[spectre] MFA in Emerging Practices

[Trebor Scholz]

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

MFA in Emerging Practices
Departments of Visual Studies and Media Study
University at Buffalo

http://emergingpractices.buffalo.edu/

APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 10, 2008

The Emerging Practices (EP) MFA program at the University at Buffalo  
is committed to exploring interdisciplinary spaces between emerging  
technologies (such as biosciences, robotics and informatics) and the  
arts. EP,  a joint graduate concentration between the departments of  
Media Study and Visual Studies,  implements a broad strategy of  
techno-cultural investigation with these principles:

* Emerging Practices resist pre-packaged media, and seek to create  
their own.
* Emerging Practices are interdisciplinary in concept, execution, and  
critique.
* Emerging Practices engage the latest technologies, scientific  
processes and best practices available and attempt to give them new  
agency.
* Emerging Practices are Tactical.  They often reclaim, alter or  
appropriate existing technologies through creative re-use for  
communicative cultural purposes.

Anyone interested in free-form research in the arts informed by these  
principles is encouraged to follow the links to the program  
description below.


FACULTY:

Nancy Anderson, Josephine Anstey, Sarah Bay-Cheng, Marc Böhlen, Tony  
Conrad, Loss Glazier, Steve Kurtz, Dave Pape, Stephanie Rothenberg,  
Tony Rozak, Trebor Scholz, Mark Shepard, Paul Vanouse


FULL PROGRAM INFO:

Program Website:  http://emergingpractices.buffalo.edu/

Department of Media Study:  http://mediastudy.buffalo.edu

Department of Visual Studies:  http://visualstudies.buffalo.edu/


FUNDING AND SUPPORT:
Teaching Assistant (TA) positions available to exceptionally  
qualified and motivated candidates.


TO APPLY:
Applicants to the program can apply to either Media Study or Visual  
Studies departments. For further information on application  
procedures and forms, visit:

Visual Studies:  http://visualstudies.buffalo.edu/admissions/grad.html

Media Study:  http://mediastudy.buffalo.edu/s/grad_application.shtml

QUESTIONS?

Paul Vanouse
Department of Visual Studies
vanouse at buffalo.edu


Marc Böhlen
Department of Media Study
mrbohlen at buffalo.edu