Antwerp, Belgium

Arts & Media Archaeology

Join us on a journey through the linked histories of media and performance. Experiment with old and new technologies and explore the sensory dimensions of media. Engage with leading experts, collaborate with contemporary artists, and become part of a dynamic learning experience, questioning, experimenting, and critically analyzing the role of media in our past and present.

The second edition of the Arts and Media Archaeology Summer School will focus on the interplay between media developments and performative culture, spanning from the late eighteenth century to the present day. Through lectures, artist talks, re-enactments and interactive hands-on experimentation, the summer school programme aims to foster students’ ability to think through media by questioning their materiality, sensory properties, and its role as a historical source. The Summer School is aimed at research MA and PhD students and more advanced artists and researchers in the field of Arts, Performance, Media and Cultural History from the University of Antwerp and other universities in Belgium and abroad. Find out more.

This Summer School is organized in the framework of Science at the Fair: Performing Knowledge and Technology in Western Europe, 1850-1914 (www.scifair.eu) a five-year research project coordinated by Nele Wynants, funded by the European Research Council (ERC).

Course leader

Organised by Nele Wynants, in collaboration with Eva Andersen, Bart G. Moens & Elisa Seghers.

Target group

Research MA and PhD students and more advanced artists and researchers in the field of Arts, Performance, Media and Cultural History.
This course is conducted in English.

Required: Background (obtained BA) in the field of Arts, Performance, Media or Cultural History or the History of Science, Knowledge and Technology.

Credits info

6 EC
Successful completion of the summer school can be awarded with 6 credits according the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).

Fee info

EUR 350: Early-bird fee (before 15 May 2024).
This fee includes course materials, coffee breaks, lunches, social activities, the reception and one social dinner. It does not include travel and accommodation.
EUR 450: Regular fee (before 30 June).
This fee includes course materials, coffee breaks, lunches, social activities, the reception and one social dinner. It does not include travel and accommodation.