This unit traces the influence of games on art and artists from early twentieth-century dada to twenty-first century data technologies. Particular attention is devoted to the role games have played in art as counter-cultural systems; the way games have been appropriated and created in art and the way they have been used by artists as accessible vehicles for the articulation of wider social, political and cultural issues. The unit aims to provide students with the essential tools for engaging with, researching and recognising alternative art histories to the dominant narratives. It provides students with an awareness of the key debates surrounding the intersection of art and games. The... -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Laetitia Wilson
Prerequisites: any Level 2 History of Art core unit
