnewparadigmsofthehumanitiesaswellaswiththoseoftheinformationsciencesandnewmedia.

Futuregraduatesoftheprogramwillhaveanextraedgeandenoughleveragetopursueanewtypeofcareerinhighereducation,multi-mediacompanies,andthecommunity,allofwhichwillincreasinglybedominatedbyrapidlyevolvingcomputationalmedia,newmediaartsandhumaninterfacevisualizationsthatneedtobefullyunderstoodandcriticallyevaluated.Masteryofthesemediaisnotonlycritical,butwillalsoprovidetheoreticalsophisticationandarealizationthatcreativityisapowerful,butoftenneglectedproblem-solvingforceingraduateprograms.Wethereforedeemsolidartistictraininginthecomputationalartsintegraltothisdegreeaswell.

Theworldhastakenadigitalturn.ThemomentisripeforDuketotakealeadershiproleintheshapingofthisstageofinterdisciplinaryknowledge-production.Duke’scommitmenttointerdisciplinarity—clearlyarticulatedintheearly1990sbyPhilipGriffith—providedthefoundationforthelearningexperimentsundertakenbyFHI,ISS,Wired!andDuke’sotherinnovativeinterdisciplinaryprograms.Dukealreadyhastheproperstaffanddistinguishedscholarsessentialtotheprogram’ssuccess.Theyarealreadymentoringgraduatestudentsworkingonprojectswithastrongmediaorcomputationcomponent.Asnotedabove,AAH&VSandotherhumanitiesgraduatestudentswhohaveself-identifiedwithComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesgoalsthroughtheISSGraduateCertificate,earningVSIgrants,andengagingwithLab-basedprojectshavereceivedprestigioustenure-trackjobsandpost-docs.Otherstudentsengagedinourclassesandlabshaveexhibitedtheirworkatinternationaldigitalartshows,publishedinleadingjournals,andpresentedtheirworkatprestigiousconferences.Wewanttoclearthepathforselectstudentstodoevenmore,alongsidethewidercommunityofinterestedscholars.

C. ANINTERDISCIPLINARY,INTERDEPARTMENTALPROGRAM

Thisnewproposalisintendedtorealizethecreationofaninterdisciplinary,interdepartmentalPhDinComputationalMedia,Arts&Cultures.Afterextensiveconsultationandreflectiononthebestwaytoconstructaprogram,wehaveidentifiedtheDepartmentofArt,ArtHistory&VisualStudies,ThePrograminLiterature,theInformationScience+StudiesCertificateProgram,andtheFranklinHumanitiesInstituteascoreprogrammaticpartners.Weembracethepossibilityofexpandingtoincludeascorecollaboratorsotherdepartmentsandprograms,aswellasindividualfacultywithrelatedinterestsandexpertise.

Becausetheirinitialnumberswillbesmall,theprogram’sPhDstudentswillfindtheircohortsinArt,ArtHistory&VisualStudies,Literature,Music,ComputerScienceandotherrelateddisciplineswhere


computationalmediaformsarebeingstudiedandexplored,intheoryandinpractice.WeanticipatestrengtheningtheseinterdisciplinaryconnectionsbyofferingareframedInformationScience+StudiesGraduateCertificatethatwillaligncloselywithcorerequirementsinthePhDProgramandofferanextendedcommunity.ThesestudentswillalsomixandminglewithgraduatestudentsfromDuke,UNC,andNCStateinthePhDLabforDigitalKnowledgeattheFranklinHumanitiesInstitute.

TheCMACLeadershipwillensurethatstudentsinthenewprogramareintegratedintothewiderDukegraduatecommunityinthefollowingways:

1. CMACPhDstudentswillbejoinedbytheMAstudentsintheDigitalArtHistory/ComputationalMediafortheProseminarcourse,andinothercoursestaughtbyCMACcorefaculty.

2. CMACPhDstudentswillbejoinedbyCMACGraduateCertificate(formerlyInformationScience+Studies)studentsateventsandactivitiesintheSmithWarehouse.Theywillreceivefirst-roundinvitationstoanyworkshopsandeventsorganizedwiththatgroup,andwillhaveaccesstotheISSLabfortheirowndigitalresearchprojectsrequiringspecialhardwareandsoftware.

3. CMACPhDstudentswillautomaticallybemademembersoftheFranklinHumanitiesInstitute’sPhDLabinDigitalKnowledgeFellowsProgram.Thiscompetitively-selectedgroupofstudentswillbemeetingonbi-weeklybasiswithfacultymentors,andtakesturnsworkshoppingprojectsandsharingideas.PhDLabFellowsalsoshareworkspaceinthePhDLab,andhavetheopportunitytoorganizespeakers,attendconferences,andengageinprofessionaldevelopmentactivitiestargetedatscholarsworkingininterdisciplinaryprogramsandonnon-standarddigitalprojectsaspartoftheirPhDwork..

4. AstheTriangleDigitalHumanitiesNetworkdevelops,CMACstudentswillbeinvitedtomixersandandcross-campuseventsorganizedforthewidercommunity.CMACstudentswillbeencouragedtohelporganizethebiannual,multi-dayCollaborations:Humanities,Arts&TechnologyFestivalincollaborationwithUNCandNCStatestudents(thefestivalrotatesamongthethreecampuses),andtosharetheirownworkatthatvenueandinotherlocalexhibitions.

5. CMACDstudentswillbestronglyencouragedtoparticipateinBassConnectionsandFHIprojectsorganizedbyCMACfaculty,andwillactivelybeintroducedtopotentialmentorsforotherprojectwork.

Instructuringthisprogramasacollaborativeeffort,thisproposaldrawsinspirationfromDuke’slongcommitmenttointerdisciplinarity,aswellasfromothersuccessfulinterdepartmentalPhDprograms.Weanticipatethatthestartupadministrativeandteachingburdenswillbemodest,giventhealready-existinginfrastructure,curriculum,experience,andexpertiseoncampus.Astheprogramgrows,weanticipateitbecomingamajorattractornewstudentsandfacultyinterestedinthecomputationalturnininterdisciplinaryscholarshipandcreativepractice.

Ourproposedprogrambringstogethertherigorofaresearch-basedgraduatestudieswithapracticalandtechnologicalfocusonadvancedtraininginamediapracticeormedia-(anddata)intensivescientificresearchinthehumanities.Thephilosophyoftheprogramisshapedbyaconvictionthattheconditionsforknowledgeproductionintoday’sglobalworldhavebeenfundamentallyalteredbythecomputationalrevolution.Fromexperimentalpracticesinthesciencestoresearchmethodologiesinthehumanities,knowledgehascomeincreasinglytodependonthegatheringandanalysisoflargeaggregatesofdatathatinsomecrucialwayscannotbe“understood”


or“manipulated”withouttheassistanceofsophisticatedcomputationalmethodologies,newformsofvisualizationandmediatechnologies.Thehumanitieshavetraditionallybeendefinedbyprintcultureofananalyticalkind—journalarticles,monographs,andreviews.Contemporarydigitalmediaandnon-textualformsofsociallyengagedscholarlyproductionnowofferanever-expandingfieldofinnovativemethodsofstudyandmodesofinquiry.Theseincludenewresearchmethods,modesofcommunication,andmultiplepresentationstrategies.

TheproposedPhDinComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesconsolidatetheinnovativeworkofthelastdecadeofmanyDukescholars,offersbothfacultyandstudentsthepotentialtoexplorethesemodesandmethodsandredefinetherelationbetweenhumanitiesandthesciences.Thisnewgraduateprogramalsoreexaminesthedivisionbetweentheoryandpracticethatdefinessomuchofuniversitylife.Theprogram,itsfaculty,andstudentsdirectlyengagewiththerichcontributionsfromthe‘arts,’broadlyunderstoodtoincludethepraxisofhumanisticknowledge,aswellasthevariousappliedsciences.ThroughitsfacultyandstudentsDukehasalreadyemergedasaleaderinthefieldsofdigitalhumanities,mediastudiesandpublicscholarship.ItistimeforthispositivereputationinthetheoryandpracticeofComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturestobefullyinstantiatedinaformalPhDprogram.

ThefocusofthePhDinComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesatDukewillbetointegratemulti-modalinquiry,includingcomputationaldesign,dataanalysisandnewmediaart,withscholarlyinvestigationattheinterfaceofthehumanities,thesocialsciencesandthesciences.Asscholarsinthedigitalhumanities,wehaveunderstoodthatcomputationalmediahasprofoundlytransformedtheresearchparadigmsandepistemologyofthehumanitiesandthemanydisciplinesitaffects.Wehavenotedthatstudentsarenolongerpassiveconsumersofacademicknowledgebutalsoactiveproducersofnewdigitalcontent,withthepotentialtoapplynewthinkingandcreativeenergytomoreestablishedmodesofresearch.Toaddressthisinthecontextofaresearchuniversityitisourmissiontoattractanewgenerationofhybridscholarsandstudentsforwhominterdisciplinaryconnectionsbetweenthehumanities,socialsciencesandthescienceshavebecomeessential.

Akeycomponentoftheprogramisthe“horizontal”dimensionoftheenvisionedintegrationoftheoryandpractice.Studentswillbeexpectednotsimplytocombinesometheoreticalendeavorwithsomepracticalcomponent,buttodosoinsuchawaythatthetwobecomeintegrated,allowingthemtointegrateseeminglyunrelatedfieldsofinquiry.Thus,farfromformingamereillustrationorinstantiationofagoverningtheoreticalprogram,mediapracticewillhereperformsignificanttheoreticalworkofitsown,leadingtoascholarlyresearchprogramthatisfullyresponsivetotheuniqueaffordancesofourdigitalcultureandtothegenerationalproclivitiesoftomorrow’sculturalinnovatorsandleaders.OurstudentswillbeencouragedtopresentscholarlyandcreativeworkinvenuesliketheSocietyforLiterature,ScienceandtheArts,ACMSIGGRAPH,theInternationalSocietyforElectronicArts(ISEA),theHumanities,Art,Science,andTechnologyAllianceandCollaboratory(HASTAC),andArsElectronicaaswellasintheinnovativebranchesofmoretraditionalacademichumanitiesandsocialsciencevenuessuchastheModernLanguageAssociation,theCollegeArtAssociation,theAmericanHistoricalAssociation,theSocietyforClassicalStudies,andtheNationalCommunicationAssociation.Research“publications”byourstudentswillsimilarlyincludedigitalvenues,realandvirtualexhibitions,andmoreconventionalprintmediaformats.

D. THEINTERDISCIPLINARYHUMANITIESLABMODEL


CentraltothepremiseoftheproposedComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesgraduateprogramistheInterdisciplinaryHumanities“Lab”model.Whilenotexactlythesameasasciencelab,humanitieslabsarecharacterizedbyunusualdegreesofacollaborative,project-basedorientationthatyieldstangibleresults.StudentsintheprogramwillbeexpectedtoengagewithLabsaspartoftheirrequiredPracticumExperiencesintheprogram.AswehavediscoveredfromourvariousexperimentsininterdisciplinaryprojectdevelopmentatDuke,sustainedengagementincollaborativeprojectsencouragesdeeperunderstandingofthenormsandaffordancesofdifferentdisciplinarypractices.TheArt-Sciencecommunityisparticularlyawareofthis,andincreasingnumbersofgrantfundersaskforteamstoreachacrossconventionalacademicboundaries.(Seehttp://arts.gov/art-works/2015/5-times-art-science-collaborations-made-perfect-sensefromtheNEA.Leonardo,theinfluentialjournaloftheInternationalSocietyfortheArts,SciencesandTechnology,forexample,emphasizes“thewritingsofartistswhousescienceanddevelopingtechnologiesintheirwork.”http://www.leonardo.info/leoinfo.html).IndividualLabs,includingDukeArt,LawandMarkets,theWired!LabforDigitalArtHistoryandVisualCulture,andtheDiGDigitalArcheologyLabarealreadycollaboratingonresearchprojectsandexhibitionsinternationally;ournewgraduatestudentscouldparticipateandextendthoseefforts,inturndevelopingtheirown21stcenturyscholarlyprofiles,likethoseofthepioneeringgraduatestudentsnotedearlier.

Whatthesestudentsgainfromtheseexperiencesisnotonlyawaytopushtheirownlimits,butalsotounderstandthefundamentalvalueofcollaborationtonewformsofknowledgeproductionmediatedbycomputationalpractices.Technologiesofcommunication,analysis,anddesigncanscaffoldunderstandingbyinstantiatingcoreprinciplesintosoftwareandinteractiveenvironments;methodsofinterpretationcantravelacrossdisciplinesasmetaphorsoragents.Adatabaseinfrastructureincludescuratedcategoriesofmetadataandstandardizedformatsthatshapetheconstructionofhistoricalarchivesorinteractivemedia;atextanalysissystemincludesscholardesigneddocumenttypedefinitions,stoplists,andqueriesthatshapeitsresults;GISsoftwaretoolsembedassumptionsaboutthevaluesofscaling,proximityandspacetoanalysisandinterpretation;3Dmodelingandenvironmentsmayprivilegeinteractionspeedoververisimilitude,orcompletenessoverambiguity;time-basedmediamayprivilegeruntimeandexperiencedtimeoverelapsedtime.Facilitywiththeseresources–andwiththeabilitytocritiquethemintheoreticalandculturalterms–areattheheartofourprogram.

Oneofthekeygoalsoftheprogramisthatwewanttoteachourgradstudentstothinkalgorithmically(aswellasvisually,temporally,critically,historicallyetc.).TothisenditisimportantthatallPh.D.studentsacquireproficiencyincertaincomputerlanguages.RequirementsoflanguageandtoolproficienciesarecommonpracticeamongPh.D.programs.CandidatesforthePh.D.inhumanitiesdepartments,forexample,aretypicallyrequiredtodemonstrateproficiencyintwonaturallanguagesrelevanttotheirresearchfield,suchasFrenchandGerman,orChineseandKorean,etc.SimilarlycandidatesforthePh.D.inPhilosophyaretypicallyrequiredtodemonstrateproficiencyinthefieldsofpropositionallogicandmodallogic;whilestudentsinEconomicsarerequiredtobeproficientinareassuchasdifferentialequationsandstatistics.

Wewillrequirestudentstohavetraining—equivalenttoonesemester—inaprocedurallanguage,suchasC,Java,orPythonorequivalentexperience.Thistrainingwillfulfilltheroleofastandardlanguagerequirement,andcanbemeteitherthroughtestingorcoursework.Theymaydemonstratethisbackgroundpriortoadmissionthroughcoursework,participationinsummerworkshops,ordemonstrationofskillsdevelopedthoughself-study.Studentswillalsobeencouragedtotakeuptotwoundergraduatecourses(orgraduatecourses)inComputerScience,Statistics,orotherrelevant


fieldstodeveloptheircapabilitiesasneeded.Theywilltakea“languageexam”withafacultymembertodemonstratetheirproficiency.

WehavetestedthismodelinArt,ArtHistoryandVisualStudiesalready;fourstudentsintheVisualandMediaStudiestrackofthePh.D.(theprotoComputationalMedia,Arts&Culturestrack)havesuccessfullycompletedthistest.

• OneisusingPythonandSQLsoshecouldanalyzeamassoflegalargumentsrelatedtoartcopyright

• OneisusingProcessingsoshecancreatecomputationally-controlledinstallationbioart• OneusedAssemblyandC#todevelopvideogamemodificationsfortheory-drivenart

• OneisusingPythonandJavaScriptforinstallationautomationandwebpresentationofmediaresearch

Inadditiontoastandardprocessinglanguage,Ph.D.candidatesinComputationalMedia,Arts&Cultureswillberequiredtodemonstrateproficiencyineitherasecondcoregroupoflanguagesrelatedtothebasicsofprogrammingtime-basedorinteractivemedia,orinahumanlanguagerelevanttotheirstudies.

E. CHARACTERISTICSOFTHECONSTITUTINGPARTNERS

ThedepartmentofArt,ArtHistory,andVisualStudies(AAH&VS),theLiteratureProgram,theFranklinHumanitiesInstitute(FHI)andtheInformationScience+StudiesProgram(ISS)arecollaboratingtoco-sponsorthesenewgraduateprograms.

Ourcorecollaboratorsincludeastrongbalanceofestablishedtheorists,historians,andpractitioners.Art,ArtHistory,andVisualStudieshaspursuedaninterdisciplinaryvisionofgraduateformationsincetheestablishmentofitsPhDPrograminArtHistoryin1991.Thedepartmentwasrenamedin2006tobetterreflecttheresearchandteachinginterestsofthefaculty,andtheVisualStudiesundergraduatemajor,thedesignofwhichwasledbyKristineStiles,wasinstantiatedin2009.TheDepartmenthasalsoshownitsabilitytosuccessfullypartnerwithotherunitsinthecreationofanotherterminaldegree,theMFAinExperimentalandDocumentaryArts(co-directedandoperatedsince2012withtheCenterforDocumentaryStudiesandtheArtsoftheMovingImageProgramatDuke)..

Duke’sPrograminLiteraturetakesaphilosophicalandtheoreticalapproachtomanydifferentculturalphenomenathatstudentsandfacultyworkon,alongsidefilm,video,andthenewmedia,andalongsideculturalstudiesbroadlyconceived.Facultyintheprogramareintheforefrontofthinkingcriticallyaboutmediaandculture,andareleadersinthefieldsofmediatheory,digitalhumanities,andscienceandtechnologystudies.ManyarealreadydoingtheworkofthePhDprogramasmentorstoindividualstudentsinsideandoutsideofLiteratureitselfthroughthemanyinterconnectionsnotedabove.

InformationScience+Studies,asaresearchcenterandcertificateprogram,providesgraduatestudentscriticaltraininginresearchtechnologyandnewmediaproductionmethods.Asahubforgraduatestudentsinterestedinphysicalcomputing,digitalmapping,webdevelopment,appdesign,andothertechnologicalinnovations,itconnectstheoryandpracticecoursesthroughitsprograms


andactivities.TheadministrativestaffmembercurrentlyassignedtosupportingISScouldtakeontheroleofDGSAfortheproposedprogram,withtheBusinessManagementroleundertakenbytheBusinessManagerwhocurrentlyservesAAH&VSandtheMFAEDAProgram.

TheFranklinHumanitiesInstitutebringstotheprojectfundingfortheDigitalHumanitiesInitiative,staffedcoordinationofinterdepartmentalefforts,studentaccesstoitsvariouslabsandlearningopportunities,andfundingforvisitingscholars.Itoffersthepotentialtoappointgraduatefaculty(pendingapproval),whocouldinturnserveontheMAandPhDCommitteesofthegraduatestudentsintheprogram.

TheComputationalMedia,Arts&Culturesprogramwillalsoworktointegratevisual,digitalandcomputationalinitiativesacrossthecampus,likethatofthe"BigData"InformationInitiative(iiD)andthe"BassConnections,allofwhichareinterconnectedwithbothISSadFHI.ItwilltakeadvantageofexistingrelationshipswiththeLibraries,DataandVisualization,DigitalHumanities,andInformationTechnologyresourcesoncampusandbuilduponthemfortrainingandconsultingpurposes.TheproposedPhDprogramoffersDuketheopportunitytotakealeadershiproleinmodelingthefutureofthehumanitiesandtheinterpretivesocialsciencesaspartofthiseffort.

F. RATIONALEFORADISTINCTPROGRAM

ThePhDprograminComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesisdistinguishedfromotherdegreesofferedatDukebyitsfocusoninteractive,digital,andcomputationalscholarshipacrossmediaplatformsthatsignificantlyinclude,butarenotrestrictedtotext-basedintellectualproduction.Atpresent,studentswithanon-textbasedcomponentintheirresearchtendtoworkatthemarginsoftheirprograms.Theyfacethechallengeofsatisfyingconventionaldepartmentalrequirementswhilealsoengagedinintellectualproductionwithoutproperrecognitionorsupport.Thisisalsotrueofstudentsinterestedinbringingquantitativeandcomputationalapproachesto“humanistic”research.Theirextra-departmentaladvisorsmayhailfromvariouspartsofcampus,andtheirareasofspecializationmayincludesubjectsnotcoveredbytheirhomeprograms.ThenewPhDprogramwillbringtogetherthesestudentswithprimaryinterestsintheoryandpractice,whilealsocatalyzingthebroadstudentinterestthatalreadyexistsatDukeinpublicscholarship,anddigitalandcomputationalmediawithinthehumanitiesandinterpretativesocialsciences.

Theprogramascurrentlyconceivedbringstogetherexistingsubject-areagraduatecoursestaughtbythecorefacultyinAAH&VS,Literature,Music,ClassicalStudies,Mathematics,ISS,andothers.Studentsintheprogramwillstudydigitalmediaforms,informationsciencetechniques,andsociallyengagedpractices,deployingthemtotransformacademicresearchwithintheirspecificareasofinterest.TheywilldrawuponDuke’sextraordinaryfacultyandstaffforexpertiseinmediatheory,culturalcriticism,mediastudies,mediahistory,digitalhumanities,computationalanalysis,andsociallyengagedintellectualproduction.Whileourstudentswillparticipateactivelyinseminarsandactivitiesinotherdepartmentsandprograms,nootherexistingdegreeprogramatDukecanofferthemthedistinctivetheory/practicefocusandrequirementsthatareproposedintheprogram.Byofferinglabexperiencepracticumsalongsidetheoreticalandhistoricalengagementswiththedigital,thePhDinComputationalMedia,Arts&Cultureswillencourageinteractionamongtheseunits,whileremainingdistinctfromthem.

G. UNITSPONSORCONTRIBUTIONS


AstheoriginatingDepartmentalsponsors,andascoremembersoftheVisualStudiesInitiative,theDepartmentofArt,ArtHistory&VisualStudiesandLiteraturewillplaycrucialrolesintheComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesPhD.Inadditiontosignificantfacultyinvolvementandstaffing,AAH&VSandLiteraturewillencouragecurricularconnectionsthroughcross-listingandpartnershipsintheSmithWarehouseLabs.InformationScience+Studies,reframedastheCenterforComputationalMedia,Arts&Cultures,willcontinuetobeahubforgraduatestudentpractice-basedworkinthefield,whilethePhDLabinDigitalKnowledgeinFHIwillcreateconnectionswiththewidercommunity.

Ourkeyoperationalprinciplesreflectthesecommitments:

• ProximityMatters:weenvisionasustainablegraduateprogram,withoperationalfinancialstabilityandwithadedicatedcoreoffaculty,students,andresourcesincloseproximitytoeachotherintheretrofittedBay11-10inSmithWarehouse(15,000sq.ft.);

• University-wideImpact:weenvisiongraduatestudiesinComputationalMedia,Arts&Culturesattheinterfaceofthehumanities,sciencesandthesocialsciences,withanorganizationalstructurethatreflectsitsmissionandinclosecollaborationwithuniversityinstitutes,schoolsandacademicunits;

• ConnectionofTheorytothePractice:weaspiretodevelopatrans-disciplinaryteachingandresearchcurriculumwithaclearlyarticulatedtrajectoryandassessabledeliverables,includingthestudent’sactiveparticipationandintegrationoftheeighton-sitelabsinSmithBays10-11andintherotatingFHIlabs.

AAH&VSandLiteraturewillalsobenefitfromincreasedfacultyandstudentaccesstoalready-existingworkshopsandlabmodulesondatabasedesign,visualization,3Dmodeling,physicalcomputing,3Dprinting,webexhibitions,interactiondesign,mobileapplications,virtualrealityanddigitalartsproductiontakingplaceatbothendsofSmithWarehouseandbeyond.AsthehomeoftheexistingMAinHistoricalandCulturalVisualizationintheWired!Lab,AAH&VSalsooffersopportunitiesforteaching,research,andtrainingcollaborationsaroundspecifichistories,technologiesandtechniquesrelevanttothefield.AdditionalexperimentalandtraditionalstudioartsfacilitiesandworkspaceswillalsobeofferedbyAAH&VSwhenofusetotheprogram’sstudentsandprojects.

Asnotedabove,thePhDprogramwilldrawupontheexistingInformationScience+StudiesGraduateCertificateinfrastructuretocoordinateanddevelopthedigitalmediapracticeandcomputationalcomponentsoftheprogram.ThisincludestheexpertisegleanedinteachingtheComputationalMediaandHistoricalandCulturalVisualizationcoursesfortheMFAinExperimentalandDocumentaryArts,whichISShelpssupportthrough3Dprinting,hardware,andsoftwareresources,andtheMAinHistoricalandCulturalVisualization,andshareinthoseofferingsandresources.SpecializedworkshopandcoursecomponentswillalsobedevelopedinactivepartnershipwithaffiliatedfacultyinMathematics,Statistics,andthePrattSchoolofEngineeringasweexpandanddeepenourpartnershipswiththoseunits.Inaddition,boththeAAH&VSandISSundergraduateprogramswillprovideTAandRAopportunitiestograduatestudentsworkingonC-MACBass,MFA,andothermediaandcomputation-relatedprojects.TheseopportunitiesmightalsofulfillcoreTAandRAgraduatestudentresponsibilitiesinthePhDProgram,aswelltostudentspursuingtheC-MACCertificateorinvolvedintheLabs.WealsoanticipatepotentialcollaborationwiththeproposedSSRIDataScienceMAintermsofofferinghumanities-orientedcoursesthatmaybeofinterestedtotheirstudents,aswellassendinginterestedstudentsintosomeoftheircoursesonacase-by-casebasis.


WeanticipatetheFranklinHumanitiesInstitute,undertheleadershipofDeborahJenson,willplayakeyroleinenvisioningandsustainingtheinterdisciplinaryprogram.JensonhaspreviouslycollaboratedwithSzaboonpeer-revieweddigitalpublicationsandonmediaarts-relatedteaching.Jenson’sworkinNeuroHumanitiescrossesdisciplinaryandschoolboundaries.FHIwillprovideaninstitutionalrelationshipforfacultyoutsideAAH&VSandLiteraturewhoareparticipatingintheComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesPhDprogram,andprogrammaticsupporttograduatestudentsinvolvedinboththePhDandtheGraduateCertificateprograms.ThecollaborationwiththeFranklinHumanitiesInstituteensurestheinterdisciplinarityofthePhD,providingpotentialresearchconnectionsnotonlytoindividualdepartmentsandprogramsbutalsorelevantInstitutesandInitiativesfromaroundcampus.Inaddition,theFHIistheportalfornumerousgrantsfromtheMellonFoundation,akeyfundingsourcefortheComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesPhDprogramanditsfuturedevelopment.BringingintheFHIasafullpartnerinthisinterdisciplinaryprogramhastheaddedbenefitofstrengtheningtheUniversityconnectionswithMellonandbuildseffectivelyonexistingpartnershipsandnetworks.

Inadditiontoitscoordinatingrole,theFHIwillcontributetoComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesthroughthenewDigitalHumanitiesInitiative(DHI),whichwaslaunchedinFall2015.DHI,headedbyVictoriaSzabo,willhelpcoordinate,rationalize,andleveragedisparateresearchpartnershipsanddigitalmediaandcomputationtrainingopportunitiesalreadyavailablethroughISS,theSmithLabs,thecross-campusVisualizationandInteractiveSystemsgroup,theLibrariesDataandVisualizationandDigitalScholarshipServicesgroups,andOIT.WeanticipateFHIandDHIwillserveasahubandcrossroadsfordigitalhumanitiesandcomputationalmediastudiesacrosscampus.DavidBell,whoservedindeanshipsinthegraduateschool,willcontinuetoplayanactiveroleinthenewDigitalHumanitiesInitiativethroughongoinginvolvementinthePhDandthePhDLabinDigitalKnowledge.CombinedwiththelabsalreadyworkingwithintheSmithWarehouse,theDigitalHumanitiesInitiativewillsignificantlyextendandstrengthenthelabcomponentofcourseswithintheMediaArtsandSciencescurriculum.

OneofthekeycontributionsoftheunitsponsorswillbetodevelopawidercohortandcommunityforthestudentsinvolvedintheCMACprogram.


III. CONSEQUENCESFOROTHERUNITS

A. PRECEDENTS

Weanticipatetheimpactonotherprogramstobepositiveinthesensethatwewillprovideresourcesandsupporttoexistinggraduatestudentswhoareunderserved,aswellasraiseDuke’sprofilesasaleaderinComputationalMedia,Arts&Culturesandrelatedfields.OvertimetheMFAinExperimentalandDocumentaryArtshasshownitselftoattractstudentsinterestedinexplicitlydocumentarypractices,ofteninphotographyandfilm.Whilethereissomepotentialoverlapamongststudentinterests,thisisemphasisisdistinctfromourexplicitfocusoncomputationalpracticeandthetheoreticalandcriticalculturesofmedia,artandcomputation.Similarly,theMAinHistoricalandCulturalVisualizationhasevolvedtobefocusedmostexplicitlyonmuseumexhibitionpracticesforarthistory,architecture,andvisualculture.ThisprogramwouldservetheneedsofabroaderrangeofgraduatestudentsinterestedinDigitalHumanitiesandComputationalMediaasscholarlyandcriticalformsfoundinacademia,publishing,andindustry.

Werecognizethatthoughourprogrammaticobjectivemayvary,wepotentiallyshareannumberofdigital“tools”andcritical/theoreticalfoundationsforourwork.Wehavediscussedwithourcolleaguesthepossibilityofsharingourpractice-basedcourseswithboththeMFAEDAprogramandtheMAinHistoricalandCulturalVisualization.Ourviewisthathavingourgraduatestudentsmixandminglethroughthepractice-basedcoursesofferedbyourvariousprogramsisbeneficialinitsownright.ComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesfacultyarecommittedtoofferingtheProseminarcourseeveryyear,andwelcometheopportunitytoshareorevenmergethisProseminarcoursewiththatinHCVISifallpartiesareinagreement.

B. SPONSORINGUNITS

Art,ArtHistory&VisualStudiesandLiteraturePhDPrograms

TheprogramsmostaffectedbythisproposedPhDareArt,ArtHistory&VisualStudiesandLiterature.Asnotedabove,bothDepartmentsseethisprogram’sfocusasoutsidethecoreoftheircurrentgraduateprogramstructures,andyetalsoasanimportantsiteoffuturecollaborationandgrowth.Ratherthancreatingnegativeconsequences,theeffectswillbepositive,sincefacultymemberswillbeabletoaddressstudentsinterestedinexploringcomputationalmedia,intheoryinpractice,willhaveaframeworkandsupportstructurethroughwhichtopursuetheirstudies.

Thecorefacultynamedintheinitiativealreadyteachingthegraduateseminarsweareproposingtoincludeintheprogram,andtheinterdisciplinarymedialabstheprogramwillrelyonalreadyexistinSmithWarehouse.Thenumberofgraduatestudentsinvolvedinthisnewprogramisalsoexpectedtobequitemodest(0-2studentsmatriculatingperyear,subjecttofunding).

MAinHistoricalandCulturalVisualization

FortheexistingMAinHistoricalandCulturalVisualizationsponsoredbyArt,ArtHistory&VisualStudiesthisprogramaddsafewnewstudentstotheexistingProseminarandpractice-basedcourses.Thecommunityofstudentsstudyingdigitalhumanities,humanitiesdata,visualizationandrelatedtopicsalreadyincludesgraduatestudentsfromaroundcampus.Theseseminarstylecoursescouldeasilyaccommodateafewmorestudents.


WeseeclosetiestobothtracksoftheMAinHistoricalandCulturalVisualization.TheDigitalArtHistorytrackissponsoredbytheWired!LabforDigitalArtHistory&VisualCulture,andbringsinacohortofstudentswhoareengagedwiththedigitaltransformationofresearchandpracticeinthefieldsofartandarchitecturalhistory,andwillprovidepartofthecohortofstudentsbroadlyinterestedinthissubjectmatter.SomestudentsinthisprogrammaychoosetopursuetheCMACGraduateCertificateaspartoftheirMAstudies.

TheComputationalMediatrackintheAAHVSMAhasdirectconnectionstoourPhDinitsaspirationsandfocus,asitengagesthevariousMediaLabsestablishedundertheVisualStudiesInitiative.Workshopsandprogramscreatedtosupportthattrack,andrelatedprograms,willbeofimmediatebenefittoourPhDstudents.WealsoplanforfuturerevenuestheComputationalMediatrackoftheAAHVSMAtosupporttheCMACPhDprograminthefuture,andhavepreparedourbudgetaccordingly,willthefullunderstandingandsupportofAAHVSandArtsandSciencesthatthisisourobjective.(SeetheBusinessplan,below.)

InformationScience+Studies(ISS)

InformationScience+Studieswouldseeimmediatebenefitfromtherealizationofthisproject.Infact,theCMACPhDcouldbeconsideredtheculminationofitsprogrammaticobjectives.Establishedin2001,theISSProgram’s“missionistostudyandcreatenewinformationtechnologiesandtoanalyzetheirimpactonart,culture,science,commerce,policy,society,andtheenvironment.”ISSpre-datestheVisualStudiesInitiative,andhasbeenacorecollaboratorinitsdevelopment.ISSpersonnelandresourceshavebeeninvolvedinestablishingandmaintainingtheVisualandMediaStudiesundergraduatemajor,theMFAinExperimentalandDocumentaryArts,theMAinHistoricalandCulturalVisualization,andnowthisproposedinterdisciplinary,interdepartmentalPhD.TheISSlabisalreadyahomeforundergraduateandgraduatestudentsinterestedinmediaandcomputationpractice.

ISSalsopre-datestheBassConnectionsInformation,Society,andCulturetheme,andhasbeenakeyplayerinestablishingitscurricularpresenceoncampus.ISSoffersTAandRAopportunitiestograduatestudentsinterestedindigitalhumanitiesandcomputationalmediatopics,nowinpartthoughitsrelationshipwithBass.ISShousestheInformation,Society,andCultureUndergraduateGatewaycourse(taughtbyHerron,anaffiliatedInstructor),andhasexpandeditskeyISS240:Web-BasedMultimediaCommunicationscoursewiththesupportofBassConnectionsfunds,whichhasprovidedgraduatestudentsopportunitiestoteachsectionsofthispopularandsuccessfulcourse.

ThisisrelevanttoCMACbecauseBassTeachingFellowscurrentlyteachfoursectionsofthecourseeachyear.WhiletheseandothersectionsaresometimestaughtbygraduatestudentsassignedfromtheMFAandAAHVSPhDprograms,thesestudentsdonotalwayshavetherequisitebackgroundorexperiencetoparticipateeffectively.ISSwouldwelcomeacohortofinterestedandcapableCMACgraduatestudentstoteachthesesections,andalsotoTAotherrelevantpractice-basedcourses,suchasComplexSystemsandPhysicalComputing(Gessler).AdvancedCMACstudentscouldalsoteachtheirowntopicalcoursesthroughISS,providingbenefittothemselvesandtotheundergraduatecommunitywhoclamorformoremedia/computationhybridcourses.TheseteachingopportunitieswouldgiveCMACgraduatestudentsteachingexperiencerelevanttotheacademicjobmarketincomputationalmedia,digitalhumanities,mediastudiesandrelatedfields.

AsthehomeoftheBassInformation,Society,andCultureUndergraduateCertificate2.0,ISScanalsofacilitateprojectmentoringandinterdisciplinaryresearchteamcollaborationopportunitiestoCMAC


PhDstudents.Thisconnectionbenefitsallinvolved.TheISSProgramDirector,VictoriaSzabo,isalsotheCo-DirectoroftheBassISCtheme.ForCMACPhDstudentswhoareinterestedinpursuingLabPracticumexperiencesoutsidethroughBass,ISSwillprovideanimportantbridge.

Aswehavenoted,partofthisproposalinvolvesrenamingtheISSGraduateCertificatetobetheGraduateCertificateinComputationalMedia,Arts&Cultures.ManyoftheISSAffiliatedfacultymembersarepartofthisproposal,andinfactthisproposalgrewinpartoutoftheirongoingassociationsthroughISSandotheractivities,suchasFHIpartnerships.IntegrationoftheISSGraduateCertificateintothisprogramstructuresimplifiesoversightandmanagementofoverlappingprograms,whilealsohelpingsolidifyanidentityforCMAConcampus.FromtheperspectiveofISSasaresearchcenter,lab,andcurricularprogram,thispartnershipdoesfortheGraduateCertificatewhatthepartnershipwithBassdidontheundergraduatelevel:provideamechanismforongoingsupportofitsmissionatalllevelsofuniversitylife.

FranklinHumanitiesInstitute

TheadditionoftheFranklinHumanitiesInstitutetooursponsoringteamhelpsoffsetanyadditionalpressureonthesponsoringprogramsbyprovidingaspaceforgraduatestudentsinterestedindigitalmediaandcomputationtocometogetherforworkshopsandmutualsupport.TheDigitalHumanitiesInitiativeatFHIhousesthePhDLabforDigitalKnowledge,whichrightnowisoutsideanyformalcurricularstructure.FHIwillbenefitfromtheopportunitytoenrollPhDLabstudentsintheCMACCertificate,andtosupportCMACPhDstudentsindevelopingtheirtalents.

FHI,likeISSandBass,hasalreadybeenakeypartnerindevelopingpathwaysintodigitalscholarshipatDukethroughtheFHIInterdisciplinaryLabsandotheractivities.TheDigitalHumanitiesInitiativewascreatedinparttohelpcoordinateandgivevoicetothedisparateDukecommunitymembersengagedwiththedigitalturninoursociety.DH+,theDHImotto,embracesboththecriticaltransformationofexistingscholarlypracticethroughcomputation,andthestudyofcomputationanditsimpactonhumancultureitself.BysupportingtheDukeSTEAMChallenge,inpartnershipwiththeViceProvostforAcademicAffairsandISS,DHIiscreatingopportunitiesforstudentstogainmentoringandrecognitionforinterdisciplinarydigitalpractice.Weareabletoleveragetheseandotherexistingeffortsoncampustodevelopbestpracticesfordigitalhumanities,media,andcriticalcomputationinpartbecausethecorefacultyarealreadytheonesdrivingtheseefforts.

ThisprogramwillofferprojectmentoringandskillsdevelopmenttoitsgraduatestudentsthroughFHIandBassrelationships,whileatthesametimecatalyzingDHIeffortstocreatetrainingopportunitiesforgradsinterestedindigitalmediaandcomputationfortheartsandhumanitiesfromaroundcampus.

C. RELATEDPROGRAMSANDUNITS

MFAinExperimentalandDocumentaryArts

Whileinsomewaystheprogramsasawholeoverlapintheirinterests,MFAEDAisultimatelyfocusedonartisticanddocumentaryproduction,whilethisPhDisfocusedequallyonmediatheoryandotherformsofcomputationally-mediatedpractice.OurPhDhasthesupportofTomRankin,DirectoroftheMFA(endorsementletterattached).TheMFAinExperimentalandDocumentaryArtsoffersagraduateseminarinComputationalMediaproductionthatwehavealreadyopeneduptoincludeinterestedMAandPhDstudents.SomeMFAstudentscurrentlyteachasTAsinInformation


Science+Studies,buttheytypicallydonothavetherequisitecomputingknowledgetoserveasLabRAs,sowedonotanticipateanylostsupportopportunitiesforthosegraduatestudents.InfactwehavealreadyhadsomestudentsintheMFAprogramexpressinterestincompletingtheCMACPhD,shoulditcomeonline.

DataScienceMS(Proposed),SSRI,andiiD

AswehavedevelopedthisPhDproposal,wehaveworkedcloselywithiiDandconsultedwiththeleadersoftheproposedMSinDataSciencesponsoredbyiiDandSSRI.Weanticipatemutualbenefitfromsharedsummer“bootcamp”workshopsdesignedtohelpinterestedgraduatestudents“skillup”ininformationdesignanddatamanagementtopics,andexpectthatsomeofourexistingandnewgraduateseminarswillbeofinteresttoDataScienceMSstudentsaselectives.WearealreadyestablishingrelationshipsthroughtheDukeArt,Law,andMarkets(DALMI)Labandcourseswiththisteamofresearchers,andourproposedFacultyandStaffincludesSocialSciencesandSciencespartners(Calderbank,Dauberchies,Rundel,Herron)whoaredeeplyengagedindatascienceandcomputationastheyrelatetoculturaltopics.

BassConnections

Asnotedabove,BassConnectionsInformationSocietyandCulturethemeisalreadycloselytiedtoISScurricularlyandstructurally.Inaddition,BasspartnerswithFHItosupportanddevelopinterdisciplinaryprojectteamswithastronghumanisticcomponent.WeanticipatetheprogramtohaveapositiveimpactonBassinthatitwillofferstudentsakeywaytorealizethetheory-practiceambitionsoftheprogram.WeanticipategraduatestudentsparticipatinginBassTeamsaspartoftheirPracticumExperiencerequirements.

DukeLibraries

DataandVisualizationServicesandDigitalScholarshipServicesarealreadyco-developingcoursesandworkshopswiththefacultyinvolvedinthisproposal.Thisprogramcatalyzesworkdoneatboth“ends”ofSmithWarehouse(theFranklinHumanitiesInstituteandtheVisualStudiesInitiativeMediaLabs)inmediaandcomputation,enablingustodeveloptogetherbestpracticesformediaandcomputationintheartsandhumanitiesinwaysthatarescalable,sustainable,andofhighquality.TheongoingVisualizationandInteractiveSystemsgroupandDHKlatchareinterestgroupsmadeupbyprimarilystafffromAAHVS,theLibraries,andOITwhoarecloselyinvolvedintheSmithandFHILabinitiativesalready.Togethertheyarecreatinghumanities-inflectedversionsofworkshopsinprojectmanagement,databasedesign,historicalGIS,datavisualization,networkanalysis,anddigitalarchivesdevelopment.JoelHerndon,DirectorofDataandVisualizationServicesandhisVisualizationSpecialists,EricMonsonandAngelaZoss,havewrittenendorsementsoftheprogram.

TrinityTechnologyServicesandtheOfficeofInformationTechnology

TheDigitalHumanitiesInitiativeandPhDLabinDigitalKnowledgeatFHIarealreadybuildingupontheinitialeffortsofindividuallabsandteamstoworkmorecloselywithTrinityTechnologyServices,andtheOfficeofInformationTechnologyonworkshops,training,andinfrastructuredevelopment.


IV. STUDENTSANDMARKETANALYSIS

A. SOURCESOFSTUDENTS

Studentinterestedintheoreticalstudyofcontemporarymedia,science,andartwhohascomeofageinthedigitalenvironmentandwhohasanintuitivesensethatcreativepracticeformsadialecticalcorrelateoftheoryandforwhomthechallengesofhands-ondesignandcreationcompriseanecessaryresourceforcontemporaryknowledgeproduction.ThisstudentwouldhavebeenanidealcandidatefortheoreticalprogramsintheHumanities(suchastheRhetoricProgramatBerkeley,thePrograminComparativeCultureandMediaatMinnesota,thePrograminModernCultureandMediaatBrown,orDuke’sownLiteratureProgram),butwillflourish–andwillberewarded–bytheopportunitytobroadenhertrainingtoencompassnotsimplythecoursesandmaterialscentraltothesekindsofprograms,butalsothediscoursesandpracticesthatlieattheheartofdesigntheory,scientificresearch,andartisticcreation.Thisstudentwilllikelybedrawntoanacademiccareerandwillbeveryopportunisticallyplacedtodevelopnewcurriculumandmodesofscholarshipthatintegratepracticeinsubstantiveways.

StudentCharacteristics

1. Studentinterestedinacareerindigitalhumanitieswithamediaartscomponentwhohascomeofageinthedigitalenvironmentandhasaconviction,likelytheproductofpreviousstudyinterminaldegreeprograms(MAprogramsinartpracticeorarchitectureordesign),thattheircreativepracticewouldbemuchenhancedbythedevelopmentofacutting-edge,theoretically-drivenresearchprogram.Whetherthefocusonsucharesearchprogramiscognitiveneuroscienceorcomputerscience,criticalstudiesofmediaorinformationalcapitalism,videogamedesignandtheoryorthemilitary-entertainmentcomplex,thisstudentseekstointroduceawell-groundedscholarlydimensiontotheirpracticethatwillenhance,guide,andgeneratetheircreativeendeavors.Thisstudentmayhaveaspirationstogoontoacareerinteachingandacademicscholarshipormaysimplywanttobecomeabetter,morecriticallyengagedandsophisticated,artist.

2. Studentwithastronginterestandlikelysomesubstantialtraininginascientificfield(engineering,computerscience,biologicalresearch,cognitiveneuroscience,etc.)whowantstoturntothehumanitiesandmediaartsfortheirculminatinggraduatestudiesandcareertrajectory.Thisstudentrequiresaprogramthatwillretrainherinmethodologiesofresearchinthetheoreticalhumanities,andopennewtrans-disciplinarybridgesforhertorepurposeherscientifictrainingforthepurposesofculturalcritiqueandartistic-creativeproduction.Thisstudentwillbeperfectlypositionedtoseekanacademicpositionintrans-disciplinaryfieldsofresearchwhereherscientificbackgroundwillbeanasset.Shewillbeequallywellpositionedforacareerintheartsorthecultureindustriesandmedia.

Intermsofdemand,evenwithoutrecruitingwereceivemanyapplicationseveryyearthroughAAHVSandLiteraturewhowouldbepotentiallysuitedtothisprogram.Giventhatourenrollmenttargetsare1-2studentsperyearintheearlystagesoftheprogramweanticipatehavingastrongpoolofcandidatestodrawfromrightaway.


Example1:IncominggraduatestudentwithArtsbackground

Thisstudenthasaninterestintheintersectionofdesign,artsandneuroscience,andworksoncomputergamesasamedium,whichhasbeenresearchedbycomputerscientists,neuroscientistsandgamedesigners.Thefinalprojectisacombinationwrittenthesisandartexhibitionfocusedonneuro-aestheticsintheoryandinpractice.

Example2:IncominggraduatestudentwithComputerSciencebackground

Thisstudentisacomputerscientist,buthasaninterestinperformancearts,culturalanthropologyandvideo.ThestudenttakescoursesfromhumanitiesdepartmentswhilekeepinghisconnectionstoElectricalandComputerEngineering.Theresultismultidisciplinaryartperformancesthatbringdigitaltechnologies,danceandcriticalthinkingtogether.

Example3:IncominggraduatestudentwithArcheologybackground

Thisstudenthasabackgroundinarcheology,butisalsointerestedinhowtheuseofdigitaltechnologiescantransformresearchinthefield.ThestudenttakescoursesinClassicsandArtHistoryaswellasstudiesvirtualrealitysystems,programming,computerimaging,and3Dmodeling.Theresultisadissertationthatcombinesnumerouspartialrepresentationsofanhistoricsiteintoalayeredvirtualrealityexperiencethatfacilitatesbothopen-endedexplorationbythepublicandhypothetical,annotatedreconstructionscenariosforscholars.

Example4:IncominggraduatestudentwithHumanitiesbackground

ThisstudenthasabackgroundinatraditionalhumanitiesdisciplinesuchasEnglish,LiteratureorPhilosophyandisinterestedinhowdigitalcultureandmodesofproductioncandeepenresearchinthefieldbymovingfroma“closereading”toa“distantreading”(bigdata)approachtoanalysisofagivenculturaldomain.Thestudenttakessubject-areagraduatemethodsandtopicscoursesaroundtheareaofinterest,aswellasstudiesdigitalstorytelling,humanitiesGIS,textanalysis,datavisualization,andStatistics.Theresultisadissertationthatdemonstrateshiddenconnectionsandinfluencesacrosstimeandspacethroughinteractivevisualizationsandawrittenexplication.

B. COMPARISONOVERVIEW

GraduateprogramsinMediaArtswithascientific,computationalortechnologicalcomponentroughlyfallintothreecomparablecategories:(1)graduateprogramswithastrongdesign,art,architectureandengineeringcomponent;(2)graduateprogramswithastrongcomputational,informatics,scienceandtechnologycomponent;and(3)programsemergingfromvisualstudies,visualarts,arthistoryormediaartsdepartmentsorschools.

Fromthe19programswehavestudiedindetail,theMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)MediaArtsandSciencesisoneoftheoldest(28years),onlysurpassedinagebytheNYUTischSchooloftheArtsanditsInteractiveTelecommunicationProgram(34years).ComparedtoNYU,MITistheundisputedleaderinMediaArtsandScienceswithits25researchgroups,6jointprograms,3initiatives,at163,000sq.ft.facilityandamulti-milliondollaroperatingbudget.Theyadmit30to40studentsperyearwithacorefacultyof21.TheycovermanyaspectsofMediaArtsandSciences,mostlyinproject-basedlabs,whichisaconceptwehaveappropriated,scaleddownandtransformed


inBays11-10,SmithWarehouse.EquallyinspirationaltotheDukeComputationalMedia,Arts&Culturesprogramistheconnectionbetweenthelabsandthemediaindustry,whichwealsoplantoengageincollaborationwiththerecentlyestablishedMFAinExperimentalandDocumentaryArts(MFAEDA).MIT’sinsistencetopromoteaninnovativeculturethatgoesbeyondknownboundariesanddisciplinesalsofitswellwithinDuke’soverarchingtrans-disciplinaryculture.Finally,encouragingthemostunconventionalmixingofseeminglydisparateresearchareascomplementedbysmallerprogramsinArt,ScienceandTechnologyandAdvancedVisualStudiesisanapproachwewouldliketotestaswell.

TheNewYorkUniversityInteractiveCommunicationsProgramwasfoundedin1979aspartoftheTischSchooloftheArts.Inits34yearsofoperations,italsohaslearnedfromtheMITexampleandits13corefacultyhasdevelopedintoalivingcommunityoftechnologists,theorists,engineers,designers,andartists,whoareuniquelydedicatedtopushingtheboundariesofinteractivityintherealanddigitalworlds.TheprogramonlygrantsaMPS(MastersofProfessionalStudies),whichmakesitlesscompetitiveinanarenawherethePhDisincreasinglybecomingthenorm.Anotherdisadvantageofthisprogramisthatitisnotuniversity-wideandstructuredasadepartment,whichhasseriousoperationallimitationswewouldnotliketoimitate.Itissometimesdescribedasanartschoolforengineersoranengineeringschoolforartistswiththefocusonhands-onapproachtoexperimentation,productionandrisk-takinginahi-techenvironment.Oneaspectoftheprogramwedefinitelywouldliketoincorporateintooursistheexperimentalnatureofthestudentprojectsandtheprogram’sexplicitexpectationthatstudentsareexpectedtoinventanewfield,alongwiththeirpeersandfaculty.

Well-establishedprograms,suchastheDesignMediaArtsatUCLosAngelesortheDigitalMediaprogramatRhodeIslandSchoolofDesignRISDstilloperateonaMFAlevel,asdothoseofferedatOhioState(MFAArt&Technology),ParsonNewSchoolofDesign&Technology(MFADesign&Technology),CaliforniaInstituteoftheArts(MFAArt&Technology),andtheUniversityofDenver(MFAEmergentDigitalPractices).EquallysuccessfulprogramsaspiringtotransitionbetweenMFAandPhDareMediaStudiesattheUniversityofBuffalo(PhD,MFA),Art&TechnologyattheUniversityofTexas,Dallas(PhD,MFA),andElectronicArtsatRensselaerPolytechnicInstitute(PhD,MFA),amongothers.

Californiauniversitiesareamongthemostproactiveindevelopinghybridgraduateprogramswithvaryingdegreesofmediaartandtechnologycomponents,suchasDesignMediaArtsatUCLosAngeles(17years;MFA),MediaArts&TechnologyatUCSantaBarbara(14years;PhD,MS),andtheconcentrationinMediaStudiesatUCSanDiego,whichemergedfromtheDepartmentofVisualArts(11years;PhD,MFA).FromalltheCaliforniaprograms,wefocusedonUCLAandUCSB.DesignMediaArtsattheUCLASchooloftheArtsandArchitecturehasanincomingcohortof12studentsperyearandacorefacultyof14.Theprogramemergedoutofavisualartsprogram(ourcategory3),whichexplainstheMFAasfinaldegree.Morecutting-edgeandadvancedmediaartsandsciencesresearchthathasinspiredDuke’sComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesProseminaristakingplaceintheUCLAArt|SciCenter.TheCenterisnotadegreegrantingentity,butitisconnectedtotheDesignMediaArtsgraduateprogramandisdedicatedtopursuingcollaborationsbetween(media)artsand(bio/nano)sciences.

FromalltheUCprograms,theMediaArtsandTechnologyProgram(MAT)atUCSBisperhapsthemostuniquetrans-disciplinaryandinterdepartmentalgraduatedegreeprogramthatoffersPhDandMastersdegreesandnotthemoretraditionalMFA,asdiscussedearlier.Theprogramiscomparableinsizeanduniversity-widereachtotheComputationalMedia,Arts&Culturesprogramwepropose


toimplementatDuke,whentakenalongsideourAAHVSMAtrackinComputationalMedia.Alsosimilartoouruniversity-widestructureisthefactthattheUCSBMediaArtsandTechnologyProgramisatrans-schoolprogramthatisjointlyadministeredbytheCollegeofEngineeringandtheCollegeofLettersandScience.

WhatalsodrewourattentionfromtheleadingUSprogramswehavestudiedindetailistheirsuccessfulplacementrecord(seeSampleJobOpportunitiesForGraduatesFromOtherPrograms),onewedefinitelyaspiretoapproximateatDuke.SuchaplacementrecordclearlydemonstratestherobustandrisingdemandforMediaArtsandSciencesgraduateprogramsatthecombinedPhDandMasterslevel.Theevidenceforrisingdemandisalsotobefoundinrecentlyimplementedprogramsinthecategory“MediaArtsandSciences,”suchastheprogramattheArizonaStateUniversity(4yearsinoperation).Theyhave11-corefacultyinMediaArtsandSciences,with18PhDand14MAstudentsinresidenceandrecentlyaddednewmediaconcentrationsinatleast10graduatedegreeprograms.


C. PROGRAMCOMPARISONS

INSTITUTION DEPARTMENT PROGRAM DEGREES

OFFERED

COREFACULTY

PhDSTUDENTS

MASTERS

STUDENTS

STUDENTS

ADMITTED/YEAR

AVG.TIME

(YEARS)

COMPLETIONPhD

#GRADUATECOURSES

YEARSINEXISTENCE

MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology

SchoolofArchitecture&

Planning

MediaArtsand

Sciences

PhD MS 21 74 65 30-40 4 33 28

Art,Culture&

Technology

MS 5 N/A 7 6 N/A 23 4

ArizonaStateUniversity

SchoolofArt,Media+

Engineering(intheHerbergerInstituteforDesign&theArtsANDtheSchoolsof

Engineering)

MediaArts&Sciences

PhD NewMediaconcentrationsin10graduate

degreeprograms

11 18 14 4-5 5-6 13 4


HerbergerInstituteforDesign&the

Arts

Design,Environme

nt&theArts

PhD 23 28 N/A 4-6 5-6 2+24hoursinelectivesinother

programs

4

UniversityofWashington

CenterforDigitalArts&Experimental

Media

DigitalArts&

ExperimentalMedia

PhD 7 16 N/A 3 3-5 31 9

UniversityatBuffalo

MediaStudy MediaStudy

PhD MFA 10 5 25 2 4 26 2

VisualStudies VisualStudies

PhD MA 19 5 6 1-2 6-7 29 3

UniversityofCaliforniaSanta

Barbara

CollegeofEngineering&

CollegeofLetters&Science

MediaArts&

Technology

PhD MS 8 21 8 10 5 37 14

RhodeIslandSchoolofDesign

Digital+MediaDepartment

Digital+Media

MFA 2

full-time,12part-time

N/A 31 25 N/A 17 11


UniversityofTexasDallas

SchoolofArts&Humanities

Arts&Technology

PhD MFA 23 40 50 8-12 5 19 9

UniversityofCaliforniaLos

Angeles

Design|MediaArts

Design|MediaArts

MFA 14 N/A 16 12 N/A 22 17

BrownUniversity

ModernCulture&Media

ModernCulture&

Media

PhD 16 15 N/A 2-3 5-6 70+ 11

IllinoisStateUniversity

CollegeofFineArts

ArtsTechnology

MS 9 N/A 13 5-6 N/A 16 13

RensselaerPolytechnic

Institute

DepartmentoftheArts

ElectronicArts

PhD MFA 17 4 7 1 5-8 41 5

CaliforniaInstituteofthe

Arts

SchoolofArt Art&Technology

MFA 2 N/A 8-9 3-4 N/A 9 3

ParsonsNewSchool

SchoolofArt,Media&

Technology

Design&Technology

MFA 19 N/A 280 90 N/A 39 16

IndianaUniversity

SchoolofInformaticsand

Computing

MediaArts&Science

MS 13 N/A 25 20-30 N/A 11-12 14


OhioStateUniversity

DepartmentofArt

Art&Technology

MFA 6 N/A 7 3-4 N/A 10 14

UniversityofDenver

EmergentDigital

Practices

MFA

MA

8 N/A N/A N/A 45 2

NewYorkUniversity

TischSchooloftheArts

InteractiveTelecommunicationsProgram

MPS(Master'sofProfessional

Studies)

13 N/A 220 110 N/A 60 34

UniversityofCaliforniaSan

Diego

DepartmentofVisualArts

ArtHistory,

Theory,&Criticism

PhD MFA

ConcentrationinMediaStudies,ArtPractice,&

otherareas

24 38 44 5-6 6 37 11

InstituteofAdvanced

MediaArts&Sciences(IAMAS)

MediaCreation MediaCreation

Master's 15 N/A N/A 20 N/A 23 17


D. PROGRAMCHARACTERISTICS

INSTITUTION DEPARTMENT PROGRAM FACILITIES&AFFILIATEDCENTERS,LABS,ETC.

APPLICATIONREQUIREMENTS

PhDREQUIREMENTS NOTES


SchoolofArchitecture&Planning

MediaArtsandSciences

25researchgroups,6jointprograms,&3initiatives;ListVisualArtsCenter;OkawaCenterforFutureChildren,163,000sqftfacilities

Onlineapplication,portfoliossubmittedasURL,statementofobjectives,3lettersofrecommendation,officialtranscripts.

*NOTE:Theprogramonly

admitsstudentsattheMasterslevel

(whichusuallytakes2years)whothenmaygoontothe

PhDprogram(whichtypicallytakes4years)

Minimumof3semestersof

residencybeyondM.S.degree,

qualifyingexam(written&oral

components),originalresearchleadingtoa

thesis&thesisdefense.Thereisno

"corecurriculum."Allgraduatestudentsare

fullysupported(tuition,medical

insurance&stipend).

Theprogramactivelypromotesaunique,anti-disciplinaryculture&goesbeyondknownboundaries&disciplines,encouragingthemostunconventionalmixingofseeminglydisparateresearchareas.Itaimstodesigntechnologiesfortocreateabetterfuture&improvepeople'slives.


Art,Culture&Technology

ListVisualArtsCenter

Onlineapplication,statementof

objectives,officialtranscripts,3lettersofrecommendation

Theminimumrequiredresidency

forstudentsenrolledintheSMACT

programistwoacademicyears.In

additiontocourse&studiowork,SMACTstudentssubmita

writtenthesisattheendoftheprogram.

Theprogramfocusesonresearched-basedartisticpractice,advancedvisualstudiesandexperimentation,andoffersopportunitiesfortrans–disciplinaryrelationshipswithotherprogramsandlabsatMIT.

CenterforArt,Science&

Technology

MITCASTfacilitates&createsopportunitiesforexchange&collaborationamongartists,engineers,&scientists.ItisajointinitiativeoftheOfficeoftheProvost,theSchoolofArchitecture&Planning(SA+P)andSchoolofHumanities,Arts,&SocialSciences(SHASS).Activitiesincludeavisitingartistsprogram,support,programs,&research.

CenterforAdvanced

VisualStudies

Theprogramcommissions&producesnewartworks&artisticresearchwithinthecontextofMIT.Alaboratoryforinterdisciplinarypractice,theCenterfacilitatesexchangebetweeninternationallyknowncontemporaryartists&MIT'sfaculty&studentsthroughpublicprogramssupportforartprojects,&residenciesforMITstudents.



SchoolofArt,Media+

Engineering(intheHerbergerInstitutefor

Design&theArtsANDtheSchoolsofEngineering)

MediaArts&Sciences

TechnologyDevelopmentLab,VisualMediaLab,

SoundResearchLab,MediaLab,

InterdisciplinaryResearchEnvironmentfortheMotion

Analysis(IREMA)

initiative,TheDesignSchool,SchoolofArt,

ASUArtMuseum

Onlineapplication,officialtranscripts,

GREscores,CV,Statementof

Purpose,3lettersofrecommendation,portfolio(ofdigitalmediaproducts,projectsand/orpublications)

39coursecredithours(minimumof2coursesineachofthe

5areasofexperientialmedia-

30hours),33researchhours,12dissertationhours,

writtencomprehensiveexam,

prospectus&dissertation

Themissionoftheinterdisciplinaryprogramistoprovidegroundbreakingresearch&educationonexperientialmediathatintegratecomputation&digitalmediawiththephysicalhumanexperience.Ithasstateoftheartfacilitiesforthedevelopmentofmediasystemswithfocusonrehabilitation,K-12education&enactiveart.

HerbergerInstitutefor

Design&theArts

Design,Environment

&theArts

ASUArtMuseum

Master'sdegreeinDesignor

ArchitectureorArtHistory,online

application,officialtranscripts,GRE

scores,CV,Statementof

Purpose,3lettersofrecommendation,writtensamplesofpapers/research

54semesterhours(30coursecredithours,12hours

research,12hoursdissertation,

comprehensiveexam,defense,dissertation,

finalexam

Theprogramisanindividualized,interdisciplinarydegreewithconcentrationsin:design;digitalculture;history,theory&criticism;healthcare&healingenvironments.It'sacuttingedgeprograminvolvingmultidisciplinaryresearchindesign&thearts.



CenterforDigitalArts&

ExperimentalMedia

DigitalArts&Experimental

Media

SchoolofArt,ArtLibrary,

MeanyHallforPerforming

Arts,FabLab,computerlab,

soundlab,videolab,graduate

workspace

Master'sdegreeinrelatedfield

recommended,portfolioindigital

format,statementofpurpose,

competenceincomputing,

technologyliteracy,andskill&

imaginationinareaofinterest,

applicationform,officialtranscripts,CV&biography,3

lettersofrecommendation

90credits(including6quartersoffull-timestudy,DXARTS500

requiredeachquarter,60creditsofDXARTScourses,at

least30creditsatthe500level),minimum3.0GPAinDXARTScourses,general

exam,finalproject,finalexamination

Theprogramembracesartpractice,theory,&researchacrossdisciplines.Whilecreatingnewartisatthecenterofallactivitiesoftheprogram,itisaresearch-orienteddegreeforartists&scholarswhoarepioneersofanewerainthearts.

UniversityatBuffalo

MediaStudy MediaStudy Editinglabs,digitalstations,computerlabs,

audiolabs

Onlineapplication,transcripts,GREscores,URLto

personalwebsitewithportfolio

materials,CV,2writingsamples,

statementofresearchinterests&abilities,3lettersofrecommendation,$75applicationfee

Mostofthecreditsareearnedinresearch&

independentstudy.Fivefoundational

courses(2ofMethodsofMakingI/II/III,PhDSeminarI&II,

ResearchEthics)arerequired.Students

willtypicallybereadyfortheirqualifyingexamsattheendof

theirfourthsemester&thendedicate

themselvesexclusivelytothedissertationwithsupervisionofa

facultymember,in

Thisprogramrespondstotherapiddevelopment&transformationofmediaduetoadvancesininformationtechnologies&tothegrowingnumberofartist-scholar-researchersworkingintechnology-basedartforms.Anewcommunityofartist-scholar-researchershasemergedinthespacesbetweenmediaartpractice,thesciences,andthehumanities.ThePhDinMediaStudyseekstonurturethenextgenerationofartist-scholars&assistthemastheyseektodefinenewart&researchpracticesofthe21stcentury.Studentsdevelopwithfacultysupervisiontheirresearchspecialties&formulatedeepindividualizedresearchtrajectoriesincuttingedgemediatheory&practice.


consultationwithaself-defineddissertation

committeewithexpertiseintheareas

ofthestudent’sresearch.SelectPhD

studentsarefinanciallysupported

forfouryearsandexpectedto

contributetothedepartmentthrough

teachingandinstructionalsupport.

VisualStudies VisualStudies ArtResourceCenter,Media

ResourceMedia,Laser

CutLab,AudioLab,Photo

Labs,Computer

Labs,Painting&Drawing

Studios,PrintStudio,

SculptureStudio

Bachelor'sdegreewithatleast3.5

GPA,onlineapplication,resume,statementofintent,worksample,officialtranscripts,3lettersofrecommendation

Allstudentsreceiveafulltuition

scholarshipforatleastthreeyears,as

wellaslivingexpenses&health

care,inexchangeforteaching&research

responsibilities.

Integratingarthistory,historiesoftheimage,&criticaltheory,thisprogramoffersacourseofstudyinvisualculturethateffacestraditionaldisciplinaryboundaries.It’sahighlyrigorousdoctoratewiththetraditionalemphasisonresearch&writing.


UniversityofCaliforniaSanta

Barbara

CollegeofEngineering&

CollegeofLetters&Science

MediaArts&Technology

11labsincluding:Centerfor

ResearchinElectronicArtTechnology,AllosphereResearchFacility&ResearchCenterfor

VirtualEnvironments&Behavior,DeptofArt,

DeptofFilm&MediaStudies,DepartmentofHistoryofArt&Architecture,

ArtLibrary,UniversityArt

Museum

Bachelor'sorMaster'sdegreeinarelatedfield,onlineapplication,online

portfoliowithexamplesofboth

creative&technicalwork,official

transcripts,GREscores,statementofpurpose,resume,3

lettersofrecommendation

MATstudentsmayfocusonspecific

areasofemphasis,accordingtotheir

backgrounds&careerinterests.5core

coursesarerequired,pluselectivecoursesdependentuponarea

ofemphasis,qualifyingexam,

proposal,dissertation&defense

Theprogramservesasafocalpointforeducation,research,&artisticproductionindigitalmedia,withspecialemphasesinvisual&spatialarts,electronicmusic&sounddesign,&multimediaengineering.Thecurriculumprovidesforaninterdisciplinaryexperiencewithanemphasisonresearch&collaborationindigitalmediasystems,content,&interaction.MATisdesignedtoprovideitsstudentswithknowledge&skillsrelevanttocareersindigitalmedia-relatedresearch,teaching,andleadership.



RISD

Digital+MediaDepartment

Digital+Media

BrownUniversity's

DepartmentofModern

Culture&Media,3Dscanning

facilities,2Maclabs,

installationrooms

transcripts,portfolioof20examplesof

work(submittedviaSlideroomor

CD/DVD),statementofpurpose,3lettersofrecommendation

N/A Theprograminvolvesinterdisciplinaryexplorationintherealmsofart,technology&society.Itincludesacentralcurriculum,high-levelcollaboration,&team-basedartisticpractice&research.Thegoalofthedepartmentistosupportleadingedgeartisticresearch&practice,focusingonthecreativepotentialsoftechnologicalmedia.Thedepartmentalcurriculumisinformedbythefieldsofart,mediatheory,computerscience,engineering,socialtheory,politicaltheory,culturalstudies&environmentalstudiesamongothers.Thedepartmentitselfparticipatesincontinuallyevolvingthearticulationofsituatedart,technology&societyresearch&practice.Itfostersexploratoryworkthatseekstoexhibitahighdegreeofinnovativeexpression,conceptualclarity,&technologicalinsight&skill.Thecontinuumbetweenphysicalspace&virtualspaceisemphasized.Wehelpprepareartistsandculturalproducerstoevaluate&understandthefunctionsoftheirworkwithintherangeofcontextsinvolved.



SchoolofArts&Humanities

Arts&Technology

STEAMInitiative,Centerfor

InterdisciplinaryStudiesinMuseums,

155,000sqftfacilities

Master'sdegreeinappropriatefield,

advancedcomputerprogramming

courses,atleast3.5GPAingraduatelevelcourses,3

lettersofrecommendation,admissionsessay(oninterests&goals),portfolio

Minimumof60semesterhours(42hoursincoursework

&19hoursindissertation),doctoralfieldexamination,dissertation

Emphasisisontheory&practice.Theprogramisdesignedtoexploretheconvergenceofcomputerscience&engineeringwiththecreativearts&thehumanities.Areasincludeanimation,interactivedesign,interactivegames,virtualenvironments,&sounddesign.

UniversityofCaliforniaLos

Angeles

Design|MediaArts

Design|MediaArts

UCLAGameLab,Art/Sci

Center,Facilities:BroadArt

Center,videolab,digital

audiofacilities,fabricationlab,electronicslab,printlab,photo

&videoproductionlab,

8facultyresearchlabs,WrightGallery

transcript,statement,portfolio,

3references(notlettersof

recommendation),interviewfor

finalists

N/A TheProgramoffersacomprehensive,multidisciplinaryapproachtomediacreationthatfostersindividualexploration&innovativethinking.Withinthecontextofthedepartment,designisaprocess&wayofthinking,andmediaartsforegroundexperimentalmediacreation.Theresultsemergein/onbooks,galleries,gameconsoles,installations,films,magazines,performances,publicspaces,televisions,&websites.Westrivetocreatesocially&culturallyrelevantobjects,experiences,&spaces

Art/SciCenter+Lab

Focusonthecollaborativepotentialbetweenmediaartsandthebio/nanosciences


Children'sDigitalMedia

Center

Thiscenterstudieschildren,teens,&youngadults’interactionwithnewerformsofinteractivedigitalmedia,examininghowtheseinteractionsaffectofflinelives&long-termdevelopment.

BrownUniversity

ModernCulture&Media

ModernCulture&

Media

MalcolmForbesCenter,Cine-transfer

Station,McCollStudiosforElectronic

Music,Instructional

ProjectDevelopment,2multimedia

labsproductionfacilities,screening

rooms

Applicationform,3lettersof

recommendation,personalstatement,

writingsample,officialtranscripts,

&GREscores

Minimumof13courses(exclusiveofanytakensolelytofulfilltheforeign

languagerequirement),

individualizedplansofstudy,atleastone

graduatecourseofferedbytheDepartmentis

requiredineachofthefollowingthree

areas:Theory,TextualAnalysis,&Historical/Cultural

Locations.

Theprogramiscommittedtothestudyofmediainthecontextofthebroaderexaminationofmoderncultural&socialformations.Ourcurriculumstressescomparativeanalysis&theoreticalreflection&highlightstheintegrationoftheory&practice,creativethought&criticalproduction.MCMcombinestheanalysisofdiversetextswiththestudyofcontemporarytheoriesofrepresentation&culturalproduction&creativepracticeinarangeofmedia.

GranoffCenterfortheCreativeArts,38,815sq

ft

IncludestheKhooTeckPuatMultimediaLab(whichhasequipment&softwaretoallowstudents&facultytocreatefreely&stretchtheboundariesofart&technology)&theCogutPhysicalMediaLab(forproductionof&researchinsensors,robotics,&physicalcomputing,primaryareasofnewresearch&teachinginthearts.)


IllinoisStateUniversity-Arts

Technology

CollegeofFineArts

ArtsTechnology

6computerlabs,digitalstudio

Resume,letterofapplicationstatinginterestinprogram

&whatstudentwishestoemphasize

inwork,writingsample,onlineportfolio(6-10

piecesofwork:2D,3D,video,

animation,sound,webdesign,etc)

N/A Thisprogramemphasizestheory,design,&practiceintheapplicationofcomputertechnologytoart,music,&theatre.Itprovidestrainingindigitaltechnologytoartists&advertisesthatlittlepre-requisiteknowledgeisneeded.ISUalsohasaMaster'sprograminVisualCulture.

RensselaerPolytechnicInstitute-

ElectronicArts

DepartmentoftheArts

ElectronicArts

ComputerMusicLab,VideoLab,

MediaLab,6studios,

ExperimentalMedia&

PerformingArtsCenter

Master'sdegree,onlineapplication,

statementofbackground&goals,researchproposal,onlineportfolio

(demonstratingaresearch-based&interdisciplinarycreativepractice),resume,scholarlywritingsample,

officialtranscripts,2lettersof

recommendation

Minimum60credithours(minimumof18credithoursfor

dissertationresearch),shows,candidacyexam,

dissertationproposal,dissertation,

dissertationoraldefense.Generallytakes4yearsto

complete.

Aninterdisciplinaryprogramintegratingresearch&artpracticeusingthefullrangeofelectronicmediainareasincludingsocialactivism,gaming,bioart,documentaryvideo,immersiveenvironments,performanceart,andmore.Thecurriculumfocusesoncreativepracticethatisinformedbycoursework,advisors,&culminatesinadissertation.


CaliforniaInstituteofthe

Arts

SchoolofArt Art&Technology

CenterforIntegrated

Media,Facilities:

Studios,MacLab,PhotoLab,Print&Media

Lab,SuperShop,Video

Lab,Galleries

Interview,transcripts,letters

ofrecommendation,artiststatement,portfolioof20

examplesofwork

N/A Theprogramisdesignedtoencouragestudentstocultivatecreativestrategies,technicalcompetencies&criticalthinkingskillsleadingtotheexploration&developmentofnewapplicationsoftechnology&mediaincontemporaryartpractices.Studentsexplorenewtechnologieswhiledevelopingacriticalpointofviewregardingthesocial&politicalaspectsofcontemporaryculture&therolethattechnologyplayswithinit.Thecurriculumiscenteredaroundbothastudio-basedpractice&anexchangeofdialoguewithstudents,visitingartists&faculty.Itofferstechnicalinstructioninthecreativeuseoftechnology,includingcomputerprogramming,web-basedsystems,digitalimagemaking,digitalsounddesign,immersiveinstallation,digitalvideo,interactivemultimedia&hybridperformance.Critiques&seminarschallengeconventionalideasaboutwhatconstitutesanartpracticeintoday'scontemporaryculture.


ParsonsNewSchool-Design&

Technology

SchoolofArt,Media&

Technology

Design&Technology

PETLab(PrototypingEvaluation,Teaching&

Learninglab),SMALLab(Situated

MultimediaArtLearningLab),SpyLab(new

mediaresearchcollective

developedbyAMTDeanSvenTravisthatunites

Parsonsartistswithpeersin

Beijing),EyebeamArt&

TechnologyCenter

transcripts,resume,statementofinterest&

intentions,2lettersofrecommendation,portfolio,interview

N/A Thetwo-year,60-creditprogramprovidesstudentswithadynamicenvironmentinwhichtousedesignresearch,process,appliedtheory,&writingtoaddresschallenges.Studentspushtheirexperimentationbeyondthevisual:Designisseenasamechanismfordevelopingstrategies,knowledgeorganization,businessstructures,&socialconsciousness.Facultymembers,whoareactivedesignpractitioners,encouragestudentstopursueforward-looking,creative,commercial,research-based,educational,&art-basedcareerpaths.Throughcollaborationswithindustrypartners,otheruniversities,&not-for-profitorganizations,studentsmakeaward-winningdesignprojects&exhibitatvenuesworldwide.

IndianaUniversity

SchoolofInformaticsandComputing

MediaArts&Science

FrankandKatrinaBasileCenterforArt,

DesignandPublicLife;

VirtualRealityTheater,6

computerlabs,digitalaudio

studio

resume,transcripts,personal

statements,3lettersofrecommendation,portfolioforthosewithbackgroundinvisualmedia,otherapplicantsshould

provideexamplesofacademicwriting,

softwaredeveloped,etc

N/A Theprogramfocusesonnecessaryskillsforprofessionaldevelopment.Trainingisprovidedinnewmedia,visualization,programming,theory&design.Focusisonbuildingaportfolioasashowcaseforprospectiveemployers.


UITSAdvancedVisualizationLab(AVL)

Staffprovideexpertconsulting,support,&technologyforscientificvisualization,virtualreality,high-endcomputergraphics,&visualtele-collaboration.

InformaticsResearchInstitute

TheIRIconductsresearchincapturing,managing,analyzing,&visualizinginformation&knowledgeacrossawidearrayofapplicationareas.Itresearchespolicy&socioeconomicissuesarisingfrominformationtechnology&informaticsappliedtoareassuchasHumanComputerInteraction,Health,Medicine,Biology,Chemistry&theFineArts.

OhioStateUniversity

DepartmentofArt

Art&Technology

Facilities:NewMediaRobotics

Lab,NewMediaBioArtandGamingLab,Fergus

GilmoreComputer

Studio,Dimensional

ImagingResearchLab;Collaborateswith:WexlerCenterfortheArts,BattelleEndowment

forTechnology&HumanAffairs,

HolographyLaboratory

portfolioof15-20stillimagesor20

minofinteractiveortime-basedwork,CV,statementof

intent,3recommendationletters,transcripts

N/A AdmissionswebsiteonlyhasinformationforentireMFAprogram,doesn’tdifferentiateArt&Technology


(administeredbyPhysics

Dept)

AdvancedComputing

CenterforArt&Design(ACCAD)

TheACCADisatransdisciplinary&collaborativethinkspace,whereresearchcentersontheuse&integrationofemergingartstechnologies.Itfunctionsasacollaboratorformediaproduction,&containsstudiosforanimation,motioncapture,interactivedesign,&mediaproduction.

UniversityofDenver

EmergentDigital

Practices

TheHypercube,

TheCloud,TheLab,TheNode,makespaces,computerlab,teachinglab,digitalaudio-videoediting

studio,printmaking

studio,sculpture

studio

Officialtranscripts,3lettersof

recommendation,personalstatement,resume,portfolio,onlineapplication*Notacceptingnew

students!

N/A TheprogramfusestheformerprogramsofDigitalMediaStudies&ElectronicMediaArts&Design.Itbringstogetherart,design,media,culture,&technologystudiesinahands-on,collaborativeenvironment.Technologylinksacademicdisciplineswithprofessionalfields&joinssharedcommunitiesinnewways.Tounderstand&explorethislandscape,theprograminfusesthedigitalpracticesofmakingwithcontemporarycriticalapproachestoculturaltechnologies,mediaphilosophy,critique&investigationofnewmediaarts,&studiesinpolitics&science.


Institution&Program #CoreFaculty

#PhDStudents

#MastersStudents

#Students/Year

AvgtimetocompletePhD

#GraduateCourses

Yearsinexistence


MediaArts&Sciences

Design,Environment&theArts

11

23

18

28

14

N/A

4-5

4-6

5-6

5-6

13

2

4

4

BrownUniversity

ModernCulture&Media

16

15

N/A

2-3

5-6

70+

11

CaliforniaInstituteoftheArts

Art&Technology

2

N/A

8

3-4

N/A

9

3


ArtsTechnology

9

N/A

13

5-6

N/A

16

13

IndianaUniversity

MediaArts&Science

13

N/A

25

20-30

N/A

11

14

InstituteofAdvancedMediaArts&Sciences(IAMAS)

MediaCreation

15

N/A

N/A

20

N/A

23

17



MediaArts&Sciences


21

5

74

N/A

65

7

30-40

6

4

N/A

33

23

28

4

NewYorkUniversity

InteractiveTelecommunications

13

N/A

220

110

N/A

60

34

OhioStateUniversity

Art&Technology

6

N/A

7

3-4

N/A

10

14

ParsonsNewSchool

Design&Technology

19

N/A

280

90

N/A

39

16

RensselaerPolytechnicInstitute

ElectronicArts

17

4

7

1

5-8

41

5


Digital+Media

14

N/A

31

25

N/A

17

11

UniversityofBuffalo

MediaStudy

10

5

25

2

4

26

2

UniversityofCaliforniaLosAngeles


Design|MediaArts 14 N/A 16 12 N/A 22 17

UniversityofCaliforniaSanDiego

ArtHistory,Theory&Criticism

24

38

44

5-6

6

37

11

UniversityofCaliforniaSantaBarbara


8

21

8

10

5

37

14

UniversityofDenver

Digital&MediaStudies

8

N/A

N/A

N/A

45

2


Arts&Technology

23

40

50

8-12

5

19

9


DigitalArts&ExperimentalMedia

7

16

N/A

3

3-5

31

9

AVERAGE: 13 26 51 19 5 28 11.5


NumberofCoreFacultyinMASGraduatePrograms

Institution&Program #ofCoreFaculty


MediaArts&Sciences


11

23

BrownUniversity

ModernCulture&Media

16


Art&Technology

2


ArtsTechnology

9

IndianaUniversity

MediaArts&Science

13


MediaCreation

15


MediaArts&Sciences


21

5

NewYorkUniversity


13


OhioStateUniversity

Art&Technology

6

ParsonsNewSchool

Design&Technology

19


ElectronicArts

17


Digital+Media

14

UniversityofBuffalo

MediaStudy

10


Design|MediaArts

14



24



8

UniversityofDenver


8


Arts&Technology

23



7


AVERAGE: 13

NumberofStudentsinMASGraduatePrograms

Institution&Program #PhDStudents

#Master’sStudents


MediaArts&Sciences


18

28

14

N/A

BrownUniversity

ModernCulture&Media

15

N/A


Art&Technology

N/A

8


ArtsTechnology

N/A

13

IndianaUniversity

MediaArts&Science

N/A

25


MediaCreation

N/A

N/A


MediaArts&Sciences


74

N/A

65

7

NewYorkUniversity


InteractiveTelecommunicationsProg.

N/A 220

OhioStateUniversity

Art&Technology

N/A

7

ParsonsNewSchool

Design&Technology

N/A

280


ElectronicArts

4

7


Digital+Media

N/A

31

UniversityofBuffalo

MediaStudy

5

25


Design|MediaArts

N/A

16



38

44



21

8

UniversityofDenver


N/A


Arts&Technology

40

50



DigitalArts&ExperimentalMedia 16 N/A

AVERAGE: 26 51

NumberofStudentsAdmittedperYearinMASGraduatePrograms

Institution&Program #ofStudentsAdmitted/Year


MediaArts&Sciences


4-5

4-6

BrownUniversity

ModernCulture&Media

2-3


Art&Technology

3-4


ArtsTechnology

5-6

IndianaUniversity

MediaArts&Science

20-30


MediaCreation

20


MediaArts&Sciences


30-40

6


NewYorkUniversity


110

OhioStateUniversity

Art&Technology

3-4

ParsonsNewSchool

Design&Technology

90


ElectronicArts

1


Digital+Media

25

UniversityofBuffalo

MediaStudy

2


Design|MediaArts

12



5-6



10

UniversityofDenver


N/A


Arts&Technology

8-12




3

AVERAGE: 19

AverageTimeforCompletionofPhDinMASPrograms(inyears)

Institution&Program AveragetimeforCompletion

ofPh.D.


MediaArts&Sciences


5-6

5-6

BrownUniversity

ModernCulture&Media

5-6


Art&Technology

N/A


ArtsTechnology

N/A

IndianaUniversity

MediaArts&Science

N/A


MediaCreation

N/A



MediaArts&Sciences


4

N/A

NewYorkUniversity


N/A

OhioStateUniversity

Art&Technology

N/A

ParsonsNewSchool

Design&Technology

N/A


ElectronicArts

5-8


Digital+Media

N/A

UniversityofBuffalo

MediaStudy

4


Design|MediaArts

N/A



6



5

UniversityofDenver


N/A



Arts&Technology

5



3-5

AVERAGE: 5

NumberofGraduateCoursesinMASGraduatePrograms

Institution&Program #GraduateCourses


MediaArts&Sciences


13

2

BrownUniversity

ModernCulture&Media

70+


Art&Technology

9


ArtsTechnology

16

IndianaUniversity

MediaArts&Science

11


23


MediaCreation


MediaArts&Sciences


33

23

NewYorkUniversity


60

OhioStateUniversity

Art&Technology

10

ParsonsNewSchool

Design&Technology

39


ElectronicArts

41


Digital+Media

17

UniversityofBuffalo

MediaStudy

26


Design|MediaArts

22



37



37


UniversityofDenver


45


Arts&Technology

19



31

AVERAGE:

28

NumberofYearsinExistenceforMASGraduatePrograms

Institution&Program YearsinExistence


MediaArts&Sciences


4

4

BrownUniversity

ModernCulture&Media

11


Art&Technology

3


ArtsTechnology

13


IndianaUniversity

MediaArts&Science

14


MediaCreation

17


MediaArts&Sciences


28

4

NewYorkUniversity


34

OhioStateUniversity

Art&Technology

14

ParsonsNewSchool

Design&Technology

16


ElectronicArts

5


Digital+Media

11

UniversityofBuffalo

MediaStudy

2


Design|MediaArts

17




11



14

UniversityofDenver


2


Arts&Technology

9



9

AVERAGE:

11.5

E. CAREEROUTCOMES

UniversityofCaliforniaSantaBarbara(14years/incomingcohort10/faculty8)

MediaArts&TechnologyProgram,PhD,MS

AdegreeinMATopensnewpossibilitiesforstudentsfromtraditionaldisciplines,allowingthemtocontinueintheirfield(withanimportantnewinterdisciplinaryperspective)ortobranchoutonadifferentpath.MediaArtsandTechnologygraduatesmoveontoawidevarietyofpositionsinindustry,academia,government,andprivatepracticeasresearchers,engineers,softwaredevelopers,designers,artists,facultymembers,andmore.ManyMATMaster'sstudentshavegoneontoPhDprogramsatUCSBandelsewhere.TheyhaveMATalumniworkinginthecomputingindustry,inaudiocompanies,inthemusicbusiness,instartupcompanies,andaspracticingartists.

UCSBgraduatesholdacademic/artisticpositionsatnumerousschoolsandinstitutes.Someoftheseinclude:

• BeijingCentralConservatoryofMusic• CaliforniaPolytechnicStateUniversity,SanLuisObispo• DAAD(DeutscherAkademischerAustauschDienst,GermanAcademicExchangeService),


Berlin• KoreaAdvancedInstituteofScienceandTechnology(KAIST)• LasalleCollegeoftheArts,Singapore• SogangUniversity,Seoul• UniversityofAalborg,Denmark• UniversityofAkron,Ohio• UniversityofArizona,Tucson• YorkUniversity,Toronto

UniversityofTexasatDallas(9years/incomingcohort8-12/faculty23)

Arts&Technology,PhD,MFA

PossibleCareers:

• DigitalArtDesigner• DigitalCurator• SoftwareProducer• ProductionManager• Teacher

VariouspositionsinMediaPublishing-Broadcasting,DigitalSound&MusicPhD-Tenurelinefacultypositionsincollegesanduniversities;Digitalcontent,mobileapplicationandsoftwaredesign;Researcherincomputerscienceappliedtodigitalmedia;Humantocomputerinterfaceresearcher

NewYorkUniversity(34years/incomingcohort?/faculty13)

InteractiveTelecommunicationsProgram,MPS(MastersofProfessionalStudies)

ITPgraduatesholdsuchjobtitlesas:

• CreativeDirector,FrogDesign• DirectorofStrategicPlanning,DigitalMedia,MicrosoftCorporation• SeniorCreativeDirector,IBM.com• SeniorVicePresidentofMarketing,InfiniumLabs• DirectorofInteractiveMedia,WNYCNewYorkPublicRadio• DirectorofNewMedia,MinnesotaPublicRadio• DigitalMediaManager,AmericanMuseumoftheMovingImage• Manager:WirelessServices,eSolutions,SonyElectronics• ExecutiveProducer,R/GA• Producerofteenpeople.con,TimeInteractive• AdvancedEducationalSystems,NYUSchoolofMedicine• MultimediaManager,IFCDigitalMedia(IndependentFilmChannel)• ProductionManagerofMultimedia,MTVNetworksCreativeServices• ProjectManager,NationalPalaceMuseum,Taipei,Taiwan• SeniorDirectorofBusinessDevelopment&E-CommerceOperations,NickelodeonOnline• SeniorDirectorofGlobalContent,OfficeDepot• DirectorofTechnology,ArtsEngine,Inc.


• Co-FounderandManaging/CreativeDirector,illumiSPACE(Taipei,Taiwan)• Chairperson,A.I.Republic(Taipei,Taiwan)• HeadofBroadbandTeam,TimesofIndiagroup,indiatimes.com• DirectorofMath,ScienceandTechnologyatacenterforeducationandreform• DirectorofProjectDevelopment,NBCUniversal• VicePresident,Technology,HuffingtonPost• VPofEngineering,GroundedPower• VP/GroupProgramDirector,MoxieInteractive• DirectorofResearchandDevelopment,MediaInnovations• VicePresident,SeniorProducer,area/code• VP,ExecutiveExperienceDirector,CrispinPorter+Bogusky• ExecutiveDirector,AsiaSocietyOnline• Co-founder,Foursquare• FonderandCEO,NetInformerCorp.• Principal,LocalProjects• Co-Founders,WholeNote• CEOandCo-Founder,NetworkedOrganisms,LLC• Co-Founder,BeeMe• Co-Founder,fabrickit• Founder,UncommonProjects• CMO,Partner,Co-Founder,SustainablyMindedInteractiveTechnology• Founder,CoolHunting• Co-Founder,AntennaDesign• InteractiveDesigner,AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory• InteractionDesignerofR&DandAsstDirector,MediaInnovations(MexicoCity)• InteractionDesigner,ESIDesign• InteractionDesignResearcher,People&PracticesGroup,IntelResearch• SeniorInteractionDesigner,R/GA• FreelanceArtDirector,Designer,InteractionDesigner–smalldesignboutiquesfirms,

startups,biggeradagencies.• InteractionDesignerEdwinSchlossbergInc• InteractionDesigner,Google• InteractionDesigner,AntennaDesign• UserExperienceSpecialist,NielsenNormanGroup• UXdesigneratCodeandTheory• IAandUsabilityConsulting• UXDesigner,Cisco• LeadUserExperienceDesigner,Method• SeniorUserExperienceDesigner,Snapfish• DirectorofUserExperience,WebMD• DirectorofUserExperience,GiltGroupe• SeniorUXDesigneratasmallinteractiveagencyinBrooklynthatworksmostlywith

foundations,non-profits,andeducationalorganizations.• SeniorUserExperienceDesigner,LBi• UserExperienceDesigner,Razorfish• SeniorUserExperienceDesigner,Scholastic


• SeniorDesigner/ProjectLead,IDEO• SeniorDesigner,PentagramDesign• SystemsandGraphicDesigner,Shiseido• Designer,AvroKo• SeniorProductDesigneratApple• DesignLeadatNokia’sResearchCenter• VisualDesigner,Yahoo!• LeadDesigner,Nokia• MultimediaDeveloperforPublicExhibitions,SanFranciscoExploratorium• ExhibitTechnician,NewYorkHallofScience• DesignerofanewsciencecentretobeopenedinCalgary,Alberta,Canada• DesignerofaninstallationforanewengineeringbuildingattheUniversityofWaterloo• MultimediaandInteractiveInstallationDesigner,mainlyformuseums• EducationTechnologySpecialist,NaturalHistoryMuseumofLosAngeles• Professor,MeiseiUniversity,Tokyo,Japan• AssistantProfessoratParsonsSchoolofDesign• TenuredProfessor,Chairofmediaarts,NewMexicoHighlandsUniversity• AssociateChair,IntegratedDesignCurriculum,Parson’sSchoolofDesign• Full-TimeFaculty,KansasCityArtInstitute• Resident,MicrosoftAsia(Beijing)• ITSolutionsGroup,TBWAChiatDay• FilmFestivalCoordinator,AsianCinevision• ContentStrategist,OgilvyInteractive• ArtisticDirector,NewYorkDance&ArtsInnovations• ArtistResident,EyebeamArt+TechnologyCenter• Director,WebAnalytics,TheNewYorkTimes• CoordinatorforthedevelopmentofaWi-FimeshnetworkforFranklinDRooseveltFour

FreedomsPark(opening2012)• GameDesignerandProgrammer,gameLab• MobileSoftwareDeveloperatR/GA• MobileandAdvancedTVProjectDeveloperatNBCUniversal• Web/CommunityManagerforAIGA• OpenSourceProject,competinghypotheses.org• VideoDesigner/SystemsandSoftwareProgrammerforlive-performance

video,TheBuildersAssociation• MediaDirectorfor3LDArt&TechnologyCenter• SeniorTechnicalProducerfortheAsiaSociety• CreativeDeveloper,Apple• After-schoolprogramsforyoungpeopleintechnology,creativedigitalmedia,Vision

Education&Media• FrontlinedocumentarycalledDigitalNation• InteractiveProducerdevelopingcontentandstrategiesformultiplatformproductions• SmallMobilePrototypingGroupatYahoo!.Mobile.• WebProduceratBBC• Research&Development,Kickstarter• InteractiveDesigner,Bloomberg


• SoftwareDeveloper,PotionDesign• ProgrammingDirector,TheTank• DirectorofMobileandSocialMedia,Omnigon• LeadCreativeProgrammer,BBIEngineering• RecordingArtist,AnticipateRecordings• SeniorProjectManager,Oracle• MediaTechnologyDeveloper,MuseumofModernArt• KineticLightingDesigner,Founder,JasonKrugmanDesignStudio• SeniorNewMediaAdvisor,eDiplomacy,StateDepartment• Director,TheWildLab• UserInterfaceDesigner,SamsungElectronics• AccountDirector,StrawberryFrog• ProgramManager,MicrosoftFUSELabs• SeniorInsightsResearcher–Yahoo!• FreelanceArt/CreativeDirector,BBD


V. RESOURCESNEEDEDFORTHEPROGRAM

A. BUSINESSPLANANDPROGRAMEXPENSES

Thisisasmall-scale,experimentalprogramattheoutset.CurrentresourcesincludethebalanceoftheexpendableMellonVisualandMediaStudiesPhDgrantofmorethan$500,000,theendowmentunderthesameMellonawardof$600,000,amatchingendowmentof$600,000fromTheDukeEndowment,plusafundingcommitmentfromArts&SciencestiedtoMAstudentenrollmentsinAAH&VS.Costsbeyondstaffingareprimarilyassociatedwithgraduatestudenttuitionandstipends,aswealreadyhavetheinfrastructureandstaffinplacetosupporttheprogram.

ThebudgetdescribedbelowassumesincomefromtheMAtrackinHistoricalandCulturalVisualizationatthelevelof3studentsperyearparticipatingina3semesterMAprogram,withthenumberofMAstudentsenrollingperyeargraduallyincreasingto6incomingstudentsbyFY21.ActualenrollmentsinthePhDprogramwoulddependuponprojectedrevenuesfromtheMAandothersources,suchasgrantsandotherexternalresources.Thisbudgetreflects1-0-1-0-1studentsenrollinginthePhDinitsfirstfiveyears.Wemayincreaseto1-2-1-2-1ifwehavesufficientfundingviatheMAandothersourcestosupportit.

StudentsalreadyenrolledinthetransitionalVisualandMediaStudiestrackoftheArt,ArtHistory&VisualStudiesPhDarereflectedinthenumbersbelow.TheyarebeingfundedoutofacombinationofMellonexpendablefundsandexistingcommitmentsfromA&S.TheywouldbecomepartoftheCMACcohort.

AdministrativestaffnotedinthebudgetarealreadyinplaceinAAHVS.Weareassumingano-cost-extension(NCE)ontheexistingMellonexpendablegrant.

ITStaffsupportisalsolistedaspartoftheMellonexpendablefunds.TransitionalITandwebsupporthavebeenmaintainedthroughlimitedcontractsandasharedappointment,whichrecentlyended.TheremainingexpendablefundsareallocatedtowebandITsupportasnoted,alsoassumingaNCE.WearecurrentlyexploringsharedITsupportmodelsacrossprogramsandlabstostretchtheseresourcesfurther.

Giventhesmallsizeofthecohort,weanticipatesomeofthegraduatestudents’incidentalandresearchexpensesbeingsupportedthroughTheDigitalHumanitiesInitiativeinFHI,andthroughInformationScience+Studiesendowments.Thisshouldoffsetanymodestshortfallsinthebudgetasnoted.AsstudentsbecomepartnersinFHILabs,BassConnectionsprojects,andotherinitiativessuchasData+intheHumanities,weanticipatepossibleTAshipsandothersupportopportunitiescomingtoourPhDstudentsaswell.

B. RESOURCESAVAILABLE

Staffing:• .25FTEContributiontowardsAAHVSandISS:Wecurrentlyaresupporting.25FTEof

administrativesupportviatheMellonexpendablefunds.ThisFTEgoestowardssupportoftheadministrativestaffinAAHVS,whichincludesaBusinessManagerandDGSA.Thesefundswillbeavailableforatleastthefirsttwoyearsoftheprogram.Wewillpursueinterdepartmentalcollaborationsforfurthergraduatesupport,aswellasinternaland


externalgrant-fundedteachingandresearchopportunitiesaroundspecificfacultyresearchwithintheLabsinSmith,FHI,InformationScience+Studies,andaroundcampusthroughBassConnectionsandotherinitiatives.Asnotedearlier,wealsoplantosupporttheGraduateCertificateinComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesthroughtheexistingInformationScience+Studiesprogramasawayforinterestedstudentsfromotherprogramstoserveasalargercohort.ISSstaffsupport,whichisalsoprovidedinpartnershipwithAAHVS,willbeavailableforlab,curricular,andco-curricularsupport.

• 1FTEITSupport/WebDevelopment:FHITechnologyandAdministrativeStaffwillcontinuetoassistwiththeDigitalHumanitiesInitiativeandPhDLabactivities.IfthisprogramisapprovedtheirsupportwillextendtoCMACPhDactivitiesaswell.

BudgetScenarios

• ThemostconservativebudgetscenarioassumesnoadditionalrevenuesfromtheMAinComputationalMedia,andreliesuponresourcescomingfromMellon,MellonMatchingfundsfromDukeDevelopment,andfundsreservedfromthepriorVisualStudiesInitiativegrant.ThisscenarioreliesonMellonexpendablefundstosupportstaffingandotherprogramneedsduringthestartupphaseoftheformalPhD.TheseadministrativestaffarealreadyinplaceinAAHVS,asnotedabove.

• ThesecondbudgetscenarioassumesincomefromtheComputationalMediatrackintheAAHVSMAinHistoricalandCulturalVisualization(toberenamedtoDigitalArtHistory/ComputationalMediaonfinalapproval).Thissecondscenariobringsin1-2-1-2-1graduatestudentsoverafiveyearperiod.

Shouldweacquireadditionalfundstosupporttheprogramthroughexternalgrants,graduatelinescontributedthroughnewprogrammaticpartners,etc.,wewouldconsiderslightlyexpandingnumberofPhDstudentsadmittedinagivenyear,butweexpecttheprogramtoremainsmall,andmanageablewithexistingfaculty,staff,andinfrastructureresources.TheCMACGraduateCertificatewillservethewidercommunityofgraduatestudentsinterestedinparticipatinginouractivitiesfromwithinexistingdisciplinaryformationsandstructures.


EndowmentReturns

Assumingavg.8%annualreturn(perBethEastlick)

Year1 Year2 Year3 Year4 Year5

Base FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20

VSIprincipal(actualFY14-15) 3.50% $675,630 $675,630 $699,277 $723,752 $749,083 $775,301 $802,436Mellonprincipal 3.50% $- $- $- $600,000 $621,000 $642,735 $665,231Otherdonorsprincipal 3.50% $- $- $- $600,000 $621,000 $642,735 $665,231Totalendowment

$675,630 $675,630 $699,277 $1,923,752 $1,991,083 $2,060,771 $2,132,898

Endowmentreturnestimate-Allsources(act.FY14-15) 4.50% $35,917 $35,917 $31,467 $86,569 $89,599 $92,735 $95,980

Tuitionperyearest.+4%/year(act.FY14-16) $6,200 $6,200 $6,324 $6,580 $6,843 $7,117 $7,402 $7,698Feespersemesterest.+2%/year(act.FY14-16) $828 $828 $978 $1,067 $1,088 $1,110 $1,132 $1,154Stipendperyearest.+2%/year(act.FY14-16)

$21,580 $21,580 $21,580 $22,030 $22,471 $22,920 $23,378 $23,846

Annualstudentfellowship(tuition,fees,stipend)

$28,608 $28,882 $29,677 $30,402 $31,147 $31,912 $32,698

Numberofstudentsthatcanbefunded/year

1.26 1.24 1.06 2.85 2.88 2.91 2.94

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PhysicalResources

ThephysicalfacilitiestosupporttheprogramareavailableinSmithWarehouse.IthasbeenfundamentalfromtheoutsetoftheVisualStudiesInitiativetocreateenvironmentsinwhichscholarswithdiversedisciplinarybackgroundsandtrainingcaninteractwitheachotherandwithstudents,suchasthecreationofexperimentalteachingandresearchspaces(4)adjacenttofacultyoffices,withteleconferencingcapabilities.

StartinginDecember2008,theVisualStudiesInitiativepioneeredanewtypeofexperimentalfacilitywherehumanists,engineersandscientists,theoristsandpractitioners,includingartists,arehousedtogethertofacilitatedailycommunicationandcollaboration.InAugust2013,anewfacilityofapproximately7,500squarefeethasbeenaddedasDukeUniversityin-kindcontributionstothethreemajorMellonGrants,awarded2007,2010and2013respectively.BothBay11andBay10(15,000sq.ft.)housefivenewstudentprojectspaces,newteachingfacilitieswith3Dprojectioncapabilities,facultyoffices,andeighton-site,fullyoperatinglaboratoriesorresearchprograms.TheselabresearchunitscoordinatetheteachingandresearchagendaofMedia,ArtandCulture.ThroughouttheirresidencyatDuke,ourdoctoralstudentswillbeexpectedtorotateeachsemesterinoneoftheeightresearchunits(fouroutofeight),andcollaborateonresearchprojectsduringtheirtimewiththem.

TheAAH&VS,AMI,ISS,andComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesSmithWarehouseBays(9-12)arealreadyahubofinterdisciplinaryexchangeandmediaartsspaces.TheiroutstandingfacilitiesandimmediateproximitytoFHIBays(4-6),theMFAinExperimental&DocumentaryArts(Carpentry)andtheCenterforDocumentaryStudieswillnurturethePhDcohortthroughaclearsenseofcommunity,availablespacesintendedforcollaboration,anddirectaccesstoawiderangeofnewandtraditionaltechnologies.

SmithBay12

SmithBay12includesafullyequipped,Mac-basedmultimedia-computingclassroom.Theroomalsoincludesoverheadprojection,anadditionalHDdisplayscreen,andaseminartable,makingitanidealspaceforcoursesinwhichcriticalanalysisandseminar-stylediscussionsarecombinedwithhands-onpracticesessionsandtutorials.Thisroomisalsoavailableafter-hourstostudentsenrolledinclassesandprogramshousedintheSmithWarehouse11-12space.Bay12alsohousesasecondtech-equippedseminarroom,alaptopcartwith14MacPromachines,alsoimagedwithmultimediasoftware(whichcanbeaddedtodependingonprogrammaticneed),andaproductionlab/groupworkspacecurrentlyusedbyISSstudentsandCMAC-affiliatesforproject-basedworkthatrequiresinstalleraccessandpersistentequipmentsetups.

SmithBay11

Bay11,theformerhometotheVisualStudiesInitiative,isnowtheComputationalMedia,Arts&Culturesworkspaceasin-kindfacilitiescontributiontotheVSIaspartofthefirstMellonGrantawardedin2007.TogetherwiththerecentlyretrofittedBay10,wehaveatotalcapacityof15,000sq.ft.sharedspace.InBay11facultyandstafffromISS,Literature,ComputerScience,theVisualization&InteractiveSystemsGroup;Art,ArtHistory&VisualStudiesworkinlabsandsharedproductionfacilities.Bay11includesaMediaArtLab,aPhysicalComputingLabheadedbyNickGessler,aMediaStudiorunbyBillSeamanandTheWired!Lab.Itcontainsprojectionplus15


workstationsoutfittedwithafullsuiteofvisualizationsoftwarepackagesaswellanumberofspecialpurposedevices.Bay11alsoincludestheArcade,amini-LINKmulti-screenwalldesignedtoworkasatest-runanddevelopmentspaceforthelargerpublicLINKfacility.

SmithBay10

Bay10isthemostrecentoftheCMACspaces,retrofittedin2013asDukein-kindcontributiontotheMellonGrantawardedin2013andwithenvisionedfinancialsupportfromboththeMACHVandGraduateProgramCMACtooffsetM&O.Its7,500sq.ft.isdividedbetweentheDig@LabofVirtualArchaeologyofMaurizioForte,theISSlabrunbyVictoriaSzabo,theS-1SpeculativeSensationLab,runbyMarkHansen,theDukeArt,Law&MarketsInitiative(DALMI),headedbyHansVanMiegroetandtheEmergenceLabofJohnSupkoandBillSeaman.Ithastwofullyequippedundergraduate/graduateprojectspacesandtwofullyequippedgraduateprojectspaces.Bay10alsohasseveralstudentbreak-outspaces,multiplewallscreens(82”4KsuperHD)andanew,mid-sizelectureandprojectroom(40)with3Dprojectioncapabilities.

SmithBay9

SmithBay9isthehomeoftheDepartmentofArt,ArtHistory&VisualStudies.CMACGraduatestudentswillbewelcometousethegraduatestudentsharedworkroominBay9,aswellasthekitchen,meeting,andloungefacilitiesthere.

DiVE

TheDukeimmersiveVirtualEnvironment(DiVE)isheadedbyRegisKopper(PrattSchoolofEngineering)incollaborationwithourVisualization&InteractiveSystemsGroup.TheDiVEisafullyimmersiveandinteractive6-sidedCAVE-likesystem,fundedbyamajorresearchinstrumentgrantfromNSFin2004.LocatedinDuke’sPrattSchoolofEngineering,theDiVEisa3mx3mx3mstereoscopicrearprojectedroomwithheadandhandtrackingandrealtimecomputergraphics.Allsixsurfaces—thefourwalls,theceilingandthefloor—areusedasscreensontowhichcomputergraphicsaredisplayed.Itisafullyimmersiveroom;theindividual(researcher,educator,student,etc.)literallywalksintothevirtualworld,issurroundedbythedisplayandcaninteractwithvirtualobjectsintheworld.Stereoglassesprovidedepthperception,andahandheld“wand”controlsnavigationandinputtointotheworldformanipulatingvirtualobjects.TheDiVEisoneofnine6-sidedCAVE-likesystemintheworld.Thisuniqueresourceisidealforexperiencingarchitecture,sculpture,andculturalspacesatfullsize,one-to-onescale.ThroughtheuseoftheDiVE,studentsinComputationalMedia,Arts&Cultureswillgainadeeperunderstandingofmodelingreal-worldobjects.Issuessuchaslighting,scale,mass,andspacearereadilyapparentwhenoneisinsideabuildingascomparedtothe"God'sEye"viewtypicallygivenonadesktopsystem.Wealsoplantoexport3DrealizationstoourstudentteachingandprojectspaceinBay10,whichisequippedwithwall-to-wallscreensandadvanced3Dprojectioncapability.

TheLINK

TheLinkinPerkinsLibraryisanexpansiveandflexiblecampusfacilityofferinginnovativespatialandtechnologicalapproachestoteachingandlearning.Theleadingedgeteachingfacilityprovides6largeclassrooms,2seminarrooms,andanumberofsmallerbreakoutspacesforstudentstowork.Thefacilityallowsforvideo-conferencing,sessionrecording,teachingwithmultiplemonitors,andotherinnovativepedagogicaltechniques.ItalsocontainsaPCclass-roomwithspecializedsoftwareforCADdesignandcomputerprogramming.Thissoftwarebasecanbeadaptedaccordingtofaculty


needsthroughanimagingprocessmanagedbytheLinkteam.Additionally,theLinkoffersatabletPClaptopcartandaMaclaptopcartforindividualstudentuse.Theseimagesalsocanbeadaptedaccordingtofacultyneeds.

TheLinkMediaWall(https://wiki.duke.edu/display/LMW/LMW+Home)

TheLinkMediaWallsarehighly-visibleandverycapableexhibitionvenues,locatedinthelowerlevelofPerkinsLibrary,availableforusebytheDukecommunity.Theyincludea18-paneltiledwalldisplayandatraditional-mediawall.Bothfacilitiesareequippedwithaseriesofdirectionalspeakersandnetworkcameras,andaredrivenbyamulti-coregraphicsserver.Thetilearraycanoutputatotalpotentialfieldof18.8megapixels,allowingforthereal-timedisplayofhigh-resolutionimagery.TheMediaWallisprogrammedandmaintainedbyourVisualization&InteractiveSystemsTeam(VIS),basedinBay11,andcodedbyourresidentprogrammerandlicensedarchitect(MArch),ToddBerreth(seehttp://toddberreth.com).ThisresourcewillprovidetheCMACMAandPhDstudentsapublicmechanismfordisplayingworkthattakesadvantageofthistypeofinterface.AnexperimentalversionofthemediawallisalsoavailableinBay11.

The/Edge:TheRuppertCommonsforResearch,Technology,andCollaboration

“TheEdgeextendsDukeUniversityLibraries’missionbyprovidingacollaborativespaceforinterdisciplinary,data-driven,digitallyreliantorteam-basedresearch.LocatedontherenovatedfirstfloorofBostockLibrary,theEdgebringstogetherresourcesandexpertisetohelpDukeresearchersinnovate,inaspacethatinvitesdiscovery,experimenting,andcollaboration.”https://library.duke.edu/edgeThisareahousestheDigitalScholarshipServicesLab,whichfocusesondigitalprojectmanagementandtextanalysis,andtheDataandVisualizationServicesCenter,whichfocusesonGISanddatavisualization.BothunitshavealreadybeenworkingcloselywiththeVisualStudiesInitiative,BassConnections,theFranklinHumanitiesInstitute,andtheDigitalHumanitiescommunityoncampus.Theirconsultantshaveworkedwithourgraduatestudentsonprojectsandtaughtguestworkshopsforgraduatelevelcourses.

RENCIEngagementCenter

TheDukeRENCIEngagementCenterprovidesanotherpotentialsiteforcollaborationanddigitalmediaexpression.Themulti-touchscreenwallisbeingusedtotestoutnewinterfacesfornavigationinmaps,3Dmodels,andvirtualworldspaces.RENCIsupportedsomeoftheearlyworkdonebytheWiredLabandtheDALMIlabintheareasofdatamanagementandvisualization.

TheVisualMediaCenter(VMC)

TheVMChttps://library.duke.edu/edgecomprisesthecontinuouslyexpandingdigitalimagecollection,ascanninglabwithfilmandflatbedscanners,aprintinglabwitha12-inkplotterprinter,alargeexhibitionspace,andofficesandworkspaceforstaff.TheVMCisstaffedbyadirectorandanimagingspecialist/webmanager.VisualMediaCollections@Duke(https://imagine.aas.duke.edu)istheonlineimagedatabasefortheVisualMediaCenter’sdigitalcollections.ItisbuiltontheMDIDplatform(MadisonDigitalImageDatabasesoftware).TheMDIDonlinedatabaseisaccessibletotheuniversitycommunity.ThroughtheUniversityLibraries,DukealsosubscribestoARTstor,anonlineimagedatabasenowcontainingoveronemillionimages(www.artstor.org).


C. ADDITIONALRESOURCESNEEDED

Wehavetheresourcesweneedtolaunchtheprogram.Infact,wealreadyhavesixstudentsintheVisualandMediaStudiestrackoftheArt,ArtHistory&VisualStudieswhoself-identifyas“MediaArts+Sciences”students(theformernameofCMAC),andwhohavebeenwaitingforustoformalizetheirstatusinthenewprogram.Thesestudentshavebeensupportedthroughtransitionalandexpendablefundsthatarenowcomingtoanend.Weneedtheformalprograminplaceinordertoreleasetheendowmentfundsandadmitnewstudents,andtosustainthemomentumwehavebeenbuilding.

D. POTENTIALORACTUALOUTSIDEFUNDING

Asnotedabove,beyondtheexistingendowments,weanticipatesomefundingsupportfortheprogramthroughtuitionrevenuesfromtheComputationalMediatrackoftheAAHVSMA,whichwasapprovedbyECGFinDecember.WearepublicizingthisnewtrackattheCollegeArtAssociation,theACMSIGGRAPHConference,andatspecialistmeetings.WearealsoleveragingtheHASTACdigitalnetworkandothersocialmediaforatospreadthewordabouttheprogram.AstheMAprogramgainstractionweseeitavaluablesteppingstoneforundergraduates(includingourownatDuke)interestedindevelopingcomputationalmedia“chops”beforeapplyingtothePhDprograms,aswellasforpositionsinculturalheritage,marketing,anddigitalmediaconsulting.OfthethreestudentswhograduatedwiththeHistoricalandCulturalVisualizationMAinDecember,onehasbeenadmittedtoaPhDprogramindigitalmediaandeducation,onehasgoneontoanacademictechnologyconsultantroleataselectiveliberalartscollege,andoneisexploringopportunitiesinscholarlypublishing.Nowthatwehaveopeneduptheprogramtoawiderrangeofpotentialstudenttrajectories,andhavebeguntoenrichourrelationshiptothedatainitiativesinSSRIandtheInformationInitiative,weanticipatemorestudentstofollow.WehavealreadyseenanuptickofpotentialinterestfromapplicantsfromChinaintheMA,andseeinternationalstudentsasapotentiallyrichsourceofqualifiedapplicantsforboththeMAandthePhDprogramsgoingforward.

TheCMACleadersareactivelyworkingonstrategiesforfundraising,whichincludesconversationswithDevelopmentaroundDigitalHumanitiesfundingopportunities,whichmayultimatelyincludedirectsupportforthisprogram.Jenson,Szabo,andBellhavealreadybeguntheconversationaroundsolicitingdonorsupportforgraduatefellowshipsandaredeveloping“factsheets”tomaketheprogramanditsobjectiveslegibletothisaudience.

IndividualFacultyresearchprojectsintheLabsmayalsoprovidesupportopportunitiesforgraduatestudentsandrelatedactivitiesviaprojectbasedgrantsfromNEH,NSF,andothers.WearealsoworkingwiththeFranklinHumanitiesInstitutetodevelopnewgrantproposalstoOfficeoftheDigitalHumanitiesatNEHaroundspecificdigitalprojectsalreadyunderwayorindevelopmentbycorefacultymembers.ThegrouphasastrongtrackrecordwithNEH,aswellaswiththeGetty,Kressandotherfoundationsources.Inaddition,severalCMACcorefacultyarealreadyinvolvedinasubstantialNSFgranttiedtoretoolingtheDukeDIVE,whichinvolvesactiveuseofvirtualrealityforhistoricalandcultural,aswellasartisticprojects.Inaddition,theCMACfacultyhavereceivedanumberofinternalgrantsfromBassConnections,HumanitiesWritLarge,theDukeDigitalInitiative,andothersources,whichprovidesomesupportforgraduatestudentteachingandresearch.


E. FINANCIALAID,SCHOLARSHIPSANDFELLOWSHIPS

AsaPhDprogram,weexpecttofundourgraduatestudentsthroughfiveyearsofsupport.Duringthattime,weanticipaterecoupingsomecoststhroughteachingandresearchassistantshipsinInformationScience+Studies,BassConnections,iiD,andothersourcesoncampus.OurPhDstudentswillalsobecompetitiveforDigitalHumanitiesInitiativeandPhDLabsummerresearchgrants.

F. FIVEYEARPROJECTIONS

Wehaveputtogetheraproposedteachingplanbasedonthehistoricteachingpatternsofourcorefaculty.IncludedisanassumptionthatthecorefacultyfromAAHVSandLiteraturewillrotatethroughtheComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesProseminar.Weanticipatethatfacultyfromotherprogramsmaywishtojoinourcoreandaffiliatedfacultymemberlistsinthefutureastheprogramdevelops.Wehaveenoughfacultymembersherethatwecanaccommodateleavesandstillbeabletocomprisegraduatecommitteesinanygivenyear.SeebelowforDescriptionsofCoursesandLearningOpportunitiesforaproposedteachingrotationschedule.

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PhD MA+S Fall 16 Spring 17 Total Fall 17 Spring 18 Total Fall 18 Spring 19 Total Fall 19 Spring 20 Total Fall 19 Spring 20 Total1st year students (admit. Fall 2016) Alt. 1-‐0-‐1-‐0 admits 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.02nd year students (admit. Fall 2015) 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 1.03rd year students (admit. Fall 2014) 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.04th year students (admit. Fall 2013) 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.05th year students (admit. Fall 2012) 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0Total students 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 4.0

EXPENSESStudent fellowshipsTuition per semester est. +4%/year 6,580$ 41,059$ 41,059$ 82,118$ 28,468$ 28,468$ 56,935$ 29,606$ 29,606$ 59,213$ 15,395$ 15,395$ 30,791$ 24,017$ 24,017$ 48,033$ Fees per semester est. +2%/year $40 extra 1st sem. 533$ 3,303$ 3,263$ 6,567$ 2,259$ 2,219$ 4,478$ 2,264$ 2,264$ 4,527$ 1,194$ 1,154$ 2,349$ 1,766$ 2,944$ 4,710$ Stipend per year est. +2%/year 22,900$ 62,899$ 78,623$ 141,522$ 42,771$ 53,464$ 96,235$ 43,627$ 54,533$ 98,160$ 22,250$ 27,812$ 50,061$ 34,042$ 70,920$ 104,962$ Student fellowships subtotal 37,127$ 107,261$ 122,946$ 230,207$ 73,498$ 84,151$ 157,649$ 75,496$ 86,403$ 161,900$ 38,839$ 44,362$ 83,201$ 59,825$ 97,881$ 157,706$ PersonnelAdministrative Coordinator (0.25 FTE) / TBD 3% est. annual raise 40,000$ 5,000$ 5,000$ 10,000$ 5,150$ 5,150$ 10,300$ 5,305$ 5,305$ 10,609$ 5,464$ 5,464$ 10,927$ 5,628$ 5,628$ 11,255$ fringe benefits 25.6% / 26.3% / 26.9% 1,280$ 1,280$ 2,560$ 1,360$ 1,385$ 2,745$ 1,400$ 1,427$ 2,801$ 1,442$ 1,470$ 2,912$ 1,486$ 1,514$ 2,971$ IT specialist (1.0 FTE) / TBD 3% est. annual raise 50,000$ 25,000$ 25,000$ 50,000$ 25,750$ 25,750$ 51,500$ 26,523$ 26,523$ 53,045$ 27,318$ 27,318$ 54,636$ 28,138$ 28,138$ 56,275$ fringe benefits 25.6% / 26.3% / 26.9% 6,400$ 6,400$ 12,800$ 6,592$ 6,592$ 13,184$ 6,790$ 6,790$ 13,580$ 6,993$ 6,993$ 13,987$ 7,203$ 7,203$ 14,407$ Personnel subtotal 37,680$ 37,680$ 75,360$ 38,852$ 38,877$ 77,729$ 40,017$ 40,044$ 80,034$ 41,218$ 41,245$ 82,463$ 42,454$ 42,482$ 84,908$ Other Program CostsStudent projects (Mellon) $16k/year 16,000$ 8,000$ 8,000$ 16,000$ 8,000$ 8,000$ 16,000$ 8,000$ 8,000$ 16,000$ 8,000$ 8,000$ 16,000$ 8,000$ 8,000$ 16,000$ Faculty mini-‐grants (Mellon) 6,000$ 3,000$ 3,000$ 6,000$ 3,000$ 3,000$ 6,000$ -‐$ -‐$ -‐$ -‐$ -‐$ -‐$ -‐$ -‐$ -‐$ Misc. (Mellon, other) $440 from Mellon 440$ 220$ 220$ 440$ 220$ 220$ 440$ -‐$ -‐$ -‐$ -‐$ -‐$ -‐$ -‐$ -‐$ -‐$ Conference travel support 1-‐time/year/student 600$ 3,600$ -‐$ 3,600$ 2,400$ -‐$ 2,400$ 2,400$ -‐$ 2,400$ 1,200$ -‐$ 1,200$ 1,800$ -‐$ 1,800$ Other costs subtotal 14,820$ 11,220$ 26,040$ 13,620$ 11,220$ 24,840$ 10,400$ 8,000$ 18,400$ 9,200$ 8,000$ 17,200$ 9,800$ 8,000$ 17,800$ Total non-‐fellowship expenses 52,500$ 48,900$ 101,400$ 52,472$ 50,097$ 102,569$ 50,417$ 48,044$ 98,434$ 50,418$ 49,245$ 99,663$ 52,254$ 50,482$ 102,708$ TOTAL PhD EXPENSES 331,607$ 260,218$ 260,334$ 182,864$ 260,414$ REVENUEStudent fellowships# of FTE's funded by Grad. School discretionary 3 students, walk down 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Amt. FTE's Graduate School discretionary 76,736$ 39,412$ -‐$ -‐$ -‐$ # of FTE's funded by A&S discretionary Lenoir commitment, 5 y. 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0Amt. FTE's A&S discretionary 38,368$ 39,412$ 40,475$ 41,600$ -‐$ # of FTE's funded by A&S PhD fellowships 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0Amt. FTE's A&S PhD fellowships -‐$ -‐$ 40,475$ -‐$ 39,426$ # FTE's Mellon endowments 2-‐3-‐3 FTEs 3.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 3.0Amt. FTE's Mellon endowments 115,104$ 78,824$ 80,950$ 41,600$ 118,279$ Fellowship income subtotal 230,207$ 157,649$ 161,900$ 83,201$ 157,706$ Other program revenueProjects, incl. research asst, equip. etc. Mellon through FY18 16,000$ 8,000$ 8,000$ 16,000$ 8,000$ 8,000$ 16,000$ Faculty mini-‐grants Mellon through FY18 6,000$ 3,000$ 3,000$ 6,000$ 3,000$ 3,000$ 6,000$ Misc. Mellon through FY18 440$ 220$ 220$ 440$ 220$ 220$ 440$ Mellon MA+S personnel w/ NCE Mellon through FY18 37,680$ 37,680$ 75,360$ 38,852$ 38,877$ 77,729$ 40,017$ 40,044$ 80,034$ Contribution from MA revenue (programmatic) -‐$ 14,263$ 18,879$ 23,841$ 26,253$ Other revenue subtotal 97,800$ 114,432$ 98,913$ 23,841$ 26,253$ TOTAL PHD REVENUE 328,007$ 272,081$ 260,813$ 107,042$ 183,959$ Revenue-‐Expenses Deficit in parentheses (3,600)$ 11,863$ 479$ (75,821)$ (76,455)$ Cumulative balance PhD (3,600)$ 8,263$ 8,742$ (67,080)$ (143,535)$

Cost to A&S (fellowships + personnel not covered by other sources) -‐$ -‐$ 40,475$ 82,463$ 124,335$ MA revenue towards PhD fellowships -‐$ 28,526$ 151,030$ 262,253$ 288,787$

Bottom line to A&S Deficit in parentheses -‐$ 28,526$ 110,555$ 179,791$ 164,452$

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VI. DEGREEREQUIREMENTSANDPHDPROGRAMSTRUCTURE

StudentsadmittedintotheComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesPhDwillberequiredtotaketheComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesProseminar,demonstratecompetencyincodinganddigitalmediaproductionandoranaturallanguage,participateinfourPracticumexperiencesduringtheirfirsttwoyearsofstudy,anddevelopMethodologicalandResearchFieldsfortheirexams,whichwillbestructuredaroundaportfolioformat.Dissertationswillcombinewrittenandpractice-basedcomponents,asappropriatetothetopic,andbepresentedtothepublic.Demonstrationofskillsinmentoring,collaboration,andcommunicationwillbeexpectedaswell.

A. COURSEREQUIREMENTS

ThegraduateprogramrequiresthefollowingcoursesandPracticumexperiences(excludinglanguagecourses),tobetakenoverthecourseofthefirst2yearsoftheprogram.Theprogramrequires15courses,includingPracticumCourses;2maxundergraduatecourses,onapproval.Atleastonecoursebuthaveanexplicitlyhistoricalfocus,andoneatheoreticalfocus,onadvisorapproval.

ComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesProseminar(firstsemester)[1]

TwoPractice-Basedcourses,suchas:[2]

• ComputationalMedia(Olson,Szabo)• HistoricalandCulturalVisualizationProseminars1or2(Szabo,Olson,Wharton)• GenerativeMediaAuthorship(Seaman)• TechnologyandPerformance(deFrantz)• PhysicalComputing(Gessler)• DesigningData(Herron)• MotionGraphics(SalvatelladePrada)• VirtualReality(Kopper)• IntrotoStatistics,CS,orotherrelatedtopics• Othercourses(includinganalog/studio-based)onapprovalofadvisor• IndependentStudyinafieldnotcoveredbyaregularcourse

FourCMACFacultyLedSeminars;[4]

FourPracticumExperiences[1-4]

AdditionalElectives,onapproval[4+]

Theelectivesshouldhangtogetherinanapproachorconcentrationtobedevelopedincollaborationwiththeadvisors.Sub-areasmightinclude,forexample,Textual/Audio/VideoInterpretation;Narrative;HistoricalAnalysis;MediaArcheology;CulturalAnalytics.

Thesesub-areasshouldinvolveaprogressivesequenceoftechnicalandhistorical/criticaltopics,thoughtheprogressionsthemselvesmayhingemoreuponaseriesofinterrelatedcompetenciesand


areasofknowledgerelevanttothestudent’sinterests.Howthosesub-areasaredesignedwillbehighlyindividual,andbasedinpartonthebackgroundofthestudentinquestion.Sequenceswillbeneedtobecustomizedbecause“mastery”ofafieldoftechniquewillbeintheareasmostrelevanttotheresearchquestion.Someexamplesfollow,buteachcasewillvary:

AstudentinterestedinTextual/Audio/Videointerpretationmightfocusondevelopingbasicskillsinstatistics,andinworkingwithdata-driventools.ThecomputationallanguagechosenmightbeR,withsomeadditionalcourseworkinstatisticsandinwebdesignwithjavascriptforpresentationpurposes.Dependingupontheirinitialtraining,thestudentmightlearnbeginningtechniquesthroughanundergraduatecourseinISSandfollowupinworkshops,self-study,oraclassatSSRI.

AstudentinterestedinNarrativemightfocusontechniquesforanatomizingandrepresentingalargeseriesoftexts,andincreatingacustomannotationsystemfortaggingmotifs.HeorshemightspendtheirenergiesinlearningdatabasedesignandtheprinciplescreatingXMLfileswithTextEncodingInitiative(TEI)’smarkupinordertocreatemachine-readabletextsthatareinteroperablewithothertextcollectionsaroundtheworld.ThestudentwouldneedtolearnXMLandXLSTtodeveloptheirownarchive.SuchastudentwouldbenefitfromaPracticumExperienceintheLibraryworkingwithdigitaltextcollections.

AstudentinterestedinHistoricalAnalysismightwishtodoreconstructionsoflostarchitecture,orofsitesneverbuilt,andthencreatevirtualrealityexperiencesofthosereconstructionsforeducationandcritique.Heorshemighttakecoursesin3Dmodeling,anddevelopprogrammingskillsinC-SharpthroughcourseworkandworkshopsintheDIVEandonlineinordertocreatedlayeredannotationsofconstructedobjectsinavirtualrealitypresentation.SuchastudentcouldfollowtheIntrotoUnitycoursewithIntrotoVirtualRealitytolearnhowtoapplysuchwork.

AstudentinterestedinMediaArcheologymightbecomeinterestedinquestionsofpreservationandaccesstooriginaldigitalplatformsorforgottentechnologiesandfocusonthecreationofsimulators,virtualmachines,andexperimentalrecreations.Heorshemighttakecoursesorengageinself-studyinphysicalcomputingthatintroduceC++,orlearnsomeAssemblylanguage,orevenBASICinordertounderstandthatwhichtheystudy.ThatstudentmightalsobenefitfrombackgroundinJavaforweb-basedpresentationofresults.

AstudentinterestedinCulturalAnalyticsmightwanttoemphasizerealtimeandretrospectivedataanalysisofavarietyofdatafeeds.Heorshemightchoosetofocustheircomputationalmediaskillsdevelopmentinwebdesign,CSS,javascript,JSON,andPHP/MySQLdevelopment.InadditiontotakingISScourseinwebdevelopment,thestudentmightbenefitfromtakingtheCSIntroductiontoDatabaseSystemscourse,whichwouldinvolvetakingCS101plusanadditionalcourseaselectivesfirst.

Inaddition,studentsmustcompletetheGraduateSchoolTrainingonAcademicIntegrityandResponsibleConductofResearch.

B. LANGUAGEREQUIREMENTS


TheminimumrequirementforallstudentsenrolledinthePh.D.programisatleasttwolanguagesotherthanEnglish.

Thehumanlanguagerequirementswillbesimilartothoseinothergraduateprogramsinthehumanities.Theimpactofcomputationoncultureisaglobalphenomenon,withsitesofinnovationandimpacteverywhere.Studentsmightstudymediatheory,historyorcriticisminanoriginallanguage,forexample,oruselanguageskillstodelvedeeperintoathesisprojectfocusedonnon-Anglophonesubjectmatter,ortodoresearchbasedupon,orcommunicatewith,collaboratorsfromaroundtheworld.

Atleastonelanguagemustbeamachinelanguage.Studentsmaydemonstratefacilityuponentryintheprogram,orsometimebeforetheirPreliminaryExams.Programminglanguages(e.g.executablecodesuchasPython,C++,Java,PHP,Perl,assembly)areacceptableoptions,andinsomecases,markuplanguages,scripting,etc.mayqualifyaswell.EachstudentwillbeexpectedtoconsultwiththeDGSuponentry,andtoidentifyaMachineLanguageadvisorwhowillhelpguidedevelopmentandadministerthetest.

Languageabilitieswillbetestedbydepartmentallanguageexams.Fortraditionallanguages,theseexamsshallconsistoftwoparts:1)thetranslationofapassagewiththeuseofadictionary;and2)thetranslationofapassagewithouttheuseofadictionary.Thestudentwillbeexpectedtodemonstrateasoundgraspofthelanguageaswellasafamiliaritywithspecializedterminologyinthatlanguagerelevanttotheirresearch.

Formachinelanguages,theexamsmayconsistof1)a2-hourmediaarchaeological‘translation’andannotationofapieceofcode—withoutaccesstodocumentation—thatanalyzesthecode’slogicaland/orsymbolicflow,theoperationsofitsfunctions,andaccountsforitsoutputsand,ifapplicable,GUI;or,2)a2-daycodingassignmentwherethestudentdemonstratesproficiencyinaspecifiedcodingparadigm(machine,procedural,object-oriented)byproducinganannotated,executable,proof-of-conceptprototypethatmeetsorexceedsadefinedsetoffunctionalrequirements.Inallcases,thestudentwillbeexpectedtodemonstrateasoundgraspofthelanguage’sprogrammingparadigmaswellassufficientfamiliaritywiththecode’ssyntaxtoensurehis/herabilitytocarryoutindependent,highlevelworkinthatlanguage.

Asnotedintheearlierexamples,thespecificsoftheComputationalLanguageRequirementwillvarybasedontheinterestsandproficienciesofthestudentsinvolved.ManyofthePracticeCoursesexamplecoursesnotedabove.SomecomputationalcourserequirementswillbefulfilledinpartthroughparticipationinfoundationalundergraduatecoursesinComputerScience,Statistics,etc.,whileothersmaybefulfilledthroughfoundationalcoursesinInformationScience+Studies.Inmostcasesweanticipatesomeoftherequirementwillbemetthroughindividualfollow-onself-studyguidedbyafacultyorstaffmentor,eitherthroughindependentstudyorparticipationinaPracticumExperienceapplicationofthecomputationallanguage,orboth.ThePhDLabandtheISSCertificatewillbetwohubsaroundwhichweinviteparticipantsintostudygroups.WehavesuccessfullyorganizedtheseinthepastforbeginningiOSprogramming(intheFHIGreaterThanGamesLab)andinUnity3D(intheWiredlab).ThePhDLabcurrentlyhostsastudygroupofgradfellowswhoarelearninghowtoworkwithsensordataanalysis;theyarebringinginanexternalspeakerforfollow-onworkshopsaswell.TheLibraryalsodoesguestworkshopsindatavisualizationfortheAAHVSMA.andweencouragestudentsnowto


followupwiththeconsultantsthereastheirtestprojectsevolveintomoreinvolvedresearch.ISSishostinganIntrotoUnityProgrammingcoursethisFallthatwilluse3Dmodelsgeneratedbyothercoursesandprojecsasthetest-caseexamplesfordevelopingscenariosandinteractions.WealsoanticipatedevelopingsummerbootcampexperiencesinpartnershipwithSSRIandtheLibrariesarounddataanalysisbasicsinfutureyears.Longerterm,withinthecontextofBassInformation,Society,andCultureandInformationScience+StudieswearealreadyexploringtheideaofFocusClustersandHumanitiesData+projectsthatcouldinvolvegraduatestudentTAsandRAsfromthisandotherprograms.DevelopingtheseareasispartoftheworkofAstridGuigni,whoisjoiningDukeinFall2016inapositionthatbridgestheEnglishDepartment,theInformationInitiative,andISS.Thesecoursescouldbevaluableopportunitiesforourstudentstodevelopbothmentoringandtechnicalskillsastheypushtheirowncompetenciesinsupportingtheundergraduates.WealsowelcomeadditionalcoreandaffiliatefacultymemberswhoareinterestedinworkingwiththegraduatestudentsinCMACinthecomingyears.

C. TYPICALPROGRAMOFSTUDY

Year1Fall Year1Spring Year2Fall Year2Spring

• ComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesProseminar

• CoreSeminar1• PracticeCourse1

• CoreSeminar2• Elective1• PracticumExperience1

LanguageExam1

• CoreSeminar3• PracticeCourse2• Practicum

ExperienceorAdditionalElective

• CoreSeminar4• Elective3• Practicum


LanguageExam2

Year3FallYear3Spring Year4Fall-Spring Year5Fall-Spring

• Elective4• IndependentStudy• Practicum


• PreliminaryExams

• ProspectusDefense

• DissertationResearch

• Dissertationwritingandproject

D. EXAMINATIONS


StudentswillbeexpectedtotakeQualifyingExamsattheendoftheirthirdyearofstudy.ExamswillincludeMethodologicalandResearchFields,andwillbestructuredaroundaportfolioformat.Whileweexpectexamtopicstobehighlyindividualized,wewillexpectgraduatestudentstodemonstrateasophisticatedtheoreticalunderstandingofComputationalMedia,ArtsandCultureasexploredbyleadingmediatheoristsandcritics,aswellasdeepengagementwithcomputationalmediapracticesintheirchosensubjectareas.

E. CERTIFICATE

StudentsfromAAH&VS,Literature,andotherprogramswillhavetheoptiontocompleteaCertificateinComputationalMedia,Arts&Cultures,whichwillbesonotedontheirPh.D.credentials.ThisCertificatewillreplacethecurrentInformationScience+StudiesGraduateCertificate,whichhassimilarrequirements.TheCertificatewouldrequireatotalofsixcourses:

• ComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesProseminar(replacestheCriticalStudiesinNewMediarequiredcourseinthecurrentISSGraduateCertificate)

• twocoreseminarsfromtheapprovedComputationalMedia,Arts&Cultureslist• oneComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesPracticum• twoadditionalapprovedelectives.

Inaddition,allstudentsinvolvedintheprogramwillbeexpectedtopresentasubstantivecomputationalmediaprojectintheComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesResearchColloquium.

ThisCertificate,togetherwiththeactivitiesoftheFranklinHumanitiesInstitutearoundDigitalHumanitiesandthevariousBassConnectionsThemeswillhelpcreateabroadergraduatestudentcommunityaroundComputationalMedia,Arts&Culturesoncampusandbeyond.


VII. COURSESANDLEARNINGOPPORTUNTIES

A. COMPUTATIONALMEDIA,ARTS&CULTURESPROSEMINAR

TheProseminarisateam-taughtcoursethatwillserveasanintroductoryoverviewofscholarshipatthenexusoftheoryandpractice.Initsinitialoffering,thecoursewillbetaughtbytwocorefaculty(onefromthetheoryside;onewithafocusonpractice)andisarequirementforallincomingCMACstudents.Subsequently,thecoursewillbetaughtbyteamsofcorefacultyonarotatingbasis.Thecoursemayincludevisitinglecturesbyothercoreandaffiliatedfaculty,onanadhocbasis.(Uponreviewaftertwoyears,thesteeringcommitteewillevaluatehowthe"team"approachhasworked,andwillconsiderotheroptions,includingasingleinstructorcoursewithasuiteofvisitinglecturersdrawnfromtheprogram'sfaculty.)

TheProseminarwillincludetheoreticalreadingsincomputationalmediatheory,design,andcritique,andwillfocusonhowthesereadingsinformandprovidecriticalcontextforpractice-basedmodesoflearningandproduction.TheProseminarwillcovervariousareasofcomputationalmediatheoryandculture,includingmediaarchaeology,dataandvisualization,computationandculture,databaseandnarrative,anddata-miningandbigdata.Theaimineachcasewillbetoexplorehowtheoreticalapproachestomediacanbothguideandchallengepracticalworkinmediadesign.

TheProseminarwillincludeanorientationtotherangeofopportunitiesavailableintheMediaLabsandothercomputationally-basedprojectsaroundcampus.Inthismodality,theProseminarwillserveasanintroductoryoverviewofthevariousMediaLabsinwhichCMACstudentsmaycarryoutworkinfulfillmentofthepracticumrequirement(seebelow).TheProseminarwillbeopentoallDukegraduatestudentsonaspace-availablebasis.InadditiontostudentsfromtheMAinComputationalMediaaswellascertificatestudentsinCMAC,weanticipateparticipationfromstudentsintheMFAinExperimentalandDocumentaryArtsandAMIandfromthegrowingcohortofstudentsacrosstheHumanitieswithinterestsinmedia.

B. THEPRACTICUMEXPERIENCE

OneofthekeydistinctionsofthisprogramliesinthePracticumexperiencesthatitprovidesandinthesubstantialcomputational,sociallyengaged,andmediapractice-baseddimensionsitaddstotheoreticalandcriticalcourseworkthatitoffers.TheprogrammaticmissionofComputationalMedia,Arts&Culturesistocombineinterdisciplinarytheoryandpracticethroughnewformsofscholarlyresearchandproduction,culminatinginatransdisciplinarydissertationproject.EachPracticumExperienceshouldyieldatangibleproduct.Thegoalsofthepracticaexperiencesareasfollows:

• Togainexposuretothevariouswaysinwhichcomputationalmedia,artsandcultureintersectapplytoexistingfacultyresearchwithintheprogramandacrosscampus

• Toapplyanddeepencomputationalmediatechnicalskillslearnedthroughcourses,workshops,tutorials,andself-studytoaspecificexistingoremergingproject

• Todevelopprojectmanagement,mentoring,andcollaborationskillsbyparticipatinginangroupproject

• Toformulateandsharpenindividualquestionsandpathsofinquirywithinalargerinterdisciplinaryframework


Theseexperienceswillbecustomizedtotheindividualstudent,andmightemphasizemoreresearch,morehands-onproduction,outreachetc.basedonstudentinterestsandprojectneeds.Somestudentsmayparticipateinonlyonepracticumexperience,whileothersmightparticipateinseveral(fourormore).Beyondthespecificskillsgainedthroughparticipationonlabprojects,weanticipatetheseexperienceswillprovideanothermeaningfulwayforCMACstudentstodeveloprelationshipswithgraduatestudentswithsharedinterestsinotherprograms.

WeanticipatemostPracticumExperienceswillinvolveeitheractiveengagementinaninterdisciplinaryLab,oranongoingresearchprojectsinBassConnections,FHI,etc.APracticumExperiencemightalsoinvolvepartnershipwithanexternalentitysuchasalocalhistorygroup,atechstartup,amuseum,orasocialjusticeorganization.Thedissertationprojectmaywellfollowupononeormoreoftheseexperiences.

SomeoftheexistingLabsinSmitharelistedbelow,withthecomputationalmediatoolsandmethodstheyusenoted:

ComplexSystemsLab PhysicalComputing,AlgorithmicArtandProgramming

DukeArt,LawandMarkets(DALMI)Lab

DatabaseDesign,VisualandQuantitativeDataAnalysis

DigitalArcheology(Dig@Lab)

3DModeling,VirtualReality,InteractiveExhibitions

EmergenceLab GenerativeArtandMusic,InterfaceDesign,Haptics,InstallationArt;DigitalArchitecture

ISSLab WebDesign,MobileApplications,AugmentedReality,VirtualWorlds;3DPrinting

S-1Lab Biosensors,PhysicalComputing,SpeculativeInteractionDesign

VisualizationandInteractiveSystemsLab

DataMining,NetworkAnalysis,GameDevelopment

Wired!LabforDigitalArtHistoryandVisualCulture

3Dmodeling,Photogrammetry,DigitalMapping,MuseumExhibitions

DigitalHumanities(FHIandLibraries)

DigitalPublishing,DigitalArchives,TextAnalysis,HistoricalGIS,SocialMedia,DataVisualization


Ourmutualunderstandingofdigitalmediaaffordanceswillonlyexpandaswedevelopadvancedresearchwithinandacrossourfieldsofinquiry.

PracticumExperienceswillincludeparticipationinregularLaborProjectmeetings,activeworkonanongoingproject,andatangibleproductattheendofthesemester.TheLaborProjectDirectorandaffiliatedpersonnelwillsupervisethem.Theseexperiencesshouldbeviewedasamentored,project-basedlearningopportunityforthegraduatestudents,wherecomputationalmediaapproachestohistorical,theoreticaland/orartisticquestionsareexploredthroughactiveengagementindigitalproductionandresearch.TheyalsoprovideopportunitiesforgraduatestudentsintheprogramtomeetandworkcloselywithothergraduatestudentsinvolvedintheLabsandotherinterdisciplinaryprojects.

PracticumExperiencesandopportunitieswillbedevelopedinconsultationwithLabDirectors,ISS,FHI,theLibrary,BassConnectionsandtheVisualizationandInteractiveSystemsgroupmembers.ThefacultyleadingtheLabsorresearchprojectswouldsupervisethem.

C. COMPUTATIONALMEDIA,ARTS&CULTURESSEMINARS

TheCoreSeminarsconsistofgraduateseminarstaughtbyCoreandAffiliatedFaculty(onapproval).AlistofeligiblecourseswillbeupdatedregularlyandpostedtotheC-MACwebsite.Forthemostpartthesecoursesarecoursesthatarecurrentlycross-listedintheexistingInformationScience+StudiesGraduateCertificateofferings,andinVisualandMediaStudies,thoughtheymayappearonlyinthelistingsofthefacultymember’shomedepartment.CorefacultywillcommittoteachingatleastoneComputationalMedia,Arts&Culturesrelevantgraduateseminareverytwoyearstoensureadequateopportunities.Studentswillalsobeencouragedtotakehistoricalandthematiccoursesrelevanttotheirfieldsofstudyfromallpartsofcampus,andwillworkcloselywiththeiradvisorsoncustomizedtrajectoriessuitabletoahighlyinterdisciplinaryprogram.

D. WORKSHOPSANDCO-CURRICULARACTIVITIES

OpportunitiestodevelopskillsrelatedtocomputationalmediawilloccurbothformallyandinformallyCMAC-relatedcoursesandalreadyoftenincorporateinstructionalmodulesandworkshopsonusingcommerciallyavailablesoftwaretools,drawingupontheexpertiseofstaffwhousethesetoolsregularlyintheirowncollaborativework

WorkshopsandinstructionalmodulesarealreadyregularlyofferedtothewidercommunityofstudentsinterestedincomputationalmediatopicsthroughtheSmithWarehouseVisualStudiesLabs,theFranklinHumanitiesInstitutePhDLab.,theISSProgram,theLibraries,andotherunitsoncampus..Forexample,theDigitalArtHistory/ComputationalMediaProseminar,whichfocusesondata-drivenapproachestohumanitiesresearch,bringsindatavisualizationandGISexpertsasconsultantsforcourseactivities.Similarly,theComputationalMediaStudioclassintheMFAinExperimentalandDocumentaryArtstakesadvantageoftheInformationScience+StudiesLabdigitalfabricationconsultant’sexpertise,aswellasoffersstudentsspecialaccesstothe3Dprinters,alasercutter,projectors,cameras,physicalcomputingdevices,andspecializedsoftwareusedtocreatecomputationalmediaprojects.


CMACstudentswillbeencouragedtotaketheseworkshops,andalsotooffersworkshopsoftheirowninareasofinterestrelevanttothem.StudentsinArt,ArtHistory&VisualStudies,Literature,theMFAinExperientialandDocumentaryArts,andtheMAinDigitalArtHistory/ComputationalMediaalreadyhaveaccesstotheseopportunities,andparticipatinginthemwillprovideopportunitiesformutuallearning,exchange,andcollaboration.

CMACcorefaculty,alongwithleadingstaffresearchscientists,digitalhumanitiesconsultants,andmediaproducersintheseorganizations,alreadymeetonaregularbasisinordertodevelopcurricularunitsandmodules,planexperiences,andshareknowledge.TheVisualizationandInteractiveSystemsGroupfocusesontheoverlapbetweenthesciencesandengineeringandtheartsandhumanities,whiletheDigitalHumanitiesKlatch,sponsoredbytheFHI’sDigitalHumanitiesInitiative,coordinatesspecialinterestsub-groupsaroundTextAnalysisandVisualization,DigitalArchives,3DModelingandInteractions,GISandMapping,andProjectManagement.Togethertheseextra-departmental“units”offeracomplementary,staff-basedthinktankandsupportnetworkforcomputationalmediaactivitiesoncampusinsupportofteachingandresearch.Thegoalsofthesegroupsaretocoordinateresources,developbestpractices,leverageexistingknowledgetoawidercommunity,andtofurtherthefieldofcomputationalmediaasitrelatestohistorical,cultural,andscientificprojectdevelopment.

Someofthetopicsoftheseworkshopsandmodulesinclude:

•Data&Visualization

Dataliteracy(includingdatatypesandspreadsheetthinking),databasesanddatamodeling,analysismethods(includingbasicmachinelearning),visualization(informationdesign,effectivevisualcommunication),data-drivenart;

•Inputs

Sensors,cameras(couldincludegigapixel,medicalimagingandmicroscopy),Kinectandotherbody-sensingtechnologieslikemotiontracking,microphones,embeddedsensors(includingnano-techandotherprobes)andwearable,textileandalternativeinterfaces.Ubiquitouscomputing;

•DeployableConstructionMethods

Prototyping(includingmodernmanufacturingandrapidprototypingtechniquessuchas3Dprintingandlasercutting),design,andconstructiontechniques;

•PhysicalComputing

ArduinoandRaspberryPi.Thesebothintroducetheconceptsnotonlyofphysicalelectronics,buttheyalsoareaniceentrywayforprogramming,andtheygiveabasisonwhichtobuildmanytypesofsensors,measurementsandinputdevices;

•PublicDisplays

Projectionmapping,tilewalls,pico-projectors,rearprojection.Ambient/peripheraldisplays;

•VirtualandAugmentedReality


Manylevelsoftechnologyfromhead-mounteddisplaystotabletcomputerstotheDukeImmersiveVisualEnvironment(DiVE)incollaborationwithPrattSchoolofEngineering(seehttp://virtualreality.duke.edu);

•Simulation

Complexsystemsandemergentphenomenawithinsimplecomputationalplatforms.Natureandbiology-basedsimulation;

•Narratives

Linearandnonlinearstorytelling.Publiccommunication.Storytellingwithdata.

AswedeveloptheprogramwemightlooktoTrianglepartnersthroughthemechanismoftheTriangleDigitalHumanitiesNetworktodevelopsummertrainingopportunitieswithUNC-ChapelHill,NCState,NCCUandothersinourregion.

Beyondface-to-facelearningexperiences,manyopportunitiesalsoexistforonlinelearningofcomputerprogrammingandtheuseofmediaapplications.StudentswillbeabletotakeavailableofresourcesinLynda.com,theACMDigitalLibrary,andtheCodeAcademy,forexample.HASTAChaslongbeenapioneerinthinkingaboutMOOCs,badging,andothertechniquesforexpandingeducationalhorizons.Wewillencouragestudentstoformstudygroupsaroundspecifichardwareandsoftwareapplications,andcanprovidesupportthroughtheISSlabinSmithforexplorationofspecifictechnologies.

E. TEACHINGANDRESEARCHOPPORTUNITIESFORGRADUATESTUDENTS

GraduateStudentsintheirsecondandthirdyearsmightalsoearnTA/RAcreditintheprogrambymentoringundergraduatestudentsinProjectsandLabs.Asnotedabove,additionalteachingandresearchopportunitiesofferedthroughtheComputationalMedia,Arts&Cultures(formerlyISS)undergraduatemaybecomeavailabletoadvancedgraduatestudentsoverthesummerandduringtheacademicyear.Programfacultywillmentorgraduatestudentinstructors,andreviewprogressinindividuallytaughtcoursesthroughmid-termclassvisitsandreports.

F. SEMINARSANDELECTIVES

Thecourseslistedbelowreflectcoursesthatalreadyexistinthecurriculum,andarebeingtaughtbyourCoreFaculty.Somemightberevisedslightlytoincludemoreproject-basedoptionsforenrolledCMACstudents.

Seminars

ProfessorMaurizioFORTE

• MuseumsAndVirtualMuseumsInThe3rdMillennium

Thiscourseisanintroductoryoverviewofthemoderndefinitionofmuseuminrelationtothedevelopmentofnewdigitalnarrativesandapplicationsforculturalheritagesuchasthe


caseofvirtualmuseums.Thetransformationofmuseumsinmoredynamic,flexibleandopeninstitutionsisachallengeofthiscenturyand,moreimportantly,thistrendgeneratesnewjobpositionsanddifferentprofessionalprofilesatthelevelofculturalresourcemanagement,museumcommunicationandtechnologicalresearch.Thecontemporarymuseumsfaceactuallynewinterdisciplinarychallengesinbetweentradition/conservationandinnovation,whereasdifferentwaysofcommunicationarerequiredbyaverydemandingvarietyofvisitors.Thedigitalapplicationsareprogressivelytransformingthemuseumsindynamicinteractivespacesandmodels,whereastheinformationprocessisthecoreratherthantheircollectionsandartifacts.Thissituationraisesnewandveryadvancedformsofcommunicationthathavestilltobeinvestigated.Thefirstpartofthecourseaddressesmultidisciplinaryquestionsonthetheoreticaloverviewofmuseumsandtheirsocialimpactinthe3rdmillennium.Thesecondpartofthecoursewillbefocusedonmuseumsanddigitaltechnologies.Morespecifically,howdigitaltechnologiesaretransformingmission,physiognomyandcommunicationofmuseums.

ProfessorNicholasGESSLER

● PhysicalComputing.QS,STSSeminarinthealgorithmicart&aestheticsofthe"computational,"ratherthanthe"clockworkuniverse,""artificiallife&culture"andbothnaturalandtechnological"evolutionarycomputation."Emphasisonthemedialphysicalityofboththeunderlyingprocessesandthefinishedwork.Acritiqueofartinspiredbythecomplexityofthenaturalworld,artwhichdynamicallyinstantiatesthosedynamicsinworksliberatedfromtheconventionalkeyboard,mouseanddisplay.Hands-ondevelopmentofprojectsusing"industrialstrength"C/C++forWindows,analog-to-digitalconvertersandavarietyofsensorsandactuatorsinbothacomputerclassroomandalabworkshop.Noprerequisites.Instructor:Gessler.Onecourse.

ProfessorMarkHANSEN

● Space,Place,Movement,Media.Thiscoursewillexplorethechangingmeaningandmaterialityofspaceandplaceinthecontextofthecomputationalrevolution.Focusingonmediaartandsocialmediapractices,wewillexplorevarioustechnologicaltransformationsofspace(ubiquitouscomputing,locativemedia,RFIDtagging,wirelessnetworks,surveillance,etc.)inrelationtonowclassictheorizations(Lefevbre,Soja,Harvey,Lynch,Jameson,etc.)andalsotophilosophicalexplorationsofmovement(fromAristotle,viaBergson,tothephenomenologyofHusserl,Merleau-Ponty,andJanPatocka).Inourefforttotheorizethetransformationofspatialexperienceinourworldtoday,wewillattendtothecorrelationofspacewithplace,aswellasitshistoricallymomentouscorrelationwithtime.

● PhenomenologyandMedia:ALP,CZ,CCI,STS,R:Coursewillfocusonphenomenology

bothasaphilosophicalmovementandasaresourceforcontemporarymediatheory.Attentionwillcenterontheclassicalphaseofphenomenology(fromHusserltoMerleau-Ponty),onmorerecentdevelopmentsinphenomenologyandpost-phenomenology(Levinas,Derrida,Fink,Barbaras),andoncorrelationsbetweenphenomenologyandmediatheory(Ihde,Stiegler,Flusser).Keytopicswillinclude:reduction,experience,time-consciousness,sensation,worldmanifestation,differance,reversibility,de-presencing,worldliness,readiness-to-handandthrownness.Instructor:Hansen.CL-ArtHistory630S,Information


ScienceandInformationStudies630S,VisualandMediaStudies630S,ArtsoftheMovingImage631S.

● MarxismandMedia.Inlightofrecenttacticalalliancesbetweencorporategiantsofthedigitaleconomy(GoogleandFacebook)andpromotersofanopeninternet,ithasneverbeenmoreclearthatmediaoperatewithinthespaceofglobalcapitalandthattheirimpactcannotbeanalyzedinisolationfromthecomplexcircuitsthattiethemtocorporateinterests.ThiscoursewillfocusontherelationbetweencapitalandmediafromMarxtotodaywiththedualaimofexploringhowmediafunctionswithincapitalandhowitcanprovidepossibilitiesforsubjectivationthatcutagainstcapital’seffortstocapturesubjectivetime.Wewillexplorecontemporaryformsofrecording,data-miningandpredictiveanalyticswithaneyetohowtheycreatenewformsofvalueandnewexperiencesofalienation.Particularattentionwillbepaidtopost-Autonomistworkby(mainly)Italianauthorsanditsactualandpotentialinterfacewithcontemporarymediapracticeandthedigitaleconomy.

ProfessorN.KatherineHAYLES

● ComparativeMediaStudies.STS,ALP.Explorestheimpactofmediaformsoncontent,style,form,dissemination,&receptionofliterary&theoreticaltexts.Assumesmediaformsaremateriallyinstantiated&investigatestheirspecificitiesasimportantfactorsintheirculturalwork.Putsdifferentmediaformsintodialogue,includingprint,digital,sonic,kinematic&visualtexts,&analyzesthemwithinatheoreticallyinformedcomparativecontext.Focusesontwentieth&twenty-firstcenturytheories,literatures,&texts,esp.thoseparticipatinginmediaupheavalssubjecttorapidtransformations.Purviewincl.transmedianarratives,wheredifferentversionsofconnectednarrativesappearinmultiplemediaforms.

ProfessorMarkOLSON

● NewMedia,Memory,andtheVisualArchive.ALP,STSExploresimpactofnewmediaonthenatureofarchivesastechnologiesofculturalmemoryandknowledgeproduction.Sustainedengagementwithmajortheoristsofthearchivethroughtheopticsof"mediaspecificity"andtheanalyticalresourcesofvisualstudies.Themesinclude:storagecapacityofmedia;databaseasculturalform;bodyasarchive;newmediaandthedocumentationof"everydaylife";memory,counter-memory,andthepoliticsofthearchive;archivalmaterialityanddigitalephemerality.Primaryfocusonvisualartifacts(image,movingimage)withconsiderationoftheroleofothersensorymodalitiesintheconstructionofindividual,institutionalandcollectivememory.Onecourse.C-L:InformationScienceandInformationStudies565S,PolicyJournalismandMedia

ProfessorScottLINDROTH

● MapsandFlows:SonificationandAuditoryDisplay.Sonificationentailsrepresentingmultidimensionalnumericaldataassound.Whilevisualizationofnumericaldatahasbeenanareaofresearchinscienceandvisualartsdepartments,sonificationhasbeenlesswidelyused,eventhoughsoundandmusicareidealvehiclesforrepresentingmultidimensional(i.e.,polyphonic)datathatchangesovertime.Wewillexplorepracticalmusicalstrategiesformappingnumericaldataontosound,aswellascultivatemusicthatisenhancedbythepoetic,expressive,anecdotal,andperhapspoliticalnatureofthedata.Datasetsincludeglobalclimatemeasurements,Googlen-grams,


Twitterfeeds,andmotiondatacapturedbywebcameras.ThisgraduatecourseassumesfamiliaritywithinteractivemusicsoftwaretoolssuchasMAX-MSP,SuperCollider,PD,orChucK.

● InteractiveMusicThiscoursefocusesonthedesignofinteractivemotion-to-musicsystems,usingwebcamerasandtheKinectcamerawithimageprocessingtocontrolthesynthesisandperformanceofrealtimedigitalmusic.Courseprojectscanincludemusicalcompositionsaswellasaudio/mediainstallations.StudentsshouldbefamiliarwithsoftwaretoolssuchasMAX-MSP,SuperCollider,ChucK,orPDtodotheclasswork.

ProfessorBillSEAMAN

● InsightEngine.TheInsightEngineisatooltoempowerinsightproduction,distributedinterdisciplinaryteam-basedresearch,andtopotentiallyenablebisociationalprocessesasdiscussedbyArthurKoestlerinTheActofCreation.Theinitialgoaloftheprojectistocreateaninteractivesystemtoenableintelligentjuxtapositionofrelevanttextsandmediaelementsviafocusedinteraction,dynamiccomputationalfunctionality,andintellectual“seeding”ofthesystem.Theworkisaninteractivelearningsystemthatfacilitatesauniquenewformofonlineresearch.Theclasswillextendcurrentresearch(theprojectwasfundedbyDIBSforyear1)throughthepotentialdesignandcreationofadditionalfunctionalities,toaugmentthesystem.Theclasswillfocusonindividualandgroup-basedprojectsincludinginterfacedesign,visualizations,simulations,codeauthorship(whereappropriate),theexplorationofvirtualworlds,and/orspecificdatasetstolaterbenestedatadeeperlevelinthesystem,orworkinconjunctionwiththesystem.Onefocusoftheclasswillbeonthedevelopmentofadditionalfunctionalitiesbothintheory,andwherepossible,inpractice(thedevelopmentofnewcode).Newformsofphysicalinterfaceandhuman/computerinteractionapproacheswillalsobeexplored.Studentswillworkinteamsand/oronindividualaspectsoftheproject.

● TheBodyasElectrochemicalComputer–TowardaNewComputationalandAesthetic

Paradigm.Thiscoursewillpresentdifferingdisciplinaryperspectivesworkingtowardarticulatingnewunderstandingsofthebody.Theseobservationswillinturnbeusedtoelucidateanewcomputationalandaestheticparadigm.Discussions/lectureswillbedrawnfromtheArts,Humanities,Biology,CognitiveScience,Psychology,Robotics,Physics,Ethics,ArtificialIntelligence,Anthropology,andotherresearchareas.Thecoursewillpresentandcritiquecurrentmodelsofthebrain/mind/body/environmentfrommultiplescientificperspectives.Concurrentlystudentswilldevelopaesthetic,scientificand/orconceptualartapproachestothecontentbothaloneand/oringroups.Theclasswillalsoincludeinvitedlecturesrelatedtodisciplinary/interdisciplinary/trans-disciplinarytopicareas,andthegenerationofhighlyfocusedworkinggroups.Thesegroupswillworktowardarticulatingbridginglanguagestoenableresearcherstotalkacrossdisciplinarydomainsconcerningparticularresearchproblemsthataredevelopedaspartoftheclass.Inparticular,approachestothedevelopmentofabiologicallyinspiredelectrochemicalcomputerwillbediscussedandexplored.Amulti-modaldatabasewillbecreatedtoshareknowledgeacrossdisciplines[anddocumentresearchgeneratedintheclass].Thedatabasewillformarepositoryfornewformsofimaging,textualproductionanddatacollectionandwillalsobediscussedandemployedasaresearchtoolviameta-tagsandrelationalcombinatorics.


Studentswillberequiredtoparticipateinongoingdiscussion,aswellastodevelopparticularaspectsofresearchbothindividuallyandingroups.Eachstudentwillwriteamajorresearchpaperasacourserequirement.

ProfessorJohnSUPKO

● GenerativeMediaAuthorship(currenttitle;couldchangeforfuturesemesters)Agraduateseminardesigned&co-taughtwithProf.BillSeaman,GenerativeMediaAuthorshipexplorestheimplicationsofcomputer-based&systemstheory-relatedprocessesonthecreationofmedia,including(butnotlimitedto)sound,image&text.Justafewofthetopicstobediscussedinclude:theparameterizationofeverything,themodularizationofevery-thing,substitutionsets,datafiltering,cybernetics,cellularautomata,finite&infinitegames,interfacedesign,generativeimages&text,mediaecologies.

● Max/MSPSeminar

Aseminarinwhichstudentslearnthewidely-usedobject-basedaudio&visualprogramminglanguageMax/MSP.StudentswilllearntocodeinMaxthroughaseriesofcreativeprojectsinformedbytheirowninterests&practicesasartists.Max/MSPprovidesartistsnotonlywiththetoolstocreatecontentbutalsoalimitlessarrayofpossibilitiesfordesigningsystemsthatdeploytheircontent.ArtistsfromawiderangeofbackgroundsuseMaxtoday:fromvisual&installationartiststosoundartists&composers.Max/MSPhasbecomeapowerfulexpressivetoolforanyartistinterestedintheintersectionoftechnology&art.

ProfessorVictoriaSZABO

● DigitalHumanities:TheoryandPractice.ALP,STSDigitalhumanitiestheoryandcriticism.Newmodesofknowledgeproductioninthedigitaleraforhumanists.Authoringandcritiquingborndigitalprojectsaspartofatheoretical,critical,andhistoricalunderstandingofaspecialtopicorthemeinthehumanities.Hands-onuseofdigitalmediahardwareandsoftwareincombinationwiththeoreticalandcriticalreadingsforcontentanalysisoftext,images,audio,videoandtocreatedigitalarchives,databases,websites,environments,maps,andsimulations.Independentdigitalprojects+criticalpapersasfinaldeliverables.Instructor:Szabo.Onecourse.C-L:VisualandMediaStudies356SDigitalPlacesandSpaces:Mirror,Hybrid,andVirtualWorlds.ALP,SS,STSHistory,theory,criticism,practiceofcreatingdigitalplacesandspaceswithmaps,virtualworlds,andgames.Linksto"old,"analogmedia.Virtualenvironmentandworld-buildingandhistoricalnarrative,museum,mapping,andarchitecturalpractices.Project-basedseminarcoursew/criticalreadings,historicalandcontemporaryexamples,world-building.Classexhibitions,critiques,andongoingvirtualshowcase.Projectsmightinclude:webandmultimedia,GPSandhandhelddataandmediacapture,2D&3Dmapping,screen-basedsimsandgame-enginebaseddevelopment,sensorsandbiometrics,andmultimodal,hapticinterfaces.Instructor:Szabo.Onecourse.C-L:VisualandMediaStudies568S


● MappingCulture:GeographiesofSpace,Mind,andPower.STS,ALP,CZHistoryandpracticeofmappingasculturalpracticeandtechniqueofworld-buildingandhistoricalandculturalrepresentation.Emphasisoninterplayofcartographicimagination,livedexperience,historicalandnarrativepower.Readingsinmappinghistory,criticalcartography,pyscho-geography,artmaps,cognitivemapping,networkmaps,andspatialtheoryaswellascontemporaryapproachesandcritiquestomaps,culture,politics.Explorationofmap-basedvisualizationsasnarrative/argumentativedevices.Hands-onworkwithgeographicalinformationsystems,digitalmappingtools,dataviz,anddigitalstorytellingsystems.Theory/practiceseminarculminatinginafinalresearchproject.

ProfessorHansJ.VANMIEGROET

● Art&MarketsAnalyticalstudyoftheemergenceofartmarketsaswellasinteractionsbetweenmarketbehavior(s)andvisual/mediaproduction.Databaseresearchoflargeaggregatesofsalesdata,priceformation,includinglinearandhedonicregressionanalysesofpreferencesovertime.Economicrootsofmarketbehaviorandartauctions,auctiontechnologies,includinge-auction.Inaddition,theseminaralsocoversnewtechniquestomeasureartconsumption,pastandpresent.Horizontalexplorationofculturalproductionandlocalartmarkets,andtheiremergencethroughoutEurope,Asia,andtheAmericas.Criteriaforvaluationofimageryorwhatmakesartasacommoditydesirableorfashionableandtheroleofartdealersascross-culturalnegotiants.Consentofinstructorrequired.Instructor:VanMiegroet.C-L:ECON321S;ARTHIST508S

Electives

● FundamentalsofWeb-BasedMultimediaCommunicationsR,ALP,QS.Multimediainformationsystems,includingpresentationmedia,hypermedia,graphics,animation,sound,video,andintegratedauthoringtechniques;underlyingtechnologiesthatmakethempossible.Practiceinthedesigninnovation,programming,andassessmentofweb-baseddigitalmultimediainformationsystems.Intendedforstudentsinnon-technicaldisciplines.EngineeringorComputerSciencestudentsshouldtakeEngineering206orComputerScience290.Instructor:LucicSzabo

● VisualCulturesofMedicine.ALP,STSExplorationofthevisualculture(s)ofmedicine.Thechangingroleofdiagnosticvisualityandmedicalimagingfromvariousphilosophicalandhistoricalperspectives.Theconnectionsbetweenmedicalwaysofseeingandothermodesofvisuality,photography,cinema,television,computergraphics.Thecirculationofmedicalimagesandimagesofmedicineinpopularcultureaswellasinprofessionalmedicalcultures.Instructor:Olson.Onecourse.C-L:InformationScienceandInformationStudies279S

● AlternateRealityGames.ALP,STSFocusonAlternateRealityGames(ARGs)intheoryandpractice.ARGgenreofinteractivenarrative.Realworldasagameplatform,ofteninvolvingmultiplemediaandgameelements,totellastorythatmaybeaffectedbyparticipants'ideasoractions.Directinteractionwithcharactersinthegame,plot-basedchallengesandpuzzles,collaborativeanalysisofstoryandcoordinatedreal-lifeandonlineactivities.Newmediatheoryandhistory.StudyofthemostsuccessfulrecentARGs,explorationofalternaterealitygamedesign,collaborativeconstructionofourownARG.Individualandgroupprojects,essays,andpresentations.Lenoir.Onecourse.


● Wired!NewRepresentationalTechnologies.ALP,CZ,STSResearchandstudyinmaterial

cultureandthevisualartsexpressedbyusingnewvisualtechnologiestorecordandcommunicatecomplexsetsofvisualandphysicaldatafromurbanand/orarchaeologicalsites.Introducestechniquesforthepresentationandinterpretationofvisualmaterialthroughaseriesofinterpretativeandreconstructivetechnologies,includingthedevelopmentofweb-pages(HTML/Dreamweaver),Photoshop,Illustrator,GoogleSketch-up,GoogleMaps,andFlash.Todeveloptechniquesofinterpretationandrepresentation.Consentofinstructorrequired.Instructor:Bruzeliusandteam.Onecourse.C-L:ARTHIST551LS/CMACXXX

● VirtualWorlds

Thecourseisintendedtoprovideanintroductiontothetheoryandpracticeofthree-dimensionalvirtualenvironments(VEs).Throughin-classdiscussionsofrelatedliterature,studentswilldevelopacriticalunderstandingofthecomplexdesignissuesinvolvedinthedevelopmentofcomplexinteractiontechniquesforadvancedthree-dimensionalvisualizationsystems.Suchcriticalunderstandingwillempowerstudentstoproposeanddevelopeffectivevirtualworlds.Duringasemester-longproject,studentswillbeencouragedtoexercisecreativitywhilefollowingauser-centereddesignprocess.Instructor:RegisKopper.Onecourse.

● TechnologyandNewMedia:AcademicPractice.STS,SSHowinformationtechnologyandnewmediatransformknowledgeproductioninacademicpracticethroughhands-onwork.Critiqueofemergentdigitalcultureasitimpactshighereducation;assessingimpactofintegratingsuchtoolsintoscholarlyworkandpedagogicalpractice.Modularinstructionwithguestspecialistsassistingwithinformationtechnologytoolsandmediaauthorshiptheory.Topicsmayinclude:webdevelopment,informationvisualization,time-basedmedia,databases,animations,virtualworldsandothers.Theoreticalreadings;hands-oncollaboration;ongoingapplicationtoindividualstudentprojects.Knowledgeofbasicwebdevelopment,personalcomputeraccessrecommended.Instructor:Szabo.Onecourse.

● DataTransformationsCreatingmediatedrepresentationsofdatacallsupmanytheoretical,practical,andethicalissues.Thiscourseapproachestherepresentationanddisseminationofdatathroughareviewandanalysisofcommonprocessesoftransformation.Datacollectionitselfisaprocessoftransformingreal-worldphenomenatoconstructedsystemsofmeasurement,aprocessthatcallsintoquestionourwaysofknowingwhatweknow.Digitaltransformationsthat"clean","process",or"wrangle"data(e.g.,discretization,interpolation,disambiguation)makedatasetsmoresuitableforthesystemsofanalysiswehaveatourdisposal,andthoseanalyseshavesimilarlymediatedoutputs(e.g.,significancetests,visualizations,documentation).Thiscoursewilluseprojects,discussions,andpaperstohelpstudentsdevelopfacilityinpracticaltransformationprocesses,aswellasthecriticalapplicationandinterpretationofthosetransformations.Instructor:AngelaZoss.Onecourse.Offeredonceayear.

G. TEACHINGROTATION


Thisteachingrotationreflectsapossibleorderforfacultytorotatethroughtherequiredproseminar,andalsodemonstratesthatwewouldbeableofferseminarsandpractice-basedcoursesasneededtosupportourstudents.Studentswouldalsobeinterweavingcoursesfromaroundcampusastheiroutsideelectives.

2017-18

Core:

• ComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesProseminar(Seaman/Supko)

Seminars:

• CLST/ARHMuseumsandVirtualMuseumsinthe3rdMillennium(Forte,DiGLab)• ARH/VMSArtsandMarkets(VanMiegroet,DALMILab)

Practice:

• ComputationalMedia(Olson)• DigitalHumanitiesTheoryandPractice(Szabo)

2018-19

Core:

• ComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesProseminar(Hayles/Szabo)

Seminars(LabConnections):

• ISS/VMS:MappingCulture:GeographiesofSpace,MindandPower(Szabo,WiredLab)• VMS:GenerativeMedia(Seaman/Supko,EmergenceLab)

Practice:

• VirtualMuseums(Forte)• HumanitiesDataAnalysis(Herron)

2019-20

Core:

ComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesProseminar(VanMiegroet/Dauberchies)

• Seminars• VMS/CLST:DigitalArcheology(Forte)• LIT:ComparativeMediaStudies(Hayles,FHI)

Practice:

• VirtualReality(Kopper)• MapsandFlows:SonificationandAuditoryDisplays(Lindroth)


2020-21

Core:

• ComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesProseminar(Lindoth/Olson)

Seminars:

• LIT/VMSPhenomenologyandMedia(Hansen,S-1Lab)• ExperimentalCommunities(Lasch,ArtStudio)

Practice:

• TechnologyandPerformance(DeFrantz)• PhysicalComputing(Gessler)

2021-22

Core:

• ComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesProseminar(Szabo/Lasch)

Seminars(LabConnections):

• TheLivesofThings(Bruzelius,WiredLab)• ComparativeMediaStudies(Hayles,FHI)

Practice:

• EmergentInterfaceDesign(Seaman)• ComputationalMedia(Olson)


VIII. PROGRAMFACULTY

A. LEADERSHIP

TheExecutiveCommitteewillconsistoffacultyrepresentativesofthecoreconstitutingparties:Art,ArtHistoryandVisualStudies,Literature,InformationScience+Studies,andtheFranklinHumanitiesInstitute.ProposedmembersareHansvanMiegroet,MarkHansen,VictoriaSzabo,andDeborahJenson.

TheAdmissionsandSteeringCommitteewillconsistoftheCoreFacultyMembers.AffiliatedFacultyMemberswillbeinvitedtoprovideinputaswell.

B. COREANDAFFILIATEDFACULTY

BeingaCoreFacultymemberinComputationalMedia,Arts&Culturesmeansbeingwillingtodirecttheses,co-teachtheintroductoryseminar,andofferLaborcomputationalpractice-basedPracticumexperiencestograduatestudents.CoreFacultyalsoserveontheSteeringCommitteeofthegroup.TypicallyCorefacultyalreadyteachgraduateseminarssuitabletotheprogram(seebelowunderSampleCourses).Thesecourseswillalsobecross-listedinInformationScience+Studiesasappropriate.

BeinganAffiliatedFacultymembermeansbeingwillingtoserveongraduatecommittees,aswellasteachingcoursespotentiallyrelevanttotheprogram.TheCMACgroupwelcomesawiderangeofadditionalFacultyAffiliatesfromacrosscampusandbeyond.

ThisinitiallistofCoreandAffiliatedFacultybuildsupontheexperienceofagroupoffacultythathasalreadyworkedeffectivelytogether,butitisnotmeanttobeexclusive.WehavediscussedpotentialcollaborationwithSSRIoncoursesandsummerworkshopsarounddata-relatedtopics,forexample,andcanseeproductivelinksdevelopingwiththeLanguage,Arts,andMediaProgramandtheFranklinHumanitiesInstitutearoundnewformsofauthorshipaswell.WewillencourageindividualswishingtobecomeCoreFacultytoapplytotheExecutiveCommitteeanddemonstratesupportoftheirhomeDepartmentsfortheirparticipation.AffiliatedfacultymightcomefromneworexistingresearchpartnershipssuchasBassConnections,HumanitiesWritLarge,orexternalteachingorresearchpartnerships,suchasthosewealreadyenjoywithJacobsUniversityinBremen,GermanyandVeniceInternationalUniversityinItaly.

Bothtypesoffacultymightalsoteachindependentstudycoursesaroundspecialtopicareasrelevanttoindividualstudents’work.ThesecourseswouldbelistedeitherinInformationScience+Studiesorthehomedepartmentofthefacultymemberinquestion,dependingonuponthesubjectmatter.

CoreGraduateFaculty:

• IngridDauberchies(Math)• MaurizioForte(ClassicalStudiesandAAH&VS)• MarkHansen(LiteratureandAAH&VS)• KatherineHayles(LiteratureandEnglish)• PedroLasch(AAH&VS)• ScottLindroth(Music)


• MarkOlson(AAH&VS;after2018)• BillSeaman(AAH&VS)• KristineStiles(AAH&VS)• JohnSupko(Music)• VictoriaSzabo(AAH&VS,ISSandFHIDHI)• HansVanMiegroet(AAH&VS)

AffiliatedFaculty:

• RobertCalderbank(ECEandiiD)• MineCetinkaya-Rundel(Statistics)• ThomasDeFrantz(AfricanandAfricanAmericanStudiesandDance)• SheilaDillon(AAH&VSandClassicalStudies)• SonkeJohnson(Biology)• RegisKopper(MechanicalEngineeringandMaterialScience;DiVEDirector)• MauroMaggioni(MathematicsandCS;ElectricalandComputerEngineering)• TuanVo-Dihn(BiomedicalEngineering;Photonics)• AnnabelWharton(AAH&VS)

AffiliatedInstructorsandStaff:(collaborateontheory-practicecoursemodules,Labs,andworkshops;mayalsoteachundergraduatecoursesthatcoverrelevantmaterial)

• ToddBerreth,DesignerandResearchProgrammer,Art,ArtHistory&VisualStudies• NickGessler,ResearchScholar,InformationScience+Studies• PatrickHerron,SeniorResearchScientist,InformationScience+Studies• HannahJacobs,DigitalHumanitiesTeachingandResearchConsultant,Wired!Lab• AngelaZoss,SeniorDataVisualizationAnalyst,DukeLibraries• EricMonson,DataVisualizationAnalyst,DukeLibraries

FranklinHumanitiesInstitutePartners

• DeborahJenson,ProfessorofRomanceStudiesandDirector,FranklinHumanitiesInstitute• DavidBell,ProfessorofRomanceStudiesandCo-Director,PhDLabinDigitalKnowledge,

FranklinHumanitiesInstitute• ChristinaChia,AssociateDirector,FranklinHumanitiesInstitute

C. FACULTYCVS

FacultyCVsareappendedtotheendofthisdocument.

D. GRADUATECOMMITTEES

Thegraduatecommitteewilltypicallybecomprisedofatleasttwofacultyaffiliatedwiththeprogram,withtheadvisorbeingaCoreFacultymember,incompliancewithGraduateSchoolregulations.Additionalcommitteemembersmaycomefromanypartoftheuniversity,subjecttoGraduateSchoolapproval.


AnadditionalcategoryofExternalAdvisorsmaycomefrommuseums,industry,thenon-profitworldsorotherspheresrelevanttothestudents’portfolioanddissertationprojects.Theseexternaladvisorswillnormallynotbeformalvotingmembersofexamordissertationcommittees,butmayofferinputonthestudents’workintechnical,social,orpragmaticterms.Asweexpectsomeofourstudentswilldevelopprojectsthatincludepublic-facingdimensions,weexpecttheserelationshipstobeimportanttoresearchdisseminationthroughexhibitions,appdeployment,anddigitalpublications.

E. IMPACTONTEACHINGANDADVISINGLOADFORFACULTY

Weanticipatethattheextrateachingburdenwillbeminimalduetotherelativelylownumberofstudents(3-5)intheinitialsetof5-yearperiods.FacultyaffiliatedwiththeprogramwouldbeexpectedtoteachtheComputationalMedia,Arts&Culturesseminaronceevery3-4years,andtoeachofferaseminarthatwouldqualifyasacoreseminarevery2-3years,thoughtheymightwishtoteachsuchcoursesmorefrequently.

TheprimaryfacultyadvisorwouldbeselectedbythestudentfromtheComputationalMedia,Arts&Culturescorefaculty.Asthisisaninterdepartmental,interdisciplinaryprogram,additionalcommitteememberswouldcomefromAAH&VS,Literature,andotherunitsoncampus,asappropriate.DissertationsthatincludesignificantproductionorpracticecomponentsinareasofknowledgewheretheterminaldegreeisnotaPhD,mayincludeonecommitteememberwithaterminaldegreeorequivalentproductionexperiencefromhisorherarea.Thisisnecessarytoguaranteethehighestlevelofcompetenceandscholarlyqualityintheseareasasfaraseachparticularthesisprojectisconcerned.

Mostoftheseminarstaughtintheprogramalreadyexistinsomeform,andwouldbetaughtbythefacultyaspartoftheirnormalcourseloadinthosedepartments.Forexample,MarkHansenmayteachacourseonmediatheorywiththelistingdepartmentnotedasLiteraturethatwouldalsobeappropriateforComputationalMedia,Arts&Culturesstudents.BillSeamanmayteachacourseonemergentcomputationaspartofhisregularloadinAAH&VSthatwouldintereststudentsinComputationalMedia,Arts&Cultures.KatherineHaylesmayofferacourseindigitalliteratureaspartofherregularloadinLiteraturethatwouldinterestComputationalMedia,Arts&Culturesstudents,andsoon.SuchcourseswouldleverageteachingresourcessothatafullspectrumofgraduateseminarswouldbeofferedeachsemesterappropriateforComputationalMedia,Arts&Culturesstudentswithoutinitiallyrequiringanynewfacultyhires,althoughtheremaybethepossibilityforfuturehiresastheprogramgrowsanddevelops.

IX. RECRUITMENTPLAN

A. ADMISSIONS

WeproposetosetupanindependentadmissionscommitteecomposedofcorefacultyaffiliatedwithComputationalMedia,Arts&Cultures.Eachyear,thecorefacultywillindicatetheiravailabilitytoacceptnewstudentsthroughtheComputationalMedia,Arts&Culturesprogramwebsite.WealreadyreceivenumerousapplicationsthoughArt,ArtHistory&VisualStudiesandLiteratureforgraduatestudentswhomightfittheprogram.WewillencourageotherHumanitiesProgramsto


forwardanypotentiallyrelevantstudentstous.GivenDuke’sstatureinternationally,wedonotanticipatehavingdifficultiesattractingqualifiedstudentstotheprogram.

B. ADVERTISING

WewilladvertisetheprogramthroughdirectmailingstoChairsinmediastudiesandotherrelevantprograms,posttoonlinelistsandsocialmedia,andplacetargetedadvertisementinjournalsandatconferencessuchasMLA,CollegeArt,AmericanStudies,SocietyforLiterature,ScienceandtheArts,SIGGRAPH,SIGGRAPHAsia,theInternationalCommunicationsAssociation,theAmericanHistoricalSociety,InternationalSocietyofElectronicArts(ISEA),HASTC,andtheConferenceonCollegeCompositionandCommunication(4cs).Individualfacultywillalsoadvertisewithintheirownresearchcommunities.

WewillalsodevelopawebsitethatshowcasestheworkalreadybeingdoneatDukeinthegeneralareaofComputationalMedia.AlloftheinterdisicplinaryLabsinSmithhavewebpresences;wewillcoordinatetheseunderoneonlineumbrellaforeaseofaccess,buildingofftheworkwehavebegunfortheComputationalMediaMAtrack.TheFHIisalsoalreadyputtingtogetheraDigitalHumanitiesInitiativewebsitethatshowcasesDHprojectsthatwecanleverageforpublicity.

C. DIVERSITYOFSTUDYBODYANDFACULTY

OurapproachtoComputationalMedia,Arts&Culturesisintentionallyinclusive.Weseediversityandinclusivenessasofcentralimportanceinthinkingthroughwhatcomputationmeanstomedia,arts,andculture.TheDigitalHumanitiesasanemergentfieldhasstruggledwithconcernsoverwhois“in”andwhois“out,”andwhetherworkthatfocusesonsocialjusticeandculturalinequalityratherthanonnovelcomputingtechniquesshouldcountasscholarshipinthefield.Wewanttoavoidthoselimitsinhowweconceptualizeouractivities.Becauseourinterestsareintheartisticandculturalpotentialandeffectsofcomputationalmedia,aswellasinthetheoriesandaffordancesofcomputation,wewelcomestudentswhowishtopursuethistypeofwork,alongsidethosewhoseinterestshaveamoreabstractandtheoreticalquality.ThisisinkeepingwithDuke’songoingcommitmentstomakingadifferenceintheworldandknowledgeintheservicetosociety.AswehavediscoveredthroughtheInformationScience+Studiesprogram’sundergraduatecurriculum,awiderrangeofstudentsaredrawntocontextsthatallowthemtoexplorecomputationthroughapplicationdesignanddevelopment.Manyoftheprojectsalreadyundertakenbyourfacultyreflectattentionto,andawarenessof,thesocialandculturalimpactof,andpotentialsforcomputation.Thesecommitmentswillbehighlightedonourwebsiteandinourpublicitymaterialsalongsidetheoretical,aesthetic,andtechnicalinterests,andwewillensurethattheindividualizednatureofthegraduateprogramopportunitiesaremadeapparent.

TheDigitalHumanitiesInitiativetheme,DH+,intentionallydrawsattentiontotheideaofglobalDHasacornerstoneofourwork.Inaddition,ourpartnershipwiththeJohnHopeFranklinHumanitiesInstituteoffersusuniqueopportunitiestoreachdiversecommunitieswithouroutreachandprogramming.TheDHIwithintheFHIisalreadyworkingwithDurham’sNCCU,thenation'sfirstpublicliberalartscollegefoundedforAfrican-Americans,onafacultytrainingworkshopthatwillincludeparticipantsfrombothinstitutionsworkingwithDurhamhistoryresourcesinordertodevelopdigitalpedagogyelementsinaglobalstudiesprogram.FHIjustapprovedfundingforaprojectfocusedonSoundStudiesintheGlobalSouththatinvolvesagraduatestudentcollaborator.Wecaneasilyimaginesuchaprojectinvolvingoneormoreofourgraduatestudents.Similarly,the


iiDData+initiativeisdevelopingahumanitiescomponentthatwillreflectasocialdimensionaswell.Asourcurriculumdescriptiondemonstrates,weareworkingactivelytoensurethatallstudentshavetheopportunitytofulfillthecodingandmediaproductionrequirementsoftheprogramthroughsummerworkshops,practicumtraining,andindividualizedstudy.Wewillhighlightthisinourrecruiting.

Wewouldliketocreateaunique,pro-activeinvitationorpersonalized,detailedinformationabouttheprogramthatissenttoorganizationsrepresentingprospectivestudentsfromvariousbackgrounds,andtoorganizeseveralopenhousedaysthroughouttheacademicyear.WeshallalsosolicitpracticaladvicefromGraduateAdmissionsonwaystoenrichourapplicantpool.

Becauseourprogramisinherentlycollaborativeandinterdisciplinary,weexpecttoseeagreatdealofintellectualdiversityamongstourstudentaswell.Weneedtobecriticallyawarethatdiversityincludesattractingstudentswithdiverseexperienceandtrainingbackgrounds(asmappedoutinthegraduatestudentprofiles),aswellthoseofdifferentphysicalabilities,religion,race,ethnicity,andgenders.Insum,weneedtoproactivelydevelopadiversestudentandfacultybodyinadditiontopayingattentiontodiversityindiscipline(s),intellectualoutlook,cognitivestyle,andpersonalitytypestoofferstudentsthebreadthofideasthatconstituteadynamicintellectualcommunity,whichComputationalMedia,Arts&Culturespromisestobe.

Oncestudentareintheprogram,weanticipateadvancedstudentsmentoringincomingstudentsthroughthePracticumExperiencesaswell,tohelpensuretheirsuccess.

Ourcurrentfacultylistisadiverseteam,butwecandomoretoenrichourcommunity.Astheprogramdevelops,wecanimageavarietyofcollaborationsbetweenourgraduatestudentsandfacultymembersaroundcampus,muchinthewaythattheMFAstudentshavebecomeinvolvedinvariousdocumentary-orientedprojects.Wewillencouragesuchexplorationinourstudents,andhavedesignedtheprogramsothatnovelgroupingsoffacultyandstudentsarepossible.AsmembersofthePhDLabstudentswillalsohavetheopportunitytodevelopcolloquia,invitespeakers,andforminterestgroupsaroundbroadthemesrelatedtocultureandcomputation,afreedomthatwehopewillalsofosterdiversityandinclusiveness.


X. CAREERDEVELOPMENTSERVICES

IncollaborationwiththeMFAinExperimentalandDocumentaryArtsandtheMAinHistoricalandCulturalVisualization,weplantosetupajointCareerAdviceandJobPlacementUnit,followingtheadviseofWesleyHogan,DirectorCenterforDocumentaryStudiesatDuke.Wearecurrentlyincontactwithfourprogramsthathaveexperiencewithjobplacementforgraduatesinrelatedprograms,namelyMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MediaArtsandSciences),NewYorkUniversity(TischSchooloftheArts),UCSantaBarbara(MediaArts&Technology)andtheUniversityofTexasatDallas(ArtsandTechnology).TomaketheCareerAdviseUnitmosteffective,weneedtointegrateitintoouroperationsinBay11-Bay10,SmithWarehouse,incloseproximitytothestudentprojectspaces,thefacultyofficesandtheoperatinglabs.

WeobviouslydonotneedtoreplicatewhatalreadyexistsatDuke,forcareercounselingisanongoingserviceavailabletoallDukegraduatestudentsviaDukeStudentAffairs(http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/career/career-services).Theyarefamiliarwithgraduatestudentswith“uniqueDukebackgrounds”andhelpthempreparefuturecareergoalsortoprepareforanotherdegreeprogram.However,wearecommittedtoestablishourownOfficeofCareerServicestohelpourstudentsandalumnitoidentifyjobsandinternships.

Butasmentionedabove,weseektosetupacollaborativestructurethatservesseveralunits,comparabletoourbusinesscenter,whichisnowfullyoperational.Weareintheprocessdevelopingaweb-basedsystemtomakeadvisingappointments,viewjobandinternshiplistings,andfindformsforProfessionalDevelopmentFundsandInternshipApprovalanddownloadourhandoutsandpresentationsonprofessionalskillsandCMACcareers.WealsoplantohaveadedicatedadviserinplaceinourjointlygovernedOfficeofCareerServicesandarecommittedtohelpourgraduatestudentswithgeneralcareerplanning,networkingadvice,andresumeandcoverletterreview.

XI. STUDENTSUPPORTSERVICES

Becausetheprogramissosmall,andisassociatedwithtwoexistingPhDprograms,weanticipatestudentswillbeabletotakeadvantageofthealready-existingsupportservicesinAAHVSandLiterature.AswithourexistinginternationalPhDandMAstudents,wewillworkcloselywiththeVisaoffice,theWritingProgram,andotherresourcesoncampusasneeded.

Becauseweanticipatethatstudentsintheprogramwillcomefromarangeofbackgrounds,wewillinstitutewrittenmid-termevaluationswithallfacultyinstructorsintheprogramtoidentifyareasneedingattention.Weanticipatesomestudentsmayneedadditionalhelpwithtechnicalskillsdevelopment,andcandirectthemtowardsavailablestafffortraining.Dukehasanunusuallyrichsetofresourcesbothinpersonandonline(forexample,Lynda.com)thatcanbebeneficialintheseareas.Inaddition,wehavespokenwithComputerScienceaboutthefeasibilityofhavinggraduatestudentsenrollinundergraduatecourses.Theyhaveindicatedthisispossibleonaspace-availablebasis.

Intermsofcommunitydevelopment,weexpectthattheFranklinHumanitiesInstitute,asasiteofDigitalHumanitiescollaborationoncampus,willbecomeahometothesestudents,alongwiththeCMACCertificatestudents.WewillactivelyensurethatthesestudentsareintegratedintotheAAHVSandLiteraturelistervsandcommunitygatheringsaswell.

BecauseweanticipategradswillworkcloselyinSmith,FHI,andBassConnectionsprojects,wewillworkcloselywiththoseinitiativestodevelopandpresentopportunitiestograduatestudentsinthe


programthroughtheDigitalHumanitiesInitiativeandCMACmailinglists,websites,andothercommunicationsstructures.

XII. PROGRAMASSESSMENT

Concerningassessment,wehavesetupaComputationalMedia,Arts&CulturesAssessmentCommittee,whichhasseveralfacultyamongitsmembershipwithextensiveDUSandDGSexperience.Thechargeofthiscommitteeistomapinasystematicmannerlearningoutcomesaswellastopayattentiontotheexperiencesthatleadtothoseoutcomes.Heretoo,weshallseekadvicefromourExecutiveCommitteeandBoardofAdvisors.Informationaboutoutcomesisofhighimportance;wherestudents"endup"mattersgreatly,soweneedtopayattentiontofutureplacementscenarios.Itisclearthattoimproveoutcomes,weneedtoknowaboutstudentexperiencesespeciallythosegainedfromthepro-seminarsandlabrotations,thecurricula,teaching,andkindofstudent(andfaculty)engagementthatleadstoparticularoutcomes.Weenvisiontoconductatleastonedetailedinterviewpersemester,complementedbyanexitinterviewuponcompletionoftheresidence.Weplantousethesamemetricssemesteraftersemesterandsystematicallycollectexamplesofstudentperformance,conformtoestablishedDukeArts&Sciencespractices.Thepointistomonitorprogresstowardintendedgoalsinaspiritofcontinuousimprovement.Throughoutthismonitoringprocedure,theassessmentprocessitselfshouldbeevaluatedandrefinedinlightofemerginginsights.

ForthePhD,indirectassessmentviasomemechanismdesignedtoassesswhattheyareseekingfromtheprogramandadministeredattheoutset(dotheywanttoacquiretheoreticalskillsandatheoreticalresearchprogram,etc.?,dotheywanttobringapracticaldimensiontotheirscholarlyworkandendeavors,etc.?)andthenagainatthepointofcompletionofthedissertationproject(andpossiblyattheexamstageaswell).

Directmeasurement:evaluationoftheirperformanceintherequiredcorecourseinmedia,intheirqualifyingexamsandintheirdissertation.Thisevaluationcanbecorrelatedwiththeiraimsasdiscoveredthroughindirectevaluation.

Keymetricsforprogrameffectivenesswillinclude:

• qualityofstudentprojectsasdeterminedbyreviewsfromfacultyonthehumanities,engineeringandsciencessidesoftheprogram;

• selectionofcurrentandgraduateworkforscholarlytalks,exhibitions,grants,andpublications;

• jobplacementandgraduateadmissionsdata(forMAstudentspursuingfuturework);• studentfeedbackabouttheprogramasdeterminedthroughperiodicfocusgroups,

anonymizedfeedback,andexitinterviews.

Thoughatthisstage,bothassessmentandplacementremainsomewhathypothetical,themainobjectivehereistoimprovethewholeofthestudent’slearningaswellastoimprovetheteachingandresearchmissionoftheconstitutingprogramsandlabs.

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