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BIOGRAPHIES OF PROFESSORS AND TUTORS
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Prof. Alan Boykiw
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(Course begins September 9th and ends on December 18th) |
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TutorsKyla Mallett (Rm. 143) Suzi Webster (Rm. 341) Anita Modha (Rm. 286) Jonathan Nodrick (Rm. 270) |
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OUTCOMES
At the end of this course students should be able to: 1. articulate the nature of the relationships of art, design and media practice in historical, cultural and social terms 2. differentiate key concepts in the analysis of design and art theory 3. respond to content in an organized and reflective manner 4. demonstrate listening, note-taking, oral presentation and critical writing skills 5. learn to evaluate their own methodologies and approaches toward interdisciplinary practice |
Dr. Ron Burnett (Ph.D. RCA) is President, Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design, member of the Board of Governors of NewMedia BC, BCNet and former Board member of the New Media Innovation Centre. Dr. Burnett was the Director of the Graduate Program in Communications at McGill University before coming to Emily Carr, is the author of the newly published How Images Think (MIT Press, 2004), Cultures of Vision: Images, Media and the Imaginary (IUP, 1995) and Explorations in Film Theory (IUP, !991), a recipient of the Queen's Jubilee Medal, Chair of the Association of Canadian Art and Design Institutes and Colleges, member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Art, Photographer and author of over one hundred and fifty published articles in the fields of Art, Design, Media, Communications, New Media and Cultural Studies.
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| Curriculum Area of this course is Critical and Cultural Studies
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Writing Centre
The Writing Centre is a service that ECI provides to all students, staff and faculty from every program area who would like to improve their reading, writing, critical thinking and research skills. This is a free, voluntary and confidential service. Writing Centre instructors can help you at every stage of your writing, from developing ideas to final revisions. This applies to any kind of writing, from a three line artist's statement to a twenty page academic paper. Please sign up for a 1/2 hour appointment on the door (Room 434 SB) or phone, 629-4511 or go the web site! |
Alan Boykiw (MA, Carleton University, 1993/BID Carleton University, 1982)
Associate Professor, Head of Design
Alan Boykiw’s experience spans both industry and academic fields. His main focus has been in the telecommunications area as an Industrial Designer and Product Design Manager. In his 15 years with Nortel Networks he was involved in a wide range of products from the world’s first calling line ID phone to the definition of next generation communication devices and user interface architecture. He has several industrial design patents and registrations to his credit.
Most recently Alan was the Lead Design Researcher at the New Media Innovation Centre in Vancouver and the Associate Director of the Information Environments Program at the University of Queensland in Australia. He was also a member of faculty in the School of Industrial Design at Carleton University and an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Environmental Design at the University of Calgary.
Current research interests include: investigating how physical interaction methods will evolve to enable people to feel, experience, and associate with sensory rich new media environments and the discovery and invention of new creative pursuits in immersive digital environments. Teaching responsibilities include Interaction Design, Design Drawing and Grad Project supervision.
BIO OF KYLA MALLETT
Kyla Mallett is currently completing the masters program in the Fine Arts Department at the University of British Columbia, after completing her BFA at Emily Carr in 2000. Since that time her practice has explored issues of teen youth identity through interview/statistic research, installation, photographic and video works. Recent work includes a series of photo works that document collected female high school student notes, and a video work about girl bullying. These works, along with other current projects, zero in on the importance of language and communication in the social lives of adolescent girls.
She has received critical attention for exhibitions both nationally and internationally over the past five years, having exhibited at such institutions as the Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris, the Vancouver Art Gallery, and Catriona Jeffries Gallery, with a recent feature in Canadian Art Magazine on her work.
BIO OF JONATHAN NODRICK
Jonathan Nodrick is a designer, media artist and promoter of independent
music and culture. In 1997 he started and ran Heaven nightclub in Calgary,
AB and moved to Vancouver after being accepted into the ECI Communication
Design program. In his graduate year Jonathan participated in the Leaders of
Tomorrow program and a mentorship with Don Mattrick (President, Electronic
Arts / Worldwide Studios). His professional experience includes the role of
designer for a New Media Innovation Centre (NewMIC) project, researching the
negotiation of social capital in on-line environments. Currently, he is the
founder and creative director for musicpeople and hosts regular events that
connect and showcase independent cultural producers and collectors.
BIO OF SUZI WEBSTER
Suzi Webster is a recent fine arts graduate of Emily Carr Institute and holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Her multimedia installation work explores tensions, potentials and collisions between the real and the virtual, the viewer and the viewed. Her interest in interactivity and new media was stimulated by her internship at the New Media Innovation Centre in Vancouver. Suzi plans to begin an MFA in 2005, where she will continue to question and explore the implications of new media within a critical framework.