Category Archives: Session Proposals

Proposals for unconference sessions from THATCamp participants.

Talk Session Proposal

I’m interested in leading a group conversation to discuss the current Guidelines for Faculty Teaching New-Media Arts that is published by CAA, and can be found here: http://www.collegeart.org/guidelines/newmedia07; the context for this discussion is that I am a current member of CAA’s Professional Practice Committee (PPC) and leading a team of 8 (including myself) on a two-year process to redevelop the existing guidelines.

In year one (Feb. 2013-14) – we are surveying the field, interviewing a number of stakeholders, and additionally, we would like to hold a forum / discussion at CAA to gain further input and raise awareness. In year two (Feb 2014-15) – the team of 8 will expand to 12~14 and the analysis, distillation, and writing process will commence.  It is our hope to submit updated guidelines for ratification at the May 2016 CAA board meeting.  Thus far, we remain on schedule.

Its incredibly important to hear from individuals working at all ends of the spectrum, at all levels of academic rank and administration, from professionals whose research is within, intersecting with, and adjacent to the field.

-Paul Catanese

 

Session on Digital Visualization of Monuments / Art Objects

Hi all,

I’ll be hosting a session on digital visualization tools for art history. Currently I’m working on a project that documents Romanesque monuments in Northern Spain through three-dimensional modeling (photogrammetry) and ultra-high resolution panoramic photography (gigapan technology), see: www.romanesquespain.com/. My interests lie in making these monuments accessible off-site and encouraging new ways of looking. This type of project offers the ability to make comparisons across sites, without the author-bias implicit in an article’s selection of photographs. However, I’d love to get more feedback on whether these or other new technologies allow us to further expand our way of looking. How else might these media be used to improve and develop our scholarship and teaching? What other tools/technologies are people using to visualize monuments (sculpture, architecture, objects…)? Please let me know how this session can be useful to you and what questions/ideas you have!

I’d also be happy to lead a workshop on 3D modeling of art objects, if there is interest.