Course EC13B Tremplin master : Penser et écrire le numérique : du « cloud » à la vallée du silicium [Master's Springboard: Thinking and Writing the Digital, from the "Cloud" to Silicon Valley]

Fortnightly workshop (6 hours per session) for third-year students of the Bachelor’s degree (Licence) in Visual Arts at Paris 8.

Total effective teaching time: 36 hours per semester.

Abstract: In this course, we will attempt to set in tension different theoretical approaches that have accompanied the generalization of digital images and their dissemination in the arts: from the first so-called “immaterial” interpretations to more recent proposals that resonate with media archaeology. What understanding do these aesthetics offer of the issues — social, environmental and political — linked to the current forms in which the digital is deployed? In close connection with a specific corpus of works, the aim will be to mobilize conceptual tools enabling each student to develop and express a personal reflection on digital works and their hermeneutic potential.

Course taught in the second semester, in 2025-2026.