Nikolas Heep

The course takes place in close connection with the semester project of Design Investigations (ID2). Details of the course will be announced in the context of the semester project. 2024W/2025S, Vorlesung und Übungen, 2.0 ECTS

Stefan Zinell

Die Lehrveranstaltung findet in Form eines mehrtägigen Workshops zum  Hauptfach statt. Der Workshop ist thematisch auf das Semesterthema der Abteilung Design Investigations, "Monuments of the Future", abgestimmt.   2024W/2025S, Vorlesung und Übungen, 2.0 ECTS

Irene Jancsy

This course introduces concepts of transculturality and diversity, explores their implications in international collaboraton and aims at strengthening the students' intercultural competence. Students will be invited to reflect on their own cultural imprintng, learn about notions of cultural differences and discuss if and how those can have an impact in the reality of transcultural projects and diverse teams. The course… 2025S, Übungen, 2.0 ECTS

Peter Koger

2024W/2025S, artistic Seminar, 1.0 ECTS

Roland Schöny

  The myth of free communication via the Internet has come to an end. Fake news, control, and unleashed information chaos dominate the data highway that originally had such positive connotations. Interactivity initially sounded utopian before it became a standard in the media world.What are the consequences for contemporary art production against this background? 2024W/2025S, artistic Seminar, 1.0 ECTS

Jojo Gronostay

Using the texts “Ghosts of My Life” by Mark Fisher and “The Big Flat Now” by Jack Self, we will examine the creation of images in today's fashion industry. With a joint poster project, the students will address questions surrounding “recycling” and a “new avant-garde”. 2024W, Vorlesung und Übungen, 2.0 ECTS

Tizza Covi

Film as a lie in the service of truth Can reality be shown in film or is it all just fiction? One of the demands of Italian neorealism was, not to invent a story that resembles reality, but to show reality as if it is a story. But what does this sentence mean for practical film work?In my seminar, I… 2025S, Vorlesung und Übungen, 2.0 ECTS

Miya Yoshida

Internal Colloquium aims at sharing and reflecting on ongoing PhD research projects. Its goal is not only to present research but also to explore, challenge and advance the current state of research. The seminar adopts a feedback structure and opens up space for new modes of thinking that transcend conventional categories, discourses, and disciplines. The course is designed to enrich… 2024W/2025S, Konversatorium, 1.0 ECTS

Martina Grießer-Stermscheg

February 2025 in Bangkok: - Workshop Packaging of Art Objects - Workshop Emergency Planning - Workshop Evaluation of Outdoor Sculptures - Survey Built Heritage 2024W, Übungen, 6.0 ECTS

Alexandra Baumgartner

Das fotografische Ausgangsmaterial (als vorgefundene oder eigene Fotografien) soll durch bearbeiten, durch herstellen von Bezügen und Parallelen, durch Kombinationen oder räumliche Arrangements erweitert und verändert werden. Medienübergreifende Mischtechniken wie Übermalungen, Collage, installative Konzepte schaffen breite Möglichkeiten. Ziel ist eine Erweiterung der Fotografie, die einen Dialog zwischen künstlerischen Ausdrucksformen schafft und auch im Hinblick einer abschließenden Ausstellung Bezug zur Umgebung, zu… 2025S, Vorlesung und Übungen, 2.0 ECTS

Korinna Lindinger

Fragen zu stellen ist eine wichtige Erkenntnisstrategie, in wissenschaftlichen wie künstlerischen Prozessen. Dieses Konservatorium vermittelt Grundlagen unterschiedlicher Interviewmethoden und reflektiert ethische Fragen im Umgang mit Interviewpartner*innen sowie den anvertrauten Erzählungen und Informationen. Ausgehend von Fallbeispielen beschäftigen wir uns mit Strategien des Feldzugangs (Gesprächspartner*innen finden), Gesprächsführung und Analysemögilchkeiten. Aktuelle Projekte von Studierenden sind als Anwendungsbeispele willkommen. Diese LVA stellt eine an… 2024W, Konversatorium, 2.0 ECTS

Caroline Heider

We examine aspects of the interview as a filmic investigative practice. The aim of the course is to develop the competence to work independently, practised by producing an interview with a guest or lecturer from the Department of Applied Photography and Time-based Media. Artistic techniques of conducting interviews and technical basics of time-based work - conception, recording, editing and export… 2024W, Vorlesung und Übungen, 2.0 ECTS

Birgit Peterson

Within this Lecture we will dive together deeper into the meaning of “Academic working” especially in cross-disciplinary circumstances. Which skills do you have to develop to cope with the affordances of Academia? How to foster a successful “academic working behaviour” that satisfies the requirements of different academic disciplines and sciences you will come along within this study program? Throughout our… 2024W, Vorlesung und Übungen, 2.0 ECTS

Birgit Peterson

In this lecture you will work through the phases of an academic writing project step by step: We start from finding a topic for an individual paper, discuss how to distillate it to a precise focus or research question. Based on this, we learn how to find structure for the writing process as well as for the text product. Using… 2025S, Vorlesung und Übungen, 2.0 ECTS

Mika Maruyama

In this course, the students develop ‘critical thinking’ by engaging with both art theory and art practice —whether in visual art, performance, media art, or other creative approaches— to survey the field of contemporary art. The course explores the current lexicon of art and aesthetics, and emphasizes queer feminist and decolonial perspectives. Students are encouraged to visit cultural institutions, explore… 2025S, Projektarbeit, 2.0 ECTS

Stephanie Misa

In this course the students develop ‘critical thinking’ by engaging with both art theory and art practice —whether in visual art, performance, media art, or other creative approaches— to survey the field of contemporary art. The course explores the current lexicon of art and aesthetics, and emphasizes queer feminist and decolonial perspectives. Students are encouraged to visit cultural institutions, explore… 2024W, Projektarbeit, 2.0 ECTS

Mika Maruyama

In this course the students develop ‘critical thinking’ by engaging with both art theory and art practice —whether in visual art, performance, media art, or other creative approaches— to survey the field of contemporary art. The course explores the current lexicon of art and aesthetics, and emphasizes queer feminist and decolonial perspectives. Students are encouraged to visit cultural institutions, explore… 2024W, Vorlesung und Übungen, 2.0 ECTS

Stephanie Misa

In this course, the students develop ‘critical thinking’ by engaging with both art theory and art practice —whether in visual art, performance, media art, or other creative approaches— to survey the field of contemporary art. The course explores the current lexicon of art and aesthetics, and emphasizes queer feminist and decolonial perspectives. Students are encouraged to visit cultural institutions, explore… 2025S, Vorlesung und Übungen, 2.0 ECTS

Sophia Rut

This is an ongoing course which started in October 2024. In this introductory course we will explore the usage of interviews in different settings. We will learn methods such as journalistic interviewing, Oral History, podcasting and basic audio editing. Additionally we will have a look at how interviews can be exhibited and how and when Oral History or expert interviews… 2024W/2025S, Lecture and Discussion, 2.0 ECTS

Peter Hochenauer

This course is about cross-disciplinarity beyond the buzzword. It provides a brief introduction to cross-disciplinary strategies against the backdrop of cross-disciplinarity as a critique of the prevailing academic knowledge culture. The following learning outcomes are targeted: * knowing the differences between disciplinary and cross-disciplinary approaches to knowledge * knowing basic assumptions, major concepts and epistemological stances of cross-disciplinary approaches to… 2025S, Proseminar, 2.0 ECTS

Monika Mokre

Students will apply the knowledge gained in the Winter Semester to specific topics of their choice by reading selected articles or book chapters and presenting them in class. Every student must prepare and present an academic article or book chapter. All other students are expected to read this article before class and to participate in discussions. Topics will be decided… 2024W/2025S, Lecture and Discussion, 2.0 ECTS

Manfred Nowak

Building upon skills acquired in the first term, this course deepens the students’ understanding of the human rights of specific groups and selected human rights from a multidisciplinary perspective. These include, for example, the right to life, to personal liberty, to privacy, to equality and non-discrimination, to health, to education, as well as freedom of the arts. Students will learn… 2024W/2025S, Lecture and Discussion, 2.0 ECTS

Sophie Publig

Introduction to media theories is designed to provide a thorough exploration of media theory and the dynamics of mediatized environments, with the aim of critically assessing the influence of media narratives shaping daily social interactions. The course offers a thorough examination of the evolution of media theory and history, beginning with foundational concepts such as Plato’s allegory of the cave… 2024W, Proseminar, 3.0 ECTS

Irina Lotarevich

Introduction to metal as a material for sculpture. Students will learn the basics of cutting, joining, and construction, as well as the proper use of tools and machinery. This course will prepare students to begin their own independent projects in metal. At the end of the semester, students will complete a small final project. Closed-toe shoes and practical clothing are… 2025S, Vorlesung und Übungen, 2.0 ECTS

Taro Meissner

Introduction to metal as a material for sculpture. Students will learn the basics of cutting, joining, and construction, as well as the proper use of tools and machinery. This course will prepare students to begin their own independent projects in metal. At the end of the semester, students will complete a small final project. Closed-toe shoes and practical clothing are… 2024W, Vorlesung und Übungen, 2.0 ECTS

Monika Halkort

Transformations have always been central to scientific and artistic practices across cultures. Challenging existing knowledge and experimenting with the lively composition of worlds is what sustains their social and aesthetic significance. This course is a cross-disciplinary exploration of transformation in scientific and artistic practices. We revisit critical shifts across onto-epistemic registers and explore how transformation has been addressed both as… 2024W, Vorlesung und Übungen, 2.0 ECTS

Tobias Ehrhardt

Platform Physics: The ways in which a medium’s design (UI) and its limitations/affordances determines a piece of content’s nature, it’s “natural motion” through a network, its recipient’s response, as well as various nth order effects. Caroline Busta and Lil Internet In this course we will look at the relationship between the structural constitution of various social media platforms and its… 2024W, Vorlesung und Übungen, 2.0 ECTS

Piotr Calvache-Modla

This English-language course introduces students to the world of programming through C# Unity scripting. Unity is a popular cross-platform game engine and is often used by architects and designers to showcase their ideas. With Unity, it is possible to deploy complex 2D and 3D graphics applications across a variety of devices, including mobile devices and VR systems. While programming is… 2024W, Vorlesung und Übungen, 3.0 ECTS

Jan Schlüter

This course under the umbrella of "Introduction to Science and Technology" aims to strengthen basic AI literacy: an understanding of how computers are used to collect data, process it, and make predictions or generate new data. The course is held in three blocks: 1. Introduction, Databases and Web Technology By dissecting two clones of popular web platforms, we will see… 2024W, scientific seminar, 2.0 ECTS

Tanja Traxler

At the heart of this course lies an introduction to the foundational concepts of Science and Technology Studies (STS), a dynamic field that interrogates the complex interplay between science, technology, and society. What makes science a unique and enduring endeavor in the quest for knowledge? How have scientific discoveries and technological innovations continuously fueled and shaped each other? And where… 2024W, Lecture and Discussion, 3.0 ECTS

Brigitte Krenn

Students will be taught how empirical studies can be understood, discussed and criticized. Students will be introduced to the basics of descriptive and inferential statistics by implementing and evaluating their own empirical study. For this purpose, students will build upon their work from the 1st part of this course in the Winter Semester where they have developed self-completion questionnaires, with… 2024W/2025S, Vorlesung und Übungen, 2.0 ECTS

Swosti Kayastha

This course provides a general understanding of South asian Art and culture, with a focus on Nepal. It covers topics related to meaning and concept of Iconography of Deities, their chief features of Iconography, Origin and Development of Buddhist Art and various art Schools, Iconography of Selected Deities (Hindu and Buddhist deities). The course also provieds an overview about the… 2024W, scientific seminar, 5.0 ECTS

Tanja Traxler

Science and Technology for Global Challenges: From Theory to Local Action This course explores how science and technology can be leveraged to address global challenges through evidence-based approaches. With a focus on hands-on, project-based learning, students will collaborate in groups to investigate a specific global issue and develop local, actionable strategies. This will be done by zooming in on small-scale,… 2025S, Projektarbeit, 5.0 ECTS

Boris Buden

In Praise of Ignorance: What if Learning is Not About Knowledge? Socrates famously said: “I know one thing: that I know nothing.” In knowing that you know nothing he saw the only true wisdom – the telos (the final cause) of philosophy. But ignorance could also be a good starting point for learning, meaning not so much the ignorance of… 2024W/2025S, Lecture and Discussion, 2.0 ECTS

Tanja Traxler

What is real? What can we know? What is Being? These fundamental questions have long been central to philosophical inquiry. In this course, we will delve into these and other pivotal concepts in the history of philosophy, with a particular focus on the philosophy of science. Our exploration will include a historical analysis of epistemology in science, accompanied by sociological,… 2024W, Lecture and Discussion, 2.0 ECTS

Stefan Baumann

Institute for Visual and Media Arts, Photography Lecture and Exercises (VU), 2.0 ECTS, 2.0 SemHrs., LV-Nr. S03789 The course is aimed at the first year of the Department of Photography I Visual Arts. Theoretical and practical basics of analog photographic techniques as well as first steps of digital photography including RAW development and digital workflow are taught. The following aspects… 2024W/2025S, Vorlesung und Übungen, 2.0 ECTS

Sascha Alexandra Zaitseva

Die Lehrveranstaltung findet immer am Freitag statt. Begrenzte Teilnehmer*innenzahl: (20 Personen) Die Lehrveranstaltung ist basisgebend für alle Studierende die keramisches Material in ihrer künstlerischen Arbeit zum Einsatz bringen wollen. Angeboten wird ein Querschnitt durch unterschiedliche Techniken, wie zum Beispiel: Plattentechnik, Wulsttechnik, freies Modellieren, Glasurtechnicken, ect. In dieser Lehrveranstaltung wird die Technik des Gießens und des Formenbaus nicht vermittelt! Die Auswahl… 2024W/2025S, Vorlesung und Übungen, 2.0 ECTS

Gerald Pfaffl

Giessmassen, Recycling, Paperclay und andere Keramische Massen. Der ganze Prozess praktisch mit der dazugehörigen Theorie. 2025S, Vorlesung und Übungen, 1.0 ECTS

Alexander Eselböck

Ceramic Screen Printing 2024W/2025S, Vorlesung und Übungen, 1.0 ECTS

Matthias Boeckl

The lecture course investigates a selection of key episodes of the history of Western architecture that influenced architectural production until today. The most important innovation steps in their development are presented. The topics range from the "first house" via the consequences of the Copernican Revolution to the digital age. Lecture course in English. Please register via the BASE. The course… 2025S, Vorlesungen, 2.0 ECTS

Eva Engelbert

The course, a further development of the course of the same name from 2023, is once again dedicated to historical, feminist housing projects whose unifying element is the utopia of an equal, empathetic and caring coexistence. What can we learn from them and what relevance do they have for our present and future? Can we as artists change historical narratives… 2025S, Vorlesung und Übungen, 2.0 ECTS

Sophie-Marie Geretsegger

Does the term kitsch have anything to do with art? Does the zeitgeist exhaust itself in play? Do pink ponies and biscuit china epitomise social criticism in the present? Does collaboration with big brand names allow anything? Is the Mona Lisa a masterpiece? Is her reproduction on coffee mugs kitsch? Or can set pieces of kitsch be combined to create… 2025S, Proseminar, 3.0 ECTS

Richard Eigner

Das Seminar ist weiterführend vom WS 23/24 - neue Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer sind gerne willkommen! Wir werden gemeinsam ein Live-Projekt entwickeln. Die motivierte Teilnahme daran ist Voraussetzung für den erfolgreichen Abschluss des Seminars. Die Ausstellungsorte der letzten Semester waren bisher: die Villa Schapira, der botanische Garten der Universität Wien, der Schlosspark Schloss Eckartsau, Minus Offspace und das Porgy & Bess.… 2024W/2025S, artistic Seminar, 2.0 ECTS

Thomas Felder

The aim of the 2-hour course is to explain the application areas and functionality of AI-based sound production using selected tasks. The practice-oriented lessons are supplemented by lectures that cover concepts and technologies of AI-supported sound production. 2024W/2025S, artistic Seminar, 2.0 ECTS

Monika Halkort

AESTHETICS OF TRANSFORMATION This lecture series presents theoretical and practice-based perspectives on the role of aesthetics in transdisciplinary research. Numerous productive synergies exist between artistic and transdisciplinary strategies, and they often overlap. Both reject disciplinary boundaries in favor of transversal approaches and refuse rigid distinctions between thinking and practice and between embodied knowledge and scientific expertise. Similarly, artistic and transdisciplinary… 2025S, Ringvorlesung mit Workshop, 3.0 ECTS

Sara de Santis

"The Thinking Body" This course explores the integration of movement and dramaturgy in media arts, focusing on what it means to have a body as an artist. Through indoor and outdoor exercises, we’ll enhance awareness and practice entering performative states. Students will develop skills in combining movement with technology, exploring dramaturgy and mise en scène to create interactive stagings. Collaboration… 2024W/2025S, artistic Seminar, 2.0 ECTS

Clemens Apprich

For MA and PhD students supervised by Clemens Apprich. If interested, apply with an MA or PhD project (apprich@uni-ak.ac.at). Material studied will be adapted to the students' individual needs. Working language is English and German. 2024W/2025S, Colloquium, 4.0 ECTS

Antonia Birnbaum

Das Kolloquium wird auf Verabredung mit Doktoranden und Masterstudenten gehalten, um die Betreuung der Arbeiten qua Termin zu vereinbaren. 2024W/2025S, Colloquium, 4.0 ECTS

Matthias Boeckl

Ongoing individual discussion of developing dissertation. Dates by appointment. 2024W/2025S, Colloquium, 4.0 ECTS

Alison Jane Clarke

Critical approaches to design theory, history and material culture in accordance with the parameters of students' dissertation research. Critical approaches to research methodology. 2024W/2025S, Colloquium, 4.0 ECTS