I DEFINITIONS OF 'EMBLEM' AND 'ASSOCIATION OF IDEAS'
1) DEFINITIONS OF 'EMBLEM'
Description :
• Purpose : A study of notions originating in philosophy (theory of meaning, aesthetics, psychology) essential for the comprehension of the aesthetics of landscape
• Method : search for key-words in databases of secondary material (journals) ; use of words of the same radical (e.g. emblematic), and thus use of 'truncation' ('emblem* ) as a search strategy. On 'truncation', see the course on 'Documentation et TIC' previously mentioned.
Question: Using the Oxford English Dictionary Online and the reference section of LION, find the definition of the word 'emblem' and derived words.
Expected format: Word-processed text with references
References:
Strong, Roy. The Renaissance Garden in England . London , 1979.
Hunt, John Dixon. The Figure in the Landscape. London: Elek, 1975.
Links : databases accessible through the University subscription
http: //lion.chadwyck.co.uk (take 'Reference' in the menu on the left-hand side)
2) DEFINITIONS OF 'ASSOCIATION OF IDEAS'
Description : same as previous question
Question: Find texts about the 'association of ideas' in the databases of articles available.
Expected format : Word-processed text with references
References:
II THE PERCEPTION OF LANDSCAPE AND WEB INTERACTIVE EFFECTS
1) LANDSCAPE ON THE WEB
Description : A study of the sections in the CATI website relating spatial perception and hypermedia interactivity (Ideal Landscapes)
Question: Study the structuring of space shown in these sections, and comment on the multiple visions of the landscape.
Expected format: Slideshow presentation with screenshots (to practise slideshow authoring, refer to e-cursus, Cours: Informatique et bureautique, Sabrian Menasri, Powerpoint)
References :
http://www.cati.paris4.sorbonne.fr then 'Cours et Séminaires' - ' Master 1 ' 'MAN 404 Ressources: Virtual Spaces' ; in 'Table of contents': 'Ideal landscapes'
2) WEB 'BEHAVIOURS' AND THE STRUCTURING OF SPACE
Description : 'Behaviours' are the interactive events taking place on a webpage, which are options offered by web authoring software - i.e. making a new image appear at the click of a button.
This a study of their possible uses to illustrate topics in cultural history.
Question: Study the use of 'RollOver' effects and of 'Layers' as a website design device to illustrate the dynamic potentialities of the classical landscape (section 'Scene design' of the webpages).
Expected result : slideshow presentation with screenshots
References:
CATI website, see previous question.