About this course
This course examines surveillance art and aesthetics of voyeurism and exhibitionism. Explore why the theme and techniques of surveillance are increasingly present in contemporary art. Develop the skills to trace surveillance culture from early secret camera photography to modern artists working within a diverse range of media such as performance, video, collage, installations, and conceptual art.
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Faculty
Nan Gerdes
FacultyNan Gerdes, PhD (Comparative Literature, University of Copenhagen with research stay at UC Berkeley, 2017). Diploma in educational theory and practice (University of Copenhagen, 2016). Postdocs (2014-) at University of Copenhagen, Roskilde University (in collaboration with Stockholm University) and Aarhus University in literature, philosophy and drama. Recent publications on early environmental fiction and philosophy and gender and politics in epics. Lecturer in Danish as Second Language since 2019. With DIS since 2018.